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		<title>DCT-008 Concludes His Testimony And Could Be The Final Witness In the Charles Taylor Trial</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/09/11/dct-008-concludes-his-testimony-and-could-be-the-final-witness-in-the-charles-taylor-trial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The defense witness who concluded his testimony this week could be the final witness to give oral evidence in the Charles Taylor trial, defense lawyers for the former Liberian president indicated on Wednesday as the witness concluded his evidence. DCT-008, a Liberian national who served as a radio operator in the Special Security Services (SSS) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As He Disputes The Evidence Of RUF Radio Operators, Liberian Radio Operator Could Be The Final Witness For Charles Taylor</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/09/03/as-he-disputes-the-evidence-of-ruf-radio-operators-liberian-radio-operator-could-be-the-final-witness-for-charles-taylor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/09/03/as-he-disputes-the-evidence-of-ruf-radio-operators-liberian-radio-operator-could-be-the-final-witness-for-charles-taylor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former radio operator in the Special Security Services (SSS) unit in Liberia, who has refuted the evidence of prosecution witnesses and Revolutionary United Front (RUF) radio operators, could be the final witness to testify as a defense witness for Charles Taylor, defense lawyers for the former Liberian president have informed the Special Court for [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>As Issa Sesay Concludes His Testimony, Liberian Radio Operator Takes The Witness Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/08/28/as-issa-sesay-concludes-his-testimony-liberian-radio-operator-takes-the-witness-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/08/28/as-issa-sesay-concludes-his-testimony-liberian-radio-operator-takes-the-witness-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Yeaten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Tamba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DCT-008]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Issa Hassan Sesay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joesph Zig Zag Marzah]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lansana Conte]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Convicted former interim leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel group, Issa Hassan Sesay this week concluded his testimony as Charles Taylor 19th defense witness, during which he not only apologised to the people of Sierra Leone for his role in the Sierra Leonean conflict, but also told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Issa Sesay Distances Charles Taylor From The Creation Of The RUF, Says Taylor Did Not Promote RUF Commander To General</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/08/20/issa-sesay-distances-charles-taylor-from-the-creation-of-the-ruf-says-taylor-did-not-promote-ruf-commander-to-general/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/08/20/issa-sesay-distances-charles-taylor-from-the-creation-of-the-ruf-says-taylor-did-not-promote-ruf-commander-to-general/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alex Tamba Brima]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Menkunagbe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAT Sesay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gullit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issa Hassan Sesay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnny Paul Koroma]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oliver Varney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RUF commander Sam Bockarie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saj Musa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solomon Anthony James Musa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/?p=5427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As his cross-examination moved into a second week, Charles Taylor&#8217;s 19th defense witness, Issa Hassan Sesay, this week distanced the former Liberian president from the creation of the rebel group that waged a bloody civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002. Mr. Sesay also denied allegations that it was Mr. Taylor who promoted a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mia Farrow and Carole White Contradict Naomi Campbell&#8217;s Testimony, Issa Sesay&#8217;s Cross-Examination Begins</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/08/14/mia-farrow-and-carole-white-contradict-naomi-campbells-testimony-issa-sesays-cross-examination-begins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/08/14/mia-farrow-and-carole-white-contradict-naomi-campbells-testimony-issa-sesays-cross-examination-begins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carole White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issa Hassan Sesay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Ratcliffe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The much anticipated testimonies of three celebrity witnesses were concluded this week with Hollywood actress Mia Farrow and modeling agent Carole White both contradicting the evidence of supermodel Naomi Campbell about allegations that Charles Taylor gave the supermodel rough diamonds in South Africa in 1997. This week also saw the conclusion of the direct examination [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>39</slash:comments>
