Firestone and the Warlord

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🗓️ 8 June 2015

⏱️ 87 minutes

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FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the secret history of Firestone in Liberia. (Original Upload Date: 11/18/2014)

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0:00.0	This is an audio cast of the Frontline Program Firestone and the Warlord, broadcast November
0:07.0	18th on PBS.
0:12.0	Tonight on Frontline, an iconic American company.
0:25.0	Firestone's intent was to make money of vicious civil war.
0:30.0	Whoever was going to run Liberia needed Firestone.
0:34.0	I can't apologize for war.
0:37.0	Everybody has had a war.
0:40.0	The untold story of what happened in Liberia 25 years ago.
0:45.0	The Wepprepat, two dootaylas bitten.
0:49.0	Firestone did not pay off warlords or give money under the table.
0:54.0	Didn't do any of those things.
0:56.0	It did the right thing.
0:58.0	Frontline and ProPublica investigate the deal.
1:01.0	I had not seen this and it's kind of amazing.
1:05.0	In looking at these conflicts, it's always good to follow the money.
1:12.0	Tonight, Firestone and the Warlord.
1:18.0	Frontline is made possible by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.
1:29.0	Thank you and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
1:33.0	Major support for Frontline is provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation,
1:38.0	committed to building a more just, firtant and peaceful world.
1:42.0	More information is available at Macfound.org.
1:45.0	Additional support is provided by the Park Foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues.
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