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		<title>Liberian Witness Says Sierra Leonean Rebel Forces Were Trained in Liberia</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/12/liberian-witness-says-sierra-leonean-rebel-forces-were-trained-in-liberia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 300-strong force of Liberians and Sierra Leoneans were based in Liberia and trained under a top Sierra Leonean rebel leader before attacking Sierra Leone in 1991, a protected Liberian witness told the Special Court for Sierra Leone today.  Former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, however, denies knowledge of Sierra Leonean rebels training in his country. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Admission of Hearsay Evidence in the Taylor Trial</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/12/the-admission-of-hearsay-evidence-in-the-taylor-trial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Townsend Goodman and Valerie Oosterveld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Dear readers - many of you have asked for a legal commentary on hearsay in the Taylor trial.  We&#8217;ve been lucky enough that Valerie Oosterveld, a law professor at the Univeristy of Ontaria, Canada, and her research assistant and law student, Heather Townsend Goodman, have written this commentary for us. Enjoy &#8211; and we [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Foday Sankoh Wanted To Free Sierra Leoneans From The Misery Of Politicians, A Sierra Leonean Defense Witness Says</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/11/foday-sankoh-wanted-to-free-sierra-leoneans-from-the-misery-of-politicians-a-sierra-leonean-defense-witness-says/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/11/foday-sankoh-wanted-to-free-sierra-leoneans-from-the-misery-of-politicians-a-sierra-leonean-defense-witness-says/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone&#8217;s top rebel leader waged a war on the West African country in 1991 to free the people from the misery of the country&#8217;s politicians, a Sierra Leonean witness testifying for Charles Taylor told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today in The Hague.
The witness, testifying in open session but with partial protective measures, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreign Countries Prevented Charles Taylor From Liberating Liberia, Witness Says</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/10/foreign-countries-prevented-charles-taylor-from-liberating-liberia-witness-says/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/10/foreign-countries-prevented-charles-taylor-from-liberating-liberia-witness-says/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foreign countries interfered in Charles Taylor’s revolution in Liberia and prevented the former president from liberating his people, a witness in Mr. Taylor’s defense told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today.
&#8220;The Liberian revolution failed because foreign hands interfered in the Liberian revolution to disturb the revolution and prevent His Excellency President Taylor from liberating the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>An Urgent Need for a Robust Outreach Pregram as Sierra Leoneans Give Mixed Reactions to Charles Taylor’s Trial</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/10/an-urgent-need-for-a-robust-outreach-pregram-as-sierra-leoneans-give-mixed-reactions-to-charles-taylor%e2%80%99s-trial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leoneans say they are losing interest in the Charles Taylor trial because it is taking too long and they are not getting enough information about the high profile case that is taking place half way around the world in The Hague.  Reactions from Freetown underscore the need for the Special Court for Sierra Leone [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>41</slash:comments>
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		<title>Witness Never Heard Of Charles Taylor Giving Orders For His Rebels To Kill, Rape, Loot, Or Burn People&#8217;s Houses, He Says</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/09/witness-never-heard-of-charles-taylor-giving-orders-for-his-rebels-to-kill-rape-loot-or-burn-peoples-houses-he-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/?p=4836</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A witness defending Charles Taylor today said he never heard of the former Liberian president giving orders to his own rebel forces to kill, rape, loot or burn people&#8217;s houses, as alleged by prosecutors.
A protected witness, testifying under the pseudonym DCT 125 and with face and voice distortion, said if any crimes were committed under [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>68</slash:comments>
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		<title>Charles Taylor Trial Resumes Tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/08/charles-taylor-trial-resumes-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/08/charles-taylor-trial-resumes-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Gurd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers,
The Charles Taylor trial will resume again tomorrow (Tuesday) and continue through the rest of the week.  No proceedings were held today as the Special Court for Sierra Leone has to share the courtrooms at the International Criminal Court with its own ongoing trials.
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Witness Says Charles Taylor Did Not Help Sierra Leonean Rebels To Attack Freetown In 1999, Prosecutors Say His Evidence Is Inconsistent</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/06/witness-says-charles-taylor-did-not-help-sierra-leonean-rebels-to-attack-freetown-in-1999-prosecutors-say-his-evidence-is-inconsistent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/06/witness-says-charles-taylor-did-not-help-sierra-leonean-rebels-to-attack-freetown-in-1999-prosecutors-say-his-evidence-is-inconsistent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charles Taylor did not provide support to Sierra Leonean rebel forces in their attack on the West African country&#8217;s capital Freetown in 1999, said the former president&#8217;s first defense witness who concluded his testimony this week. Prosecutors, on the other hand, accused the witness of giving testimony which was inconsistent with his own written statement and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>40</slash:comments>
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		<title>Your Questions Wanted: Interview with Courtenay Griffiths, lead Counsel for Charles Taylor</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/05/your-questions-wanted-interview-with-courtenay-griffiths-lead-counsel-for-charles-taylor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/05/your-questions-wanted-interview-with-courtenay-griffiths-lead-counsel-for-charles-taylor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey Gurd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers,
Some excellent news for us today. Courtenay Griffiths &#8211; Mr. Taylor&#8217;s lead defense lawyer &#8212; has agreed to be interviewed for this site next Wednesday. 
We are seeking your questions for him, which we&#8217;ll be accepting through until 9am EST, Tuesday morning (March 9, 2010).  We are still keeping in mind the questions asked when [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>75</slash:comments>
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		<title>Charles Taylor Wanted Power To Empower The Liberian People To Develop Their Country, Witness Says</title>
		<link>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/04/charles-taylor-wanted-power-to-empower-the-liberian-people-to-develop-their-country-witness-says/</link>
		<comments>http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2010/03/04/charles-taylor-wanted-power-to-empower-the-liberian-people-to-develop-their-country-witness-says/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Sesay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charles Taylor wanted power to empower the Liberian people to develop their country, a defense witness told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today.
&#8220;Charles Taylor wanted power, control his people and to empower them with the authority to develop their country in Liberia,&#8221; the witness said today as he testified about the former president&#8217;s motivation [...]]]></description>
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