On the issue about Mandingo been foreigners or citizen of Liberia, is an issue that must be fairly discuss between the government(BIN) of Liberia where the mentioned tribe has a number in its thousand residing in Liberia. I believe Liberian don't need a conversation on this issue nationally and that those who are deem to get citizenship whether born or resided in Liberia for a number of years should acquire citizenship like the law of the land state. But one thing that i do not agree with is where applicable those coming from other African conutries should be treated in the same way Liberian would be treated should the visit or reside in their country...Like Guniea. I must admit that Guniean who are in Liberia and not citizen should respect the laws of Liberia and shouldn't claims Liberian citizenship through a family member status, what it's has seem to be that this issue to a lot Liberian including mandingos in Liberia, justfying the right to be citizen of Liberia through viltual means is not the right way to go about it, and Liberia should be robust, vigilant, resillient and firm by printing the picture as it is. Not all Mandingo in Liberia are foreigners...but there is huge amount that are not from Liberia or resident of Liberia.

The issue of mandingoes citizenship is no crisis to Liberians, but has only been politicized by some brothers who see themselves as most Liberians than others. Can you point to any mandingoe person and tell if they were born in mainland Liberia? Who have control the economics for more than 75? Who determine what you eat and wear in Liberia? Who free you from the terror of Taylor? During the last war in Liberia, Dr. Mohammand Sieriff is a mandingoe who left his wife and children here in the United States and went to JFK in Liberia to save women & children. Why he never went to Guinea? The issue of where you come from will again causes us our lives, should it not be address now. thanks

Jackson Zleh Towah Washington DC

Excuse me Mr.Towah, I am not trying to be ethnocentric, but your last name indicates you hail from the South-eastern region (Grand Gedeh)to be specific. I am cognizant of the fact that, there are some mandingoes who originated from the Republic of Liberia, but if you can take the current census there are thirce of that population of mandingoes that are currently residing in Liberia illegally, but claiming citizenship only because they have families that are citizens of Liberia. As regards to the economy, the goal of every businessman is to maximize profit. With that been said, if mandingoes from other West African countries feel that the Liberian economy is blooming, they will definately take advantage of it and invest, but this does not legimize them to be citizens. Over the past decades, there have been influx of business-oriented Chinese and Lebanese to Liberia, should that give them the audacity to say they are citizens without been naturalized? I am not, I was not, and I can assure you that not even my fly can be a fan of former President Taylor. But, Woe unto you! so-called true son of "Mama Liberia" who congratulates "FOOLS" for committing autrocities against our people in struggling to bring down the throne of an elected president. Mandingoes did not liberate us. We were liberated by the grace of the Almighty God and the International Community. Remember no war ends on the battle field. If we are to forge ahead we should be cooperative, and erase those bad memories that embraced the downfall of certain personalities only because we believe that they have served as a hindren to our success or tribemen.

The issue of Mandingo in Liberia is about the rule of law, and ignoring among Liberian people. If you governed by labelling some group of your citizens as foreigners because they are not using western names, them the problem are the policy makers.

Because most Liberian don’t event know their own history, I think is were the problem is, if people are un aware of there history, their sense of belonging is lost, to cover up they looked to other people for answer.

Most people in position of power are bias and using Liberian as bamboozle.

The policy maker need to be aware of issues affecting the people, because, some Liberian make career mainly on Mandingo hate. Like the immigration. The blunder made by Taylor and his partnered, was based on Mandingo hated.

But one thing must be lucid to all, is that Mandingoes are not asking for reorganisation, what we are asking is to respect, the rule of law, because never again Mandingo will allow the behaviours of some Liberian in the past. This is call in Mandingo Jasa.

Samuka Dolley England.

The only mandingo-Liberians are the ones from Barkieledo up in Loffa. All the others are dangerous illegal aliens. Don't let them fool you. Be of the hand that rocks the cradle. Your children and great grand children will have no place to live in the future. I need not say more.

Look, If Mandingoes want to be Liberians let them do it the right way. Not by chopping our heads off or by selling poison salt to us.Every Liberian know his or her place of origin. Nimba belongs to Manos and Gios. their forefathers fought tribal wars and died on that land. Grand Bassa belongs to Bassa people, Cape Mount belongs the Vai tribes . Loffa,well if they want to give their land to Mandingoes, so be it. As for the rest of us,we want them to be part of us. But not by war.

The only Mandingo-Liberians are the ones from Barkieledo,up in Loffa. All the others are dangerous illegal alliens. Don't let them fool you. Beware of the hand that rocks the cradle. You children,grandchildren and great grandchildren will have no place to live in the future. I need not say more.

I’m glad; some understand the fact, that we have Mandingo as Liberian, like wise in Guinea, Mali, and Ivory Coast, ubiquitously in West Africa. And the same goes to all the other 15 ethnics groups in Liberia. Why the immigration are just waiting on Mandingo names for interrogation, I think is were the problem comes, if the policy maker are not effective in those area, people like my sister Jeanne who comment like she instituted Liberia, will abuse their office because of prejudices against other. People in power should look at this appropriately.

Samouka Dolley, England

mandingos are Liberia's second biggest problem. These people do not have Liberia at heart. They wage war from other countries, mortared my city recklessly, trade with Liberians but send their profits to their home Guinea, mali etc there by undermining our economy. But verily verily I say unto you one day these people will be made to understand who they really are and brought to justice for their wrong doings during th war. Just wait; that day will come!

I am getting to realise that Liberians are very poor in remembering events.i was astinished to have come accross a comment about Mandingoes being brutal and deadly.just 18 years ago in Liberia, being a Mandingo was a first degreed crime that was entitle to being killed with no mercy.my question at the time as a child was, "what have they done to deserve such treatment? i personally thought the revolution was all about regime change but not the elimination of one ethnic goup. Liberians should consider the fact that mandingoes are not strange to west africa and Liberia is just a tiny part of that.while it is true that not all mandingoes that reside in Liberia are citizen it should also be consider that not every Mano, gio, kissi,lorma just a few to be named are citizen too. but they have been embraced and considered more citizen than the manding man simply beause they came and join the party and share table with palmwine and beer.one thing for sure, the mandingoes don't need the approval of any ordinary liberian to be a citizen, they are by virture a citizen and no one is going to change that.lets be wise enought to improve our image that have been tanished for the past twenty years rather than focussing on issue that wouldn't help at all. the mandingoes involvement in the war was not out of gaining any political achievement but in an effort to be free in their home land. if you can call the union brutal for fighting for their own liberty against the confederate in the USA then you are highly welcome to label the mandingoes as brutal. the mandingo tribe has always been constructive and will remain positive despite your repulsive remarks against them. long live Liberia.

Keaf Dolley

What prompted Mr. Mohammed to reintroduced this topic at this time? Isn't he opening a cancerous wound that is difficult to be cured? For me I would rather prefer to say that the citizenship of mandingoes in Liberia is in the eyes and minds of the mandingoes themselves. Moreover and by constitutional provision,birthright by one of a Liberian citizen and those who actually became citizens when the colonial powers partition africa automaticaly were ones of Liberia's territory, like in upper Lofa county. Citizenship is not gained by squatter rights as claimed by many mandingoes. On the other hand, mandingoes will have to decide to be citizens of Liberia in good time as well as in bad one. For example,when the porter system existed in the interior part of Liberia, mandingoes always claimed that they were foreingners hence were exempted from this duty. Stan2008