Liberia, Aug. 26 -- SUMMARY: In his national address, President Boakai insisted his anti-narcotics campaign follows the law "without fear or favor" and targets conduct, not politics. But eight months into Liberia's biggest drug scandal, the pattern on the ground looks uneven: junior airport clerks and mid-level officers have faced swift punishment, while questions about who financed and protected the trade at the top remain largely unanswered. Jewel Howard-Taylor's fall - from VIP passenger to prison inmate within a week - has become the flashpoint for a question opposition leaders, civil society, and now even a member of the president's own political family are asking out loud: is this justice, or is it selective?

By Rodney D. Sieh, rod...