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	<title>The Trial of Charles Taylor &#187; Daily Summary</title>
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		<title>AFRC Leader Johnny Paul Koroma Did Not Have Any Communications With Chares Taylor, Issa Sesay Testifies</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/30/afrc-leader-johnny-paul-koroma-did-not-have-any-communications-with-chares-taylor-issa-sesay-testifies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mike Lamin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leader of the military junta that ruled Sierra Leone from May 1997 to February 1998 did not have any communications with Charles Taylor, former interim rebel leader Issa Hassan Sesay told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague today.
Prosecutors have alleged that when members of the Sierra Leone army overthrew the democratic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Court Spends The Day In Private Session</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/29/court-spends-the-day-in-private-session/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trial Chamber hearing the the case of the former Liberian president Charles Taylor spent the whole of today in private session as Mr. Taylor&#8217;s defense witness, convicted former interim leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), Issa Hassan Sesay, was refuting the testimonies of prosecution witnesses whose testimonies were heard only in closed or private [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RUF’s &#8220;Operation Free The Leader&#8221; Was Not Planned In Monrovia, Issa Sesay Testifies</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/28/ruf%e2%80%99s-operation-free-the-leader-was-not-planned-in-monrovia-issa-sesay-testifies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/28/ruf%e2%80%99s-operation-free-the-leader-was-not-planned-in-monrovia-issa-sesay-testifies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Saj Musa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An alleged operation which aimed to free the leader of Sierra Leone’s main rebel leader from jail was not planned in cahoots with Charles Taylor in Liberia, but was instead a series of independent attacks planned by Sierra Leonean rebel forces themselves and disconnected from their leader’s incarceration, the Special Court for Sierra Leone heard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former SRSG to Sierra Leone Said ECOWAS Leaders Supported Issa Sesay&#8217;s leadership of The RUF</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/27/former-srsg-to-sierra-leone-said-ecowas-leaders-supported-issa-sesays-leadership-of-the-ruf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/27/former-srsg-to-sierra-leone-said-ecowas-leaders-supported-issa-sesays-leadership-of-the-ruf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alpha Oumar Konare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ambassador Oluyemi Adeniji]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Community of West African States]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[former Special Representative of the UN Secretary General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Daniel Opande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gnasingbi Eyadema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olusegun Obasanjo]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yayah Jammeh]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/?p=5306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Charles Taylor’s lawyers today cited a high ranking United Nations official who said that West African leaders supported the replacement of Sierra Leone’s top rebel leader in the name of securing peace in the war-town nation.  Reading from a 2008 statement, Mr. Taylor’s team sought to further distance Charles Taylor from prosecution claims that he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Naomi Campbell&#8217;s Testimony Moved to August 5; Issa Sesay Says He Was Made Interim Leader Of The RUF By West African Leaders, Not Charles Taylor Alone</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/26/naomi-campbells-testimony-moved-to-august-5-issa-sesay-says-he-was-made-interim-leader-of-the-ruf-by-west-african-leaders-not-charles-taylor-alone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/26/naomi-campbells-testimony-moved-to-august-5-issa-sesay-says-he-was-made-interim-leader-of-the-ruf-by-west-african-leaders-not-charles-taylor-alone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alpha Oumar Konare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gnassingbe Eyadema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issa Hassan Sesay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Lamin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nelson Mandela]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olusegun Obasanjo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revolutionary United Front]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RUF leader Foday Sankoh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supermodel Naomi Campbell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yayah Jammeh]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor resumed today, the much-anticipated testimony of supermodel Naomi Campbell was delayed until Thursday next week, August 5. Meanwhile, a former Sierra Leonean rebel leader returned to the witness stand today and said that his appointment as the top rebel was made by a group of West [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>47</slash:comments>
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		<title>As Court Takes Break, News That Supermodel Testimony May Be Delayed</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/17/as-court-takes-break-news-that-supermodel-testimony-may-be-delayed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/17/as-court-takes-break-news-that-supermodel-testimony-may-be-delayed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/?p=5289</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the trial of Charles Taylor moved into a week-long judicial recess today, news broke that the much anticipated appearance by British Supermodel Naomi Campbell may no longer take place at the end of July.
According to prosecution counsel, Nicholas Koumjian, Ms. Campbell planned to ask the judges to reschedule her appearance and would soon put [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Court Adjourned For The Day Due To Absence Of Defense Counsel</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/15/court-adjourned-for-the-day-due-to-absence-of-defense-counsel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/15/court-adjourned-for-the-day-due-to-absence-of-defense-counsel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Summary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The trial of Charles Taylor took an early adjournment today as the former Liberian president&#8217;s defense counsel, COurtenay Griffiths, was absent from court.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone discussed Mr. Griffiths absence in a private session, and the Trial Chamber&#8217;s Presiding Judge, Justice Julia Sebutinde, informed the court in a public session that the trial could not [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>Decision To Keep RUF Commander Sam Bockarie In Liberia Was Taken By West African Leaders, Issa Sesay Testifies</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/14/decision-to-keep-ruf-commander-sam-bockarie-in-liberia-was-taken-by-west-african-leaders-issa-sesay-testifies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/14/decision-to-keep-ruf-commander-sam-bockarie-in-liberia-was-taken-by-west-african-leaders-issa-sesay-testifies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Yeaten]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issa Hassan Sesay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The decision to relocate a fellow rebel commander from Sierra Leone to Liberia in 1999 to promote peace in the war-torn country was not taken by Charles Taylor alone, but rather by West African leaders acting jointly, a former Sierra Leonean rebel leader told the Special Court for Sierra Leone said today.
Today, Issa Sesay – former interim [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>Atrocities Increased In Sierra Leone When The RUF Joined Forces With AFRC, Issa Sesay Says</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/13/atrocities-increased-in-sierra-leone-when-the-ruf-joined-forces-with-afrc-issa-sesay-says/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/13/atrocities-increased-in-sierra-leone-when-the-ruf-joined-forces-with-afrc-issa-sesay-says/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Armed Forces Revolutionary Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Yeaten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director of Special Security Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issa Hassan Sesay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[January 1999 invasion of Freetown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revolutionary United Front]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Atrocities committed during the 11-year conflict in Sierra Leone increased when rebel forces teamed up with disgruntled members the Sierra Leone armed forces after a 1997 military coup in Sierra Leone, according to testimony by a top level former rebel commander in The Hague today.
Issa Hassan Sesay, former interim leader of Sierra Leone&#8217;s Revolutionary United Front (RUF) has taken [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Ivorian Government Provided Accomodation For The RUF Longer Than Charles Taylor Did, Former Rebel Leader Testifies.</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/12/ivorian-government-provided-accomodation-for-the-ruf-longer-than-charles-taylor-did-former-rebel-leader-testifies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/12/ivorian-government-provided-accomodation-for-the-ruf-longer-than-charles-taylor-did-former-rebel-leader-testifies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Kallon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memunatu Deen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RUF leader Foday Sankoh]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As he took the witness stand for a second week, a Sierra Leonean rebel leader today testified that the Ivory Coast government gave his rebel group a base to stay for far longer than former Liberian president, Charles Taylor – again distancing the former Liberian president from charges that he supported and controlled the neighboring [...]]]></description>
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