MONROVIA, Oct. 19 -- For most of this year, Jos Leijdekkers has lived in Liberia as a whisper. Security officers traded sightings no one could pin down: a convoy on the Bo Waterside road, a boat slipping down the coast from Freetown. Each time FrontPageAfrica asked for a name, a date or a document behind the talk, the answer came back the same.

By Rodney D. Sieh

"We couldn't confirm because it was all 'they-say,'" a member of Liberia's Joint Security investigative team told FrontPageAfrica, speaking on condition of anonymity. "We have no confirmation based on our investigation. Jos knew both European and US officials were looking for him and Liberia was a no-go."

But Liberia's security establishment has not always treated Leijdekkers a...