Liberia, Oct. 21 -- Summary:

By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives

Two officials from the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia visited the Global Justice and Research Project, Liberia's leading war crimes investigation group, two weeks after it relocated its director of investigations following repeated death threats. The group's director said the visit was an expression of American solidarity with his organization.

Christopher M. Hofmann, a political officer at the Embassy, and Thomas Quaye, a political and human rights assistant, visited the organization earlier this month. They allowed this reporter to photograph their visit but declined to comment on the discussions, referring questions to Hassan Bility, the gro...