Weapons were never transported from Charles Taylor’s White Flower residence in Monrovia for use by rebel forces in Sierra Leone, Mr. Taylor told the Special Court for Sierra Leone today.
“Nobody ever picked up weapons from White Flower. Nobody ever picked up a single weapon there, not even Benjamin Yeaten,” the accused former Liberian president said [...]
September
15
2009
Nobody Ever Transported Weapons From Taylor’s White Flower Residence To RUF Rebels in Sierra Leone, He Says
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September
14
2009
Taylor Did Not Command RUF To Release UN Hostages, Only Conveyed A Message From The International Community, He Says
Charles Taylor did not command Sierra Leonean rebel commander Issa Sesay to release the United Nations hostages, but rather conveyed the message of the international community that the peacekeepers had to be released unconditionally, he said today.
“Its a lie. I did not command him. The only thing I did on the UN situation was to tell [...]
Charles Taylor today said he did not order the the assassination of one of Sierra Leone’s top rebel commanders during the country’s civil war, and dismissed as “lies” allegations that he knew that Sierra Leonean rebels were recruiting fighters in Liberia in areas controlled by Mr. Taylor’s own fighting force.
In a day of [...]
September
8
2009
“I Was Not Aware Of RUF’s Operation No Living Thing,” Taylor Says
Charles Taylor did not order or know about an infamous operation launched by rebel forces in Sierra Leone during its civil war aiming to ensure that anything that had life must be killed, he told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today.
“I was not aware of ‘Operation No Living Thing’,” Mr. Taylor said at his trial in The Hague.
During [...]
September
7
2009
Taylor Did Not Have Any Pact With RUF Leader Foday Sankoh for Mutual Assistance, He Says
Charles Taylor and Sierra Leone’s rebel leader Foday Sankoh did not have any pact to render mutual assistance to each other for their respective wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia, the accused former Liberian president told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today at his trial in The Hague.
“I had no pact with RUF leader [...]
September
4
2009
Delay in Posting Comments This Weekend
Dear Readers,
Just a quick note to let you know that the posting of comments will be delayed this weekend. I am away with limited access to the internet until Tuesday. Sorry to slow down the conversation as it is so lively at the moment, but I promise to post your comments as soon as possible, [...]
Dear Readers,
Here is our final post in the three-part series of answers to your questions by Mr. Rapp. We’ll look forward to your comments and reactions to the issues Mr. Rapp raises.
QUESTION:
Bnker asked: “would you be willing to prosecute presidents and former presidents of the US for war crimes as well?”
Aki asked: “You have [...]
