Dr. Paul, Rev. Fauntroy In Bad Health, Fasting In Quarantined Hotel, Persecuted By Corrupt Party Leaders

BANGALORE, INDIA – U.S.-based evangelical leader Dr. K.A. Paul and the Honorable Rev. Walter Fauntroy, a former member of the U.S. House and civil rights leader, marked more than 1-week in hunger strike to reinstate a peace mission with Deva Gowda and 25 other Indian Members of Parliament to Iran, Libya, Sudan, Venezuela and Syria. The peace mission was cancelled by former Congress leader K. Natwar Singh under corrupt terms, resulting in the death of thousands of orphans and widows who could not receive aid from the mission.

Dr. Paul and Rev. Fauntroy began their indefinite hunger strike on Tuesday, July 3, joined by pastors who run some of the largest churches in Karnataka and Bangalore. Their health is in dire condition, but they refuse to leave a motel they’ve taken over to fast in Bannatta Park at Hudson Circle in Bangalore. In the last 48-hours alone, authorities canceled permission for their hunger strikes and have made numerous attempts to arrest them and their delegation of 50 orphan children, 150 widows know as “Little Theresas” and 50 mission coordinators, all camped out at the Hotel Comfort in Bannatta Park.

Rev. Fauntroy, who was a chief organizer for civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said he is fighting for peace and justice for widows and orphans and is willing to die for this cause. "I’m with Dr. Paul because if Mahamta Gandhi and Martin Luther King were alive today, they'd be standing with him too,” said Rev. Fauntroy. “Gandhi and King were to yesterday what Dr. Paul and his global peace initiative are to today.”

A few weeks after a Delhi High Court issued notices to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukharjee and former Congress leader K. Natwar Singh on a defamation suit filed by Dr. Paul, Congress Party leaders and activists attempted to assassinate and desecrate Dr. Paul and his mission. Dozens of effigies of the evangelical leader were reportedly burned and many of his assistants were beaten and injured. The court summons marked the first time an Indian foreign minister and powerful chief minister were are being held accountable for corruption by an Indian court.

Dr. Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy
June 05, 2007 Chief Minister
Andhra Pradesh

Dear Mr. Reddy,

I am writing this letter today out of a grave concern that some wrong course of action may be under consideration. Frankly, after much prayer, I’m concerned for my very life.

You will recall that we had a detailed one-hour face-to-face conversation on Feb 1, 2007 in the presence of my brother and U.S. former presidential candidate Dr. Walter Fauntroy at your home, arranged by Finance Minister Rosaiah and Mr. Sudhakar Reddy. Both in our meeting and in numerous follow up calls prior to and after your meeting with Sonia Gandhi we discussed in great detail how the Congress Party leader, Madame Sonia Gandhi, in July 2005, at the request of the U.S. Administration through its Ambassador and others, insisted that our Peace Mission to Iran, Syria, Libya and Venezuela be cancelled. As you are aware, this mission was to be hosted by former Prime Minister Deve Gowda and twenty-five members of Parliament from all major political parties.

At the instruction of Madame Sonia Gandhi, the Prime Minister’s office contacted then Foreign Minister Natwar Singh to call each of these countries as well as Deve Gowda and cancel the peace mission. On Feb 2, 2007, Mr. Natwar Singh reluctantly confirmed to us in the presence of others that he did not act on his own, rather he acted on the instructions of his leader. Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda also confirmed by phone that he had been asked not to participate in the peace mission by Mr. Singh on July 3rd of 2005. We’ve been careful to document these facts and many of these conversations. Even then, twelve Members of Parliament traveled with me on Global Peace Initiative’s Boeing 747 to the U.S. along with some of our orphan children, to a State Dinner hosted by Evander Holyfield and then Governor Mike Huckabee, now one of the U.S. Presidential candidates.

