Comments on: “I Decided That I Will Leave Liberia For The Sake Of Peace,” Taylor Tells Special Court For Sierra Leone http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2009/11/09/i-decided-that-i-will-leave-liberia-for-the-sake-of-peace-taylor-tells-special-court-for-sierra-leone/ International Criminal Justice in the Making Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:45:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jose Rodriguez http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2009/11/09/i-decided-that-i-will-leave-liberia-for-the-sake-of-peace-taylor-tells-special-court-for-sierra-leone/#comment-12124 Jose Rodriguez Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:19:28 +0000 http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/?p=4517#comment-12124 Fallah, three days had passed since the cross began on November 9, 2009 and you have not posted your opinion every day as promised. However, I know why you have not posted every day. The prosecutions are asking for more time. They are not ready yet. What a way to go prosecutions; Fallah is waiting on you guys. Hurry up. Fallah,
three days had passed since the cross began on November 9, 2009 and you have not posted your opinion every day as promised. However, I know why you have not posted every day. The prosecutions are asking for more time. They are not ready yet. What a way to go prosecutions; Fallah is waiting on you guys. Hurry up.

]]> By: MsTeage http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2009/11/09/i-decided-that-i-will-leave-liberia-for-the-sake-of-peace-taylor-tells-special-court-for-sierra-leone/#comment-12104 MsTeage Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:19:23 +0000 http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/?p=4517#comment-12104 This is the craziest piece of foolishness I've heard in my life. The only reason why Charles Taylor Left in 2003 was because George Bush told him to leave or else.... In 2003 everyday on 6-o'clock news there were 50 plus bodies being buried in different mass graves on several different beaches, many were innocent civilians living in displacement camps..Charles Taylor was not the least bid moves. After several Liberians and even American citizens marched in D.C and demanded that Bush does something, Bush and Powell, told Taylor to leave Liberia, TWICE. Taylor was talking about he wouldn't allow anyone to "intimidate" him. And that he will not leave Liberia. Bush gave him another ultimatum, the second time, that was when Taylor said he "WILL NOT" leave Liberia until there was a "United States peace-keepers" forces on the ground. Bush in return said that he will not make any negotiation with Taylor, neither will he supply any forces until Taylor was out of Liberia. Taylor had no choice, it was either he leave or he be removed. Taylor had no intention of moving and ending the civil war between his rebel boys and LURD/MODEL, Taylor was not concern about the loss of innocent Human life in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, or 2003. He had used several young men under the age of 18 and their bodies littered the streets of Monrovia after these fierce fire battles between his enemies and himself. Taylor only cared about power, money and more power.... He is shameless for even suggesting that he left Liberia because he cared about the lives of people. Shameless!!!! He was not going to leave Liberia at all, if there wasn't pressure from the International community....if no one had said anything to Taylor he would have stayed in Liberia, there would have been a WW I, II, III, IIII, and more, as Liberians refer to the 2003 war. Taylor cared nothing about civilians or the young boys he had fighting his sensless war. Exactly what he had attempted to do years before LURD and MODEL were attempting to do the same to him, and he was not going to let that happen. Taylor a rebel leader a murderer becomes president of Liberia and he think that other rebels that he fought against were going to sit and take that. If Taylor cared about the Liberian people as someone who had fought as a rebel leader, as someone who had influenced and killed other tribes in the name of revolution, he should not have gotten in to the presidential seat, because that meant that War was inevitable, and that a huge civilian loss of life was also inevitable. But instead he ran on the famous slogan "he kill my ma, you kill my pa I will vote for you". Sounds more like people voting out of fear than true love and admiration. Charles Taylor is so shameless, he did not leave Liberia because he was concern for the people.... he showed years before he did not care about the people, he was forced into exile. It would have been interesting to see him stick around and disobey Bush's order. This testimony just shows that Charles Taylor is a coward, and he will never own up to what he has done, not in Liberia, and certainly not in Sierra Leone. "He cares about people"....to have 7 and 8 year olds drugged up and fighting his stupid war... having them killed like flies, and he has the never to even make such as statement. Nobody believes these Lies. Taylor, come up with something else. To try to make your self look like a saint and act like you did Liberia a favor is shameful, you were forced to leave, you didn't leave for "humanity" sake. People on here believe that foolishness but not All Liberians do. This is the craziest piece of foolishness I’ve heard in my life.
The only reason why Charles Taylor Left in 2003 was because George Bush told him to leave or else….
In 2003 everyday on 6-o’clock news there were 50 plus bodies being buried in different mass graves on several different beaches, many were innocent civilians living in displacement camps..Charles Taylor was not the least bid moves. After several Liberians and even American citizens marched in D.C and demanded that Bush does something, Bush and Powell, told Taylor to leave Liberia, TWICE. Taylor was talking about he wouldn’t allow anyone to “intimidate” him. And that he will not leave Liberia. Bush gave him another ultimatum, the second time, that was when Taylor said he “WILL NOT” leave Liberia until there was a “United States peace-keepers” forces on the ground. Bush in return said that he will not make any negotiation with Taylor, neither will he supply any forces until Taylor was out of Liberia. Taylor had no choice, it was either he leave or he be removed. Taylor had no intention of moving and ending the civil war between his rebel boys and LURD/MODEL, Taylor was not concern about the loss of innocent Human life in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, or 2003. He had used several young men under the age of 18 and their bodies littered the streets of Monrovia after these fierce fire battles between his enemies and himself. Taylor only cared about power, money and more power…. He is shameless for even suggesting that he left Liberia because he cared about the lives of people. Shameless!!!!
He was not going to leave Liberia at all, if there wasn’t pressure from the International community….if no one had said anything to Taylor he would have stayed in Liberia, there would have been a WW I, II, III, IIII, and more, as Liberians refer to the 2003 war. Taylor cared nothing about civilians or the young boys he had fighting his sensless war. Exactly what he had attempted to do years before LURD and MODEL were attempting to do the same to him, and he was not going to let that happen. Taylor a rebel leader a murderer becomes president of Liberia and he think that other rebels that he fought against were going to sit and take that. If Taylor cared about the Liberian people as someone who had fought as a rebel leader, as someone who had influenced and killed other tribes in the name of revolution, he should not have gotten in to the presidential seat, because that meant that War was inevitable, and that a huge civilian loss of life was also inevitable. But instead he ran on the famous slogan “he kill my ma, you kill my pa I will vote for you”. Sounds more like people voting out of fear than true love and admiration.

