Comments on: As Technical Problems Slow Down Court Proceedings, Prosecutors Say That Charles Taylor Gave Supermodel Naomi Campbell a Sierra Leonean Blood Diamond

By: Jose Rodriguez

Jose Rodriguez — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:57:04 +0000

Al Solo Nyonteh,

Is the covert account Sierra Leone’s money or diamonds? The prosecutor said OTC deposited almost 2 million dollars. Did they say RUF/AFRC? Besides, what was the balance in the account when the prosecutor told the world about such account?ZERO. Secondly, if known NPFL fighters was in Sierra Leone, did it cover the time frame he is being charged for? By the way, before we elected him as president, there was no such thing like the NPFL, because all warring factions have been dissolved. However, he’s being charged from November of 1997- August of 2003. On top of that, one of the prosecutions star witnesses in person of VP Blah said, they met Sierra Leoneans in the training camp in Libya when they got there. Moreso, Taylor has not yet come to LIbya. So how is Taylor being held responsible/tied for Sierra Leoneans planing their own war?

By: Jose Rodriguez

Jose Rodriguez — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:35:50 +0000

Nyema,

I am also a Liberia 100% from Grand Bassa County, Liberia.

By: Harris K Johnson

Harris K Johnson — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:49:25 +0000

Nyema,
If it will intrest you, I’m 100% Liberian with root from Lofa and Bong Counties. What next?

Regards

Harris K Johnson

By: Nii Darku, Accra Ghana

Nii Darku, Accra Ghana — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:18:49 +0000

Edward Massaquoi thank God we are not dealing with emotions, the spirits of the dead or the prayers of the victims and the resolve of the humanity!

But we are in a court of LAW so please get in right.

And no one i can speak for myself is saying President Charles G. Taylor is a saint. He is not responsible for what ever happened in Sierra Leone.

But for Liberia YES! Please get this into your heard.

This message is from a son of Africa. As long as people like me is alive I will not stand bye and allow any foreign country like Britain and the “United States of America in the year 2010 still to dictate the future of Africa.

President Charles G. Taylor will come through all this “Total nonsense,”

God Bless Africa

Nii Darku, Accra Ghana

By: NYEMA

NYEMA — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:07:36 +0000

ARE YOU A LIBERIAN OR SIERRA LEONEAN? I GFUESS NOT YOU ARE ONE OF A KIND.

By: Noko4

Noko4 — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:23:50 +0000

Al,
What cannot be VERIFY??? The account or the usage?? Both were verified in case you didn’t see his responses. He said YES there was an account, opened to buy arms….he provided the UN with the list of the purchase goods…the prosecutors showed it as FACTUAL EVIDENCE….what more??

Al, please I beg you okay; as to NPFL fighting in SL, Mr. Taylor has told this court the time frame…..Aug of 91 to May of 92. We know for FACT based on the TRC report of SL that even the SL gov’t had Liberians fighting on her behalf….so how can we blame Mr. Taylor for ALL…..I said ALL Liberians that were fighting in SL???

Do you know the MANDATE of this court?? Nothing to do with PRE November 96.

By: Aki

Aki — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:22:33 +0000

Edward Massaquoi,

The judges are not going to sentence someone to life in prison based on circumstantial evidence alone. Remember the Taylor defense team has shown documentary evidence . The prosecution as I think you will admit is already in trouble and the defense has not yet even called their second witness.

By: Edward Massaquoi

Edward Massaquoi — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:09:13 +0000

Grebo you are so isolated from truth my friend. There is no river without a source: follow the channel of the incursions in Liberia ,and Sierra Leone with a realistic time of each incursion so u can work out the puzzle, if it is.
However you ague this trial , there will be enough circumstancial evdence to put Mr. Taylor behinde bars . Such outcome would give the Victims of Sierra Leone Justice and even give Liberians a peace of mind as we pray and work tirelessly to bring former war lords of Liberia to book.
The Sr. commanders who initially proxied Mr. Taylor’s greedy operations in Sierra Leone were all killed between 1991 and 92 after they had failed to anex Sierra Leone then. It was all done through his craftiness and machination in other to distroy any evidence that might have been brought from Sierra Leone. Just to name those commanders: Devon, One- Man -One, Oliver Varney and Dikson. They could have been perhaps valuable to day in testifying
All of his trickery put together is not and will never be enough to buy him Freedom.

By: Al-Solo Nyonteh

Al-Solo Nyonteh — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:01:56 +0000

Noko4

How about the fact that Mr. Taylor had a “covert account” that he used to by arms. Lets for one second disregard his alleged intentions for buying arms discreetly (because his story has not been verified which eliminates the possibility to confirm it as a fact). How about the fact that known NPFL soldiers were in SL fighting. Once again disregard Mr. Taylor theory on how his solider ended up in SL as stated above. Last of all what about the fact that Mr. Taylor had ties with the RUF before the SL conflict. Based on the facts I know about this case. I’m not totally convinced of Mr. Taylor accounts\theories. I admit the evidence gather against Mr. Taylor were not vetted properly but the facts remains and Mr. Taylor clarification is becoming more inconveniencing.

By: noko5

noko5 — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:41:00 +0000

Ok bnker!!!
You’ve won. Now do you mind if I ask that we pay attention to the trial sir…