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...comment, in an interview with BBC correspondent Isaac Bantu, questioned the United States' commitment to supporting the West African military coalition in Liberia...
...Bantu, the BBC reporter and a Harvard NiemanFellow last year, said yesterday that thecontroversial statement came from his interview,and not during Cohen's speech at the seminar,which focused on America's role in Africa. TheHarvard seminar included a short speech by Cohenand a lengthy question and answer session...
...Bantu, who is from Liberia, said that he askedCohen specific questions about the Liberian civilwar...
...Bantu said that during the interview, he askedCohen if he supported a resolution to send UnitedNations forces into Liberia with the West Africancoalition...
Cohen said that the coalition "is no longer aneutral force," Bantu said...