On July 3rd 2005, Prime Minister Gowda confirmed to us that he had received several calls from Mr. Natwar Singh, and later confirmed these calls to Oscar Fernandez. Myself and many of my team members worked diligently to meet with Madame Sonia Gandhi for thirty days. When she refused to meet with us for even just a short meeting, we felt compelled to demonstrate outside her home on August 3, 2005 at 10 Janapath with hundreds of widows and orphans. Then without choice, as she was undoubtedly concerned about the bad publicity, she sent her advisor, Mr. Oscar Fernandez and Madame Dalmia to arrange my meeting with Madame Sonia Gandhi. In the presence of one of my international coordinators and Oscar Fernandez, for 18 minutes, I confronted her with a broken heart and asked her why she and her leadership would cancel our peace mission at the request of the Bush/ Rice Administration. She acted as if she did not know anything, however I challenged her with the proof we have—and I told her that Mahatma Gandhiji and thousands have died to bring freedom to our great nation from Western slavery, and after nearly 58 years, India sold our foreign policy to an unpopular U.S. Administration. The Bush/ Rice Administration used every means possible to destroy me and my mission, which was subsequent to my success in stopping so many conflicts including Liberia and Haiti, primarily because of my opposition to the U.S. Iraq war. What amazed me more than anything was how the Congress Party leaders, and especially Sonia Gandhi, would take such a bold step to sell out our country, which we all dearly love.

I have traveled 108 countries, have counseled more than 63 Presidents and Prime Ministers, have been privileged to speak to more people than any other humanitarian or evangelist, helping unite the world with peoples of all faiths, at times millions of people gathered in a single peace rally, I’ve been endorsed by 24 U.S. Governors—all the while promoting the message of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, and the values of Mahatma Gandhiji. I’ve refused to become a U.S. Citizen and have remained an Indian who is proud of my heritage. I’ve tirelessly promoted India throughout the world while rescuing 100’s of thousands of widows and orphans.

I’ve spent hundreds of hours over the past two years with both meetings and phone calls with virtually all the Congress Party leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Singh, Mr. Sushil Kumar Sindhe, Mrs. Ambika Soni, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mr. Ahmed Patel, Mr. Salman Khurshid, Mr. Santosh Kumar Bagarodia and several others some of them who traveled with me. In my life of global humanitarian work for 25 years, I’ve refused to spend any time with politicians, and have rather chosen to spend my time only with widows, orphans and the poorest of the poor. I’ve refused dinners with political leaders in many countries unless there was a need related to my work with the poor or for the sake of peace. For example, in India Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu and Former Speaker Balayogi both have attended our summits, peace rallies and have visited our Charity City. While they were in power for 10 years, I’ve never visited their home or their office even one time. Yet, recently in the past two years, I visited these Congress political leaders in their homes and waited in their offices, I’ve made numerous phone calls and begged them, including you, to avoid me having to expose the facts and the truth—how Sonia Gandhi by canceling the peace mission brought a great curse to our nation and to the Congress Party.

After much prayer, I told you that the Congress Party would continue to lose power if you did not as a responsible Chief Minister properly inform Madame Sonia Gandhi of my good support and following in our state which is key to your Party. But then you informed me in February 2007 after your meeting with Sonia Gandhi that she does not want to meet with me or deal with me. Since then you have lost three key Indian States. Millions have committed to pray for me and for the cause of peace. Your political agenda has worked against peace and against orphans. You both have caused incalculable damage to me personally, and more importantly, to my work with widows and orphans globally. Further, you’ve damaged your party as well as India’s prospects to contribute to world peace through our otherwise successful initiatives. You are intoxicated with your power and you think you can forget about God and do whatever you want. I have humbly and repeatedly warned you, nonetheless, you even asked me during our four hour meeting at my Charity City on December 9th 2003, to help your political campaign by giving you $5 million dollars. I told you that nowhere in the world has any politician ever asked me for money, but I was prepared to help you through my friends in the U.S. without giving you money out of my humanitarian funds, which would affected my widows and orphans, something I have never considered. Is the fact that you did not receive the $5 million the reason why you are personally upset with me? Why would you not answer so many of my calls after March 16th after you received a warning call from the Present Foreign Minister Mukharjee?. Why would you completely avoid talking to me? Why would you cancel your brother’s visit to Venezuela? Therefore, I’ve prayed for you for the past two months, after you backed off your support for the Gandhi King Paul Peace Center I feel in my spirit that you have been inspired by evil spirits to silence me at any cost from exposing the truth. As I repeatedly told you, I’ve documented numerous hours of video, which if anything happens to my life, will be revealed to the Indian national leaders, such as Mr. Nidu, Mr. Amar Singh, and Mr. Advani, with whom I spent several hours because of my grave concerns. Of course, this would be publicized throughout the State and India where tens of millions of my followers who know of my unselfish living without owning any personal properties in the world and helping millions of widows and orphans.