Charles Taylor is so shameless, he did not leave Liberia because he was concern for the people…. he showed years before he did not care about the people, he was forced into exile. It would have been interesting to see him stick around and disobey Bush’s order. This testimony just shows that Charles Taylor is a coward, and he will never own up to what he has done, not in Liberia, and certainly not in Sierra Leone. “He cares about people”….to have 7 and 8 year olds drugged up and fighting his stupid war… having them killed like flies, and he has the never to even make such as statement. Nobody believes these Lies. Taylor, come up with something else. To try to make your self look like a saint and act like you did Liberia a favor is shameful, you were forced to leave, you didn’t leave for “humanity” sake. People on here believe that foolishness but not All Liberians do.

]]> By: MsTeage http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2009/11/09/i-decided-that-i-will-leave-liberia-for-the-sake-of-peace-taylor-tells-special-court-for-sierra-leone/#comment-12048 MsTeage Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:25:27 +0000 http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/?p=4517#comment-12048 Amen Thompson Amen!!! Amen Thompson Amen!!!

]]> By: Tracey Gurd http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2009/11/09/i-decided-that-i-will-leave-liberia-for-the-sake-of-peace-taylor-tells-special-court-for-sierra-leone/#comment-12042 Tracey Gurd Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:36:17 +0000 http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/?p=4517#comment-12042 Excellent question Jocone. Let me get back to you about it soon. Very best, Tracey Excellent question Jocone. Let me get back to you about it soon.

Very best,
Tracey

]]> By: Jose Rodriguez http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2009/11/09/i-decided-that-i-will-leave-liberia-for-the-sake-of-peace-taylor-tells-special-court-for-sierra-leone/#comment-11931 Jose Rodriguez Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:24:50 +0000 http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/?p=4517#comment-11931 John Thompson, there is nothing about anti American and British sentiment here. Some people on this website fought and are still fighting for America and Great Britian. This is because they believe in American values. Stop your nonsense. You and so many on this site differ idealogically about the way in which President Taylor is being prosecuted. Stop your nonsense talk and stand on your own two feet. However, that is why some people lives are on the line right now as we speak in order to defend freedom of speech, that so many Americans enjoy today. Notwithstanding, you are only invoking anti American and British sentiment to instill fear in other people from speaking on what they believe. John Thompson,

there is nothing about anti American and British sentiment here. Some people on this website fought and are still fighting for America and Great Britian. This is because they believe in American values. Stop your nonsense. You and so many on this site differ idealogically about the way in which President Taylor is being prosecuted. Stop your nonsense talk and stand on your own two feet. However, that is why some people lives are on the line right now as we speak in order to defend freedom of speech, that so many Americans enjoy today. Notwithstanding, you are only invoking anti American and British sentiment to instill fear in other people from speaking on what they believe.

]]> By: noko5 http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2009/11/09/i-decided-that-i-will-leave-liberia-for-the-sake-of-peace-taylor-tells-special-court-for-sierra-leone/#comment-11774 noko5 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:53:07 +0000 http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/?p=4517#comment-11774 Hope your veterans day was great, Jose. Hope your veterans day was great, Jose.

