Saturday, April 30, 2011

Former Liberian Leader in Limbo

"Liberia leader’s war crimes trial ends" March 12, 2011|Associated Press

LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands — The war crimes trial of Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia, once among West Africa’s most powerful figures, ended yesterday with judges expected to take months to reach a verdict on whether he can be linked to murders and amputations during Sierra Leone’s civil war....

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Related: Memory Hole: Our Man in Africa

"Atrocities committed during the 1991-2002 war were well documented at the time and were reviewed in painful detail during the lengthy trial by the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone....

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Also see: The United Nations is Racist

Yeah, one could draw that conclusion.