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		<title>Naomi Campbell Testifies In The Hague, Issa Sesay Accuses RUF Fighters Of Framing Stories Against Charles Taylor</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/08/07/naomi-campbell-testifies-in-the-hague-issa-sesay-accuses-ruf-fighters-of-framing-stories-against-charles-taylor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/08/07/naomi-campbell-testifies-in-the-hague-issa-sesay-accuses-ruf-fighters-of-framing-stories-against-charles-taylor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abu Keita]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carole White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Community of West African States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issa Hassan Sesay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Ratcliffe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supermodel Naomi Campbell testified this week before the Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague about allegations that she received a gift of blood diamonds from former Liberian President Charles Taylor while they were both present in South Africa in 1997. Also this week, Issa Hassan Sesay, the former convicted interim leader of the Revolutionary United Front [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>40</slash:comments>
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		<title>I Was Made Interim Leader of the RUF By West African Leaders, Not Charles Taylor Alone and Operation Free The Leader Was Not Planned In Monrovia, Issa Sesay Tells Special Court</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/31/i-was-made-interim-leader-of-the-ruf-by-west-african-leaders-not-charles-taylor-alone-and-operation-free-the-leader-was-not-planned-in-monrovia-issa-sesay-tells-special-court/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/31/i-was-made-interim-leader-of-the-ruf-by-west-african-leaders-not-charles-taylor-alone-and-operation-free-the-leader-was-not-planned-in-monrovia-issa-sesay-tells-special-court/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alpha Oumar Konare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ambassador Oluyemi Adeniji]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Daniel Opande]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Issa Hassan Sesay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor resumed this week, the convicted former interim leader of the Sierra Leonean rebel group which Mr. Taylor is accused of supporting continued distancing Mr. Taylor from the activities of his rebel group during Sierra Leone&#8217;s bloody civil conflict that lasted from 1991 to 2002. Issa Hassan Sesay, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rebel Leader Testifies About Ivorian Government&#8217;s Support To The RUF, Says Decision To Keep A Sierra Leonean Rebel Commander In Liberia Was Taken By West African Leaders, Not Charles Taylor Alone</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/17/rebel-leader-testifies-about-ivorian-governments-support-to-the-ruf-says-decision-to-keep-a-sierra-leonean-rebel-commander-in-liberia-was-taken-by-west-african-leaders-not-charles-taylor-alone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/17/rebel-leader-testifies-about-ivorian-governments-support-to-the-ruf-says-decision-to-keep-a-sierra-leonean-rebel-commander-in-liberia-was-taken-by-west-african-leaders-not-charles-taylor-alone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Yeaten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Kallon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director of Special Security Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ibrahim Bah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issa Hassan Sesay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his second week on the witness stand, a former Sierra Leonean rebel leader convicted of mass crimes during Sierra Leone&#8217;s brutal 11-year conflict pointed away from Mr. Taylor when speaking about support provided to his forces by outsiders. This week, the witness said that the Ivorian government helped his rebel group much more than [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>38</slash:comments>
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		<title>RUF Leader Testifies: Says Taylor Neither Supported Rebels, Nor Receive Diamonds From Them</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/10/ruf-leader-testifies-says-taylor-neither-supported-rebels-nor-receive-diamonds-from-them/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/10/ruf-leader-testifies-says-taylor-neither-supported-rebels-nor-receive-diamonds-from-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:42:44 +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[Commander in Chief of the Burkinabe Army General Diendere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director of Special Security Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gibril Massaquoi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ibrahim Bah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issa Hassan Sesay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justice Julia Sebutinde]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Muamarr Ghadaffi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former Sierra Leonean rebel leader – released from his jail cell in Rwanda to testify on behalf of Charles Taylor &#8211; this week distanced the activities of his rebels from the former Liberian President.  Mr. Taylor did not control the rebels’ actions, receive diamonds from them, nor provide assistance to them during Sierra Leone’s bloody civil conflict, he [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Supermodel Naomi Campbell Subpoenaed,  Prosecutors To Reopen Case</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/02/supermodel-naomi-campbell-subpoenaed-prosecutors-to-reopen-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/07/02/supermodel-naomi-campbell-subpoenaed-prosecutors-to-reopen-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[British Supermodel Naomi Campbell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carol White]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Katherine Howarth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mia Farrow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mr. Gideon Benaim]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[South African President Nelson Mandela]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[British supermodel Naomi Campbell is to be served a subpoena and compelled to testify on July 29 in the trial of Charles Taylor about an alleged diamond gift she received from the former Liberian president in South Africa in 1997, Special Court for Sierra Leone judges ruled this week. The subpoena was issued after judges [...]]]></description>
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