Apology not accepted.

At 08:16 AM 9/21/1998 -0500, you wrote:
>ECOMOG troops serving in Liberia fathered some 25,000 children by
>Liberian women during the country's seven year civil war, according to
>Teniola Olufemi, coordinator of the local charity Children Project
>Incorporated. Olufemi said Thursday that the Nigerian contingent, which
>made up the largest part of the ECOMOG force, fathered about 50% of the
>children. The rest were fathered by soldiers from Ghana, Guinea, and
>Sierra Leone. Most of the fathers had completed their assignments and
>had left the country without their children, Olufemi said, adding that
>due to the lack of financial assistance most of the Liberian women were
>"unable to adequately cater to the welfare of the ECOMOG children."
>Children Project Incorporated serves as a liaison between the children,
>their mothers, and their biological fathers. The charity had established
>contact with some of the fathers "and through our efforts some of these
>children are now receiving assistance from their fathers once again,"
>Olufemi said.
>----------
>An unintended consequence of this tragedy, no doubt.  On a lighter note,
>we will from now on have 25,000 Liberians with names like J. Nimneh
>Johnson.  The "J" stands for Oluwole, Sir. Those who know the joke will
>get a kick out this. My apologies to those who don't.
>