THESE are not the best of times for the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta. It is being attacked by some communities, leaders and individuals in the region for one excess or the other, ranging from human rights abuses,

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has ordered the release of a number of prisoners in a gesture marking the holidays. According to the Ministry of Justice, 16 prisoners were released on the afternoon of December 24, 2008 following a review of