Please understand how important it is for you to have a change of heart and this remains my prayer. I do not fear death—if I did, I would not have gone into the most troubled spots of the world and many war zones.

CC; Madame Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Singh, Mr. Sushil Kumar Sindhe, Mrs. Ambika Soni, and a list of confidential leaders.

In an intriguing cover story in The New Republic (TNR) outlining the life and work of Dr. K.A. Paul, Michelle Cottle described him as the world’s most popular evangelist. In an article filled with journalistic excellence and integrity, she also asked searching questions about why he was “not making it” in America.

To be described as an Evangelist is an honor and is warmly embraced by K.A. Paul in most parts of the world; however, in America, the term has come to mean something entirely different. When one thinks of an evangelist here, it often means a religious leader who appears on television in flashy clothing. They are usually living lives of elegance and excess while inflaming the masses to join their culture war—and all while they are constructing more mansions, building bigger business empires, and buying the best of everything.

For that reason, K.A. Paul is uncomfortable with the title, at least in the terms Americans think of an “Evangelist.” Most Americans’ connotations of the title do not even remotely define who K.A. Paul is and what he does—as a matter of fact, in many cases he is exactly the opposite. And even if it is perfectly understood, the title Evangelist still only partially describes him. It was once noted that K.A. Paul has a combination of the defining characteristics of four people who changed the world: Mahatma Gandhi (peace leader), Mother Teresa (servant of the poor), Dr. Martin Luther King (human rights leader determined to end injustice), and Billy Graham (evangelist). While this truly describes K.A. Paul and his work, it leaves him searching for an appropriate title.

There are at least seven major differentiators between K.A. Paul and America’s concept of evangelists.

1. Although he would never condemn or criticize others for doing so, K.A. Paul has never collected an offering at any of his rallies—whether a small crowd of 300 or a massive rally of millions. We are not aware of any other evangelist who has ever done this.
   
   
2. Since 1989, K.A. Paul has spoken in approximately 1,100 houses of worship. One hundred percent of any offerings given to him went to support widows and orphans, without saving even $100 anywhere in the world for personal use.
   
   
3. Being born Hindu, and now a follower of Christ, K.A. Paul has made uniting people part of his mission. Examples include Manila where after years of firm opposition to evangelical leaders like Billy Graham having rallies there, the late Cardinal Sin and Mike Velarde, pastor of the world’s largest Catholic parish warmly welcomed K.A. Paul and joined him in leading a massive rally there. In Gudivaba, India, more than 300 Hindu priests attended K.A. Paul’s Peace Rally. K.A. Paul has been the keynote speaker at the right-leaning Southern Baptist Convention National Pastor’s Conference, and to the left-leaning humanist organization, Alliance for the New Humanity, organized by Deepak Chopra. Being accepted by such widely disparate groups and being able to comfortably minister to them is not a trait of most American evangelists. On October 23, 2005 the leader of the world’s one billion Hindus traveled to personally meet K.A. Paul, publicly demonstrated his support for K.A. Paul’s work, and asked for his prayers. Upon his departure, the 82-yearold Guru declared, "Dr. Paul, you have me for life!"
   
   
4. The world’s most popular evangelist has never sold a book or a tape.
   
   
5. While most of America’s evangelists, televangelists, and pulpits thunder God’s judgment on evil/enemy rulers, K.A. Paul reaches out to them with an appeal for God’s mercy on them, and an appeal for their mercy on their subjects. Besides the predictable meetings with Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Sovereigns, K.A. Paul has also met with most of the world’s most hardened despots and tyrants. Astonishingly, K.A. Paul has been instrumental in stopping or averting five wars in seven countries using this approach—and it has all been done by following one of Christ’s simplest precepts: it is not the healthy who need a physician, but the sick.
   
   
6. In sharp contrast to America’s evangelists, K.A. Paul doesn’t own a piece of property anywhere in the world— not even the $60,000 house where he resides.
   
   
7. Again, in stark contrast to other leading evangelists, K.A. Paul’s salary (not counting $582 / mo. housing allowance for the $60,000 house where he and his family reside) has averaged less than $2,000.00 per month for the 12 years he has been a green card holder. (His tax returns are available to the public.)
   

