1.   He began thinking about bringing down the Liberian government, and looked for fellow Liberians.

2.   In October, Washington imposed a ban on visas to the United States for Liberian government officials and their families.

3.   Kanneh, who belongs to a political party that opposes the Liberian government, said he barely escaped a government attack in April.

4.   Sankoh and the Liberian government deny this trade.

5.   Taylor overthrew the Liberian government and has stirred up insurgencies in Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso, the arms paid for with smuggled diamonds.

6.   The Liberian government denied the charges.

7.   The Liberian government, Captan said Monday, had expected to receive international credit for its role in defusing the crisis.

8.   The panel also found that several Liberian-registered planes that seemed to be outside the formal control of the Liberian government are being used by arms dealers.

9.   The overwhelming winner, Charles Taylor, studied in Massachusetts and was later jailed there for embezzlement at the request of a former Liberian government.

10.   A Liberian government spokesman reportedly said Saturday that his country recognizes both China and Taiwan at the ambassadorial level.