]]> By: Tracey Gurd http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2009/11/09/i-decided-that-i-will-leave-liberia-for-the-sake-of-peace-taylor-tells-special-court-for-sierra-leone/#comment-11766 Tracey Gurd Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:05:25 +0000 http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/?p=4517#comment-11766 Hi Sumoh, Thanks for your question. The policy on this site is that we have one rule: to focus on the issues coming out of the trial and not on other readers. Apart from thta, we want to promote free speech as part of the debate about the trial. Some of the posts may be offensive to some readers and some people may disagree with what we allow to go through, but we are trying to maintain that balance of ensuring free speech, while protecting the people who do comment or otherwise participate on the website from personal attacks. That line is not always easy to draw, and sometimes we may get it wrong, but I did want to explain our policy. If you think that the policy itself is wrong, I would value hearing your opinion. we will certainly take readers' opinions into account when we review our policy on this site and how we implement it. Best, and thanks for raising the issue, Tracey Hi Sumoh,

Thanks for your question. The policy on this site is that we have one rule: to focus on the issues coming out of the trial and not on other readers. Apart from thta, we want to promote free speech as part of the debate about the trial. Some of the posts may be offensive to some readers and some people may disagree with what we allow to go through, but we are trying to maintain that balance of ensuring free speech, while protecting the people who do comment or otherwise participate on the website from personal attacks. That line is not always easy to draw, and sometimes we may get it wrong, but I did want to explain our policy. If you think that the policy itself is wrong, I would value hearing your opinion. we will certainly take readers’ opinions into account when we review our policy on this site and how we implement it.

Best, and thanks for raising the issue,
Tracey

]]> By: sumoh http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2009/11/09/i-decided-that-i-will-leave-liberia-for-the-sake-of-peace-taylor-tells-special-court-for-sierra-leone/#comment-11750 sumoh Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:40:41 +0000 http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/?p=4517#comment-11750 Tracey, I fail to understand, why a response to a death wish for the former chief prosecutor results in a "reminder", however the death wish itself passes your moderation without comment. This has resulted in a further death wish by the same poster further down, this time expressed towards a fellow forum member - again without comment from the moderator. Tracey,
I fail to understand, why a response to a death wish for the former chief prosecutor results in a “reminder”, however the death wish itself passes your moderation without comment. This has resulted in a further death wish by the same poster further down, this time expressed towards a fellow forum member – again without comment from the moderator.

]]> By: Jocone http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2009/11/09/i-decided-that-i-will-leave-liberia-for-the-sake-of-peace-taylor-tells-special-court-for-sierra-leone/#comment-11675 Jocone Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:25:37 +0000 http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/?p=4517#comment-11675 Hi Tracey, What could be the legal situation if Mr. Taylor was found not guilty in the Sierra Leonean case but later charge for the war in Liberia, can the ICC use current witnesses who have testifeid agianst Mr. Taylor in the Liberian case? If so, will those witnesses be consider credible since they had testified in an ealier case involving the same person ( Mr. Taylor)? Hi Tracey,
What could be the legal situation if Mr. Taylor was found not guilty in the Sierra Leonean case but later charge for the war in Liberia, can the ICC use current witnesses who have testifeid agianst Mr. Taylor in the Liberian case?

If so, will those witnesses be consider credible since they had testified in an ealier case involving the same person ( Mr. Taylor)?

]]> By: Leoroy Dennis http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2009/11/09/i-decided-that-i-will-leave-liberia-for-the-sake-of-peace-taylor-tells-special-court-for-sierra-leone/#comment-11628 Leoroy Dennis Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:38:32 +0000 http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/?p=4517#comment-11628 John Thompson which cross examination you are talking about? We are about two days into it if I will say. The very first day was the time I personally thought the persecutors leader was going to get this ball rolling but to my surprised she melted away with in just 30 to 35 minutes of sparks with Taylor. Today again is the same style. The persecutors have not even put their questions together all because they really don't have a case. Thompson please keep on following the trial and see how Taylor is going to expose them before playing with them. Taylor is a man and you know that well. Fallah and his crew talked about street justice should have been given to Taylor, I laughed at those statements. The war was on in Liberia why you guys didn't give him that justice? Do you think Taylor is a fool like that Doe of you people who walked to Prince Johnson to received such a justice: Please know today that Taylor is not a fool. By God willing he will be free. John Thompson which cross examination you are talking about? We are about two days into it if I will say. The very first day was the time I personally thought the persecutors leader was going to get this ball rolling but to my surprised she melted away with in just 30 to 35 minutes of sparks with Taylor. Today again is the same style. The persecutors have not even put their questions together all because they really don’t have a case. Thompson please keep on following the trial and see how Taylor is going to expose them before playing with them. Taylor is a man and you know that well. Fallah and his crew talked about street justice should have been given to Taylor, I laughed at those statements. The war was on in Liberia why you guys didn’t give him that justice? Do you think Taylor is a fool like that Doe of you people who walked to Prince Johnson to received such a justice: Please know today that Taylor is not a fool. By God willing he will be free.

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