It is very important that K.A. Paul not be perceived wrongly or outright marginalized because of a title he never sought. His life work is to help the poor, the hurting, and the dispossessed. He tries to assist those who can never pay him back, and reaches out to those no one else wants.

That is the defining purpose of his life, no matter what title is used to describe it.

What The World Religious Leaders Are Saying

"What I’ve seen this last week and the thousands, tens of thousands standing to receive Christ as Savior renouncing all other Gods, has been a thrill for me. What I see here is a miracle of God."

Bill Gothard, International Conference Speaker

"I continue to be amazed at the effective work that God is doing through this Ministry, the Gospel to the Unreached Millions."

Dr. Max Lucado, Best Selling Author

"This is one of the most propitious times in history. God is on the move, reaching people who do not know Him and loving them through His son Jesus Christ. One of the most exiting ministries of our time is Gospel to the Unreached Millions with Dr. K.A. Paul. He is my friend and I ask you to support him and encourage him in his vital ministry."

Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, Chaplain, United States Senate

"Dr. Paul is a man of God used by God to reach the lost world. He has a vision and strategy to reach the unreached people. My wife, Norma and I had the privilege to traveling and ministering at a pastors conference in India with Dr. Paul. We saw thousands of people come to Jesus during the nightly crusade meeting. We believe in and support the ministry of Gospel to the Unreached Millions and Dr. Paul."

Dr. Gary Smalley, Author and Best Seller, President Today Family

"Few ministries on earth today can match the apostolic impact of Gospel to the Unreached Millions led by a dynamic young evangelist. Dr. K.A. Paul’s passion for the lost, along with his capacity for communicating the Good News powerfully and simply, reminds me of the early ministry of Dr. Billy Graham."

Dr. Dick Eastman, International President, Every Home for Christ

"You are truly making a powerful impact for the Kingdom—-how wonderful that over 7 Million people accepted Christ at your gatherings! It’s my prayer that God will continue to mightily use you and the rest of your staff at Gospel to the Unreached Millions to bring the salvation message to the lost and hurting around the world."

Mrs. James C. Dobson (Shirley), Chairman, NDP Task Force

"Dr. Paul is a man that I’ve learned to love, a man that I believe is a humble servant of Christ, a man that God picked up out of a tiny village in India and has used to do things that nobody has done in those areas of the world before."

Dr. D. James Kennedy, Pastor/Founder, Coral Ridge Ministries
Considered the most prominent Presbyterian

"Dr. K.A. Paul and his associates are committed to this task of world evangelism and the fulfillment of the Great Commission. I rejoice in the mighty way God is using this movement, Gospel to the Unreached Millions, to reach many millions for our dear Savior."

Dr. Bill Bright, Founder/President Campus Crusade for Christ
Considered by many world's largest Evangelical ministry

"Dr. Paul is one of the most respected men in India and also here in the States, because he doesn’t manipulate crowds, he doesn’t manipulate people. He lives modestly"

Rev. David Wilkerson
Pastor/Author/Founder
World & Teen Challenge Ministries

"I know Dr. Paul and our association has been marvelous. I endorse him because he is a man of God and he is a man of great credibility. I know of no one person who is doing more to reach God’s Unreached Millions than K.A. Paul."

Rev. E.V. Hill
Presidential Advisor, Billy Graham Board Member

"I applaud your efforts in reaching out to the lost with your worldwide crusades."

Dr. Charles Swindoll
Dallas Theological Seminary

"I do believe that Dr. Paul was sent here to the Philippines by the Lord for this purpose; that indeed, there will be, starting today, one Lord, one God and one Savior in the Body of Christ."

Mike Vellarde, Evangelist and Priest of the world's largest Catholic congregation, reaching six-million members in a large 300 acre field
Manilla, Philippines

"I know this man, Paul, I’ve spent time with him. He preached in my church. He is a man of integrity. God is raising up Dr. K.A. Paul to be one of the most strategic evangelists. As I walked with Dr. Paul, I saw him interact with people from all walks of life. I saw governmental people, like the speaker of the House and several senators come.What an incredible evangelist God has raised up for that part of the world, and possibly for the entire world."

