British supermodel Naomi Campbell is to be served a subpoena and compelled to testify on July 29 in the trial of Charles Taylor about an alleged diamond gift she received.
This is called Cross-Examination.
