Charles Taylor's son charged with torture

ButterflyBlood

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Thu Dec-07-06 09:57 PM
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Charles Taylor's son charged with torture

The U.S.-born son of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor has been charged in Miami with torture that allegedly occurred in Monrovia in 2002.

Charles Emmanuel, 29, is the first person to be charged under an anti-torture law that allows U.S. courts to prosecute abuses committed overseas by U.S. citizens, The New York Times reported.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20061207-014733-3160r

Oh, so NOW torture is wrong? Come on government, what is it?

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MadMaddie

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Thu Dec-07-06 10:17 PM
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1. Our government has royally screwed up by pressing charges

against him...because this case will be used to prosecute US citizens involved in the Iraq debacle..

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Nihil

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Fri Dec-08-06 03:58 AM
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3. We can but hope. (n/t)

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David Zephyr

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Thu Dec-07-06 10:27 PM
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2. Pat Robertson and Charles Taylor have something in common: GOLD!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A7124-2001Sep21

http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/rr/blrr_rob_taylor.htm

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Voltaire99

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Fri Dec-08-06 07:08 AM
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4. Torture Nation is outsourcing its torture suspects

A Liberian leader's son tortured someone in Monrovia, eh?

This will not stand!

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