Dr. Ronnie W. Floyd
Pastor First Baptist Church
President of Southern Baptist National Pastor's Conference

"My good friend Dr. K.A. Paul is a man of God and a renowned evangelist with an abundant concern and increasingly growing spirit to preach to the Gospel of Jesus to every creature. I am deeply impressed with his ministry and personally blessed with the power of fasting and prayer he manifests to the mankind of this world."

S. Arulappa
Senior Most Arch-Bishop of Catholics in India

"In the history of our country, we have had great men of God come to our country to minister. People like Reinhard Bonnke, Morris Cerullo, Billy Graham, Luis Palau, Yonggi Cho and other International preachers have preached even at Uhuru Park but we have never seen such a great harvest of souls. You have made history."

Arch-Bishop Arthur Kitonga, Kenya

"Dr. Paul’s crusades are more than usual crusades. He takes a lot of time to mobilize Christians to be in full time ministry with outstanding results. The number of people who were prepared to go into full time ministry outnumbered the cards available in the third day of service. The number was about 200,000."

Zachary Kokobe
Archbishop, Pastor of the largest Protestant Church in Tanzania

What The World Political Leaders Are Saying

"I admire your dedication to the vision of a partnership between prosperous countries and the underdeveloped nation of the world. Please know that you have my highest regard for your service to mankind."

Roy E. Barnes; Governor State of Georgia

"As Prime Minister, I have witnessed large crowds, but the largest I have ever seen have been at Dr. Paul’s Peace Rallies, over two million people."

Shri H.D. Deva Gowda, Former Prime Minisiter of India

"You should be the person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Your work towards bringing peace to the world amazes me."

Her Honor, Benazir Bhutto; Former Prime Minister of India

"What has happened through your service has never happened in our city. Our people have received great hope, great comfort and a change of heart."

His Excellency, Daniel Arap Moi; President of the Republic of Kenya

"Your words from the heart have touched and convinced our lives to go forward with the peace agreement. We have decided to sign the Burundi Peace agreement."

Burundi Peace Process

"I would like to thank you for your support of the Community Solutions Act. Knowing that you were out there on our side made our efforts here in Washington worthwhile. Thank you for your continued enthusiasm and cooperation as we work towards improving the lives of others."

J.C. Watts; U.S. Member of Congress, OK

"Dr. Paul, it was pleasure meeting you last weekend in Hershey. Your passion to help children and women is quite evident. I can see why GPI is one of the largest humanitarian efforts in the developing world. We hope to be part of this effort."

Henry Cuellar; U.S. Member of Congress

What The World Business Leaders Are Saying

"I have known Dr. K.A. Paul for 10 years, and have served on his Board of Directors. I have known many leaders over the years, but I have never known a more dynamic and committed man than K.A. Paul. I have watched him literally invest his life in tens of thousands of widows, orphans, the poor and the needy. He seems to have the heart of Mother Teresa or Mahatma Gandhi."

Nelson Bunker Hunt

"I had the opportunity to travel overseas with Dr. K.A. Paul and the ministry of Gospel to the Unreached Millions. I was overwhelmed to see crowds of almost 300,000 people each night attending the crusade."

J.B. Hunt
Chairman, Board of Directors, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.

"It has been my deepest pleasure to personally know Dr. K.A. Paul for the last 5 years, and to serve on his Board of Directors for 4 years. I have been personally supportive of his work and I would encourage others besides me."

Phillip Cohn

"It is my pleasure to introduce you to the most unique man that I have ever met, Dr. K.A. Paul. I am always impressed with how well Dr. Paul handles the funds that are entrusted to him. Having known him for years, I can honestly say that I can’t think of a better place to invest in a humanitarian organization, and I encourage you to do all you can do to further the exceptional work of D. K.A. Paul and Global Peace Initiative."

Dr. Walter Harber

"When I first heard Dr. Paul, I thought at best he was exaggerating and at worst, he was downright lying. But I have been to India where I saw thousands of Little Teresas. I have seen, in two crusades, a million people come to Christ."

John Gregory
Chairman/CEO King Parmaceuticals

"My wife, Martha and I are excited to be part of the G.U.M. ministry with our time, money and prayers. My son, Carl, and I participated in the Hyderabad Crusade and were amazed at how effectively God is using K.A. to preach the Gospel to the Unreached Millions in the 10/40 Window. Gospel to the Unreached Millions should be one of the best strategic investments our family will make through the end of the millennium."

