J. Brownie Samukai to succeed Ma Ellen

candygirl wrote:

oh.. some people like being :

So you're saying I'm a glutton for punishment.

no.. but now that you mention.. are you???

candygirl wrote:

no.. but now that you mention.. are you???

Dammit! You own pa....

do you? dont be shy.... :

Traveller wrote:

So Bellah where do YOU stand on women's rights?

Well i think women's right is human's right and it is fundamental to how we can be inclusive in building a better country. I respect women's right and will do eveything to protect it within the confines of the Law...

bellah wrote:

Traveller wrote:

So Bellah where do YOU stand on women's rights?

Well i think women's right is human's right and it is fundamental to how we can be inclusive in building a better country. I respect women's right and will do eveything to protect it within the confines of the Law...

If it is not in the confines of the law, he will NOT DO IT.....if he can get away with it with a good lawyer, HE WILL.

LOL

gadyu wrote:

bellah wrote:

Traveller wrote:

So Bellah where do YOU stand on women's rights?

Well i think women's right is human's right and it is fundamental to how we can be inclusive in building a better country. I respect women's right and will do eveything to protect it within the confines of the Law...

If it is not in the confines of the law, he will NOT DO IT.....if he can get away with it with a good lawyer, HE WILL.

LOL

Your own pa you know how to add fuel to the fire.

Samukai is ready to bring new idea to the presidency and will like to take Liberia forward and not backward.........He plans to hold an all Liberian Conference to discuss the decadence issues facing Liberia..

Bellah, do you think Samukai is even intested in the presidency?

I am just dumbing out names that i think could be the next President in Liberia. People who i believe can give Ellen a run for her money if she is greedy to contest in 2011...

bellah...samukai and this women's rights...how many women in the new army? my lungs

krazzy wrote:

bellah...samukai and this women's rights...how many women in the new army? my lungs

KR, i learned that most of the women still don't want to join the army ohhhhhh, It is not Samukai's problem. All the women will have to do is apply and let see whether they will deny them. Dey say in Liberia, most of the women like the "Three Cs" meaning Car, Cell phone, and Cash instead of hussling.

da nah true o. ask someone who will tell u the truth. the army has requirements that most women do not meet. some people started talking abt affrimative action on this. dont know how far it went. that is why i asked abt your candidate :) dey men like the three Cs too. :

krazzy wrote:

.........the army has requirements that most women do not meet..........

What are those requirements? That really doesn't make sense? Why wuold you purposely exclude potential soldiers?

requirments like high school diploma; the push was for potential female candidates (10th/11th grades) could join. another was to have a quota system- 30% compulsory female inclusion in the new army. that did not work out either.

Re the HS diploma, is the problem that many women do not have a diploma? How did so many men obtain the diploma? As for quota system, so they wanted the army to be at least 30% female? What did they do to actively recruit women into the ranks? Are there many female officers and NCOs right now? I also wonder how much American military culture may have rubbed off on the local authorities since Americans largely did the training.

krazzy wrote:

Traveller wrote:

.........last year, only one girl did the national exams in gbarpolu-the entire county.



.....................the training is about 95% dyncorps. exclusively american.

Only one girl??? Goodness! Re Dyncorp, I knew about that and given American attitudes towards women in the militayr (and specifically women in combat roles), I imagine someof that may have rubbed off. Now the defense minister was trained here by the US militayr and at least one deputy minister actually servced for at least a decade in the US military. I wonder what their take was.

yes o! i did not know that one abt the attitude towards women in the military. yep o...dey lor be telling them they are too lazy or they are dumbasses

krazzy wrote:

yes o! i did not know that one abt the attitude towards women in the military. yep o...dey lor be telling them they are too lazy or they are dumbasses

Yes, over here women are allowed to serve but not to serve in combat capacities. They have similar attitudes about Gays serving but no one has REALLY challenged the "don't ask don't tell" law. When I was in the military, my belief was that if I'm in a foxhole or manning a position, I want to person next to me to know how to shoot. Period, end of story. Don't care about their gender or sexual preference.

true dat. do they do mandatory HIV testing?

krazzy wrote:

true dat. do they do mandatory HIV testing?

Yes. We had to do mandatory HIV testing and drug testing quite frequently. AND we were "encouraged" to give blood to the red cross frequently too.

dats wht they do here too. wonder why? if u r hiv +, u cannot join the army?

i think the rationale is that HIV positive peopel are more prone to illness thereby makign them weak and not readily always fro combat..

krazzy wrote:

dats wht they do here too. wonder why? if u r hiv +, u cannot join the army?

No, no. If you are HIV positive and another soldier is injured and needs a transfusion, the HIV positive soldier can't be used. I also think in the US there is a concern about providing long term care for a soldier who is terminal for all practical intents.