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MONROVIA (Reuters) - Hundreds of Liberians chanting "We want peace, no more war" burst onto an airport runway under pouring rain on Wednesday to urge a U.S. military team to send peacekeepers as soon as possible. Liberian troops kept the crowd away from the U.S. survey team, which is in Monrovia ahead of a possible peacekeeping mission to a war-wrecked West African country founded by freed American slaves over 150 years ago. President Bush, on an African tour, has promised to work with the United Nations and African countries for peace Liberia, but he has not yet decided whether to...

Liberian Forces Block U.S. Military Mission 18 minutes ago Add World - Reuters to My Yahoo! By Emmanuel Braun MONROVIA (Reuters) - Gun-toting Liberian troops stopped a U.S. military team from reaching a refugee camp on Tuesday as President Bush (news - web sites) vowed to work with the United Nations (news - web sites) and Africans for peace in the country. Bush said he had still not decided whether to send U.S. peacekeepers into the West African state, founded by freed American slaves as a haven of liberty in the 19th century. Thousands of war-fatigued Liberians surged out to...

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Thousands of Liberians marched behind an American flag Thursday, imploring President Bush to send troops to help stanch years of bloodshed in their west African nation. About 2,000 demonstrators walked to the U.S. Embassy chanting slogans praising Bush, whose administration Thursday repeated its call for Liberia President Charles Taylor to resign. Taylor, indicted by the United Nations for war crimes, is battling a three-year insurgency to unseat him from power. A few demonstrators stoned cars and brawled with police patrolling the rally, but there were no immediate reports of arrests or injuries. Across town, 300 Taylor...