Carl H. Linder, III
President, the Great American Insurance Group
Family owns the Cincinnati Reds.

"As a businessman, I constantly look at return on investment in any project that I involve myself with, business or humanitarian. I strongly endorse Global peace Initiative and the work of Dr. K.A. Paul, and encourage you to be a part of this very rewarding effort."

Jim Lindsey
Lindsey Management Company, Inc.

What Celebrities Are Saying

"Personally I got to spend some time with Dr. K.A. Paul. It didn’t take me long to see his heart for the lost...doing the works of Jesus, feeding the poor, taking care of the widows and orphans and preaching the Good News. God has raised him up for such a time as this."

Ricky Skaggs, Legendary Country Singer

"Dr. K.A. Paul, I am John Tesh, live here in Lagos, Nigeria. There are one million people on this Olympic Ground. Last night, it was estimated we had over three millions of people. There are many widows and orphans here. Just last night, it was Dr. Paul who took six or seven of the orphans, and found homes for them. He does this all over the world. He did it in India. We’ve seen him doing it there. Earlier today, this morning in fact, we saw him with ten thousand widows, giving them a charge to go out and follow Mother Teresa’s life to go out to be Little Teresas...to go out to the streets of Lagos and encourage people and help them. He also sends money to help the ones who help those in Lagos.

What you see here is a sea of humanity, in Lagos. What we’ve been doing all night is praying… praying and fasting, asking for help for those in that horrible tragedy of September 11 in New York City. We’ve been praying for the leaders of all countries to understand the plight of America, and other countries in need. We’ve been praying for healing for this nation, here in Nigeria, and others. I’ve never seen such a deep worship in any country in my life. And you are still watching live here, uniting with people all over the world, 200 million people are watching this broadcast. It certainly has been our honor to bring it to you."

Please know, it is our honor to be a part of it. I’ve met some incredible people on this trip.

We’ve learned through power, we can and will defeat evil, we’ve learned that even if you haven’t eaten for three days, and you don’t know when your next meal is coming, where it’s coming from, you can still worship Jesus, and the God is the answer to all our problems."

John Tesh

"Dear Dr. Paul,

You have dedicated your life with evangelical zeal to the betterment of human beings in all parts of the world. You have been an instrument of God in bringing economic and spiritual nourishment to those who are hungry and deprived."

Dr. Deepak Chopra, Best Selling Author

"The best description I can give of his work is a combination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, and Mahatma Gandhi. Let me give just a few examples of why I say that.

"Like Mother Teresa, Dr. Paul has an uncompromising focus on abandoned children and women. Mother Teresa was very effective in her work, building several modest children’s homes, and training 5,000 women to do the same work she was doing. Likewise, Dr. Paul has built several children’s homes, including the world’s largest near Hyderabad, India. Inspired by the legacy of Mother Teresa, with whom he occasionally worked. Dr. Paul’s work resembles that of Dr. Martin Luther King in his advocacy of human rights. He has targeted corruption among public officials, the caste system, the dowry system and inequality toward women in the developing countries in which he works.

Like his fellow countryman Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Paul has become one of the world’s most prominent leaders for peace. He has successfully stopped the Burundi genocide through the Burundi Peace Accord. Even more recently, he secured the exile of Liberian President Charles Taylor to avoid war there and successfully intervened with Haitian rebel leader Guy Phillippe to avert war in Haiti. Additionally, he has successfully negotiated the end of conflict in Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, and between India and Pakistan. He is truly a man of peace."

Mr. Evander Holyfield
only four-time Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World.

"Liberian security forces encouraged former Liberian President Charles Taylor to flee, his spiritual adviser said Sunday, calling into question Liberia’s repeated denials that it was complicit in Taylor’s attempt to evade a war crimes trial. Taylor’s spiritual adviser, the Indian evangelist Kilari Anand Paul, said Taylor told him in a phone call from jail on Saturday that State Security Service agents came with two vehicles to his Calabar villa the night of March 28. Taylor said ‘they escorted him to the north, way off toward Cameroon and, in the middle of nowhere, told him to go. He said, “Where are you guys going?” And they said they received instructions to leave him and they left,’according to Paul, who spoke from his home in Houston."

Michelle Faul
African Bureau Chief of Associated Press