BBC (Saturday): Nigeria to give up Charles Taylor

Mr. Taylor deserves a day in court as much as anyone alive today.
(Although it's a very competitive field.)

have a chance of reckoning with their criminal leader. Take note Americans, we can do this too.

diamond dealing days?

Pat praying for Charles Taylor's health!

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who was trained at Ft. Bragg by our own Special Forces? He doesn't look to have any grey in his hair, so it may not be the same guy.

He studied at Bentley College in Massacusetts from 1972 to 1977.

Here's the Wikipedia article.

but he is the Taylor that escaped from a US Federal Prison. Funny, the Feds don't seem too interested in him?

I had him confused with his rival Samuel Doe. Doe was trained by SF http://time-proxy.yaga.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,970933,00.html

Bush and his henchmen will answer for their crimes too.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060326/ap_on_re_af/liberia_s_warlord



Nigeria OKs Handover of Liberian Warlord
By MICHELLE FAUL, Associated Press Writer

ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigeria said Saturday it is ready to hand over Liberian warlord Charles Taylor to be the first former African head of state tried for crimes against humanity, making a reluctant move that will be a strong warning for other warmongers on the continent.

Taylor is accused of starting a civil war in his homeland that brutalized tens of thousands of young boys and girls drafted as rebel fighters. He also is blamed for a savage war in neighboring Sierra Leone where rebels — including child fighters — terrorized victims by chopping off arms, legs, ears and lips.

An international tribunal indictment says Taylor is criminally responsible for the destruction of Liberia and Sierra Leone and for the murder, rape, maiming and mutilation of more than a half million Sierra Leoneans. An additional 2.5 million people were forced from their homes.

Each of the 17 charges he faces in the indictment carries a sentence life in prison.

I'd prefer the creep be fed to hyenas, but hey... It's a step in the right direction nontheless.