Liberian warlord endorses Weah FOR PRESIDENT

Former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson has endorsed George Weah for president before a run-off vote between the former football star and Vice President Joseph Boakai. The endorsement should help Weah, who won 38.4 percent of the vote in the first round this month, more than anyone else but shy of the 50.1 percent needed to win outright. "I am humbled to announce my full and unflinching support in collaboration with the Congress for Democratic Change party of Senator George Weah," Prince Johnson said. Johnson's attempt at playing kingmaker makes many in Liberia uncomfortable, given his role in the civil war that ended in 2003. In 1990, his band of troops took control of parts of the capital Monrovia to oust former president Samuel Doe, and he celebrated as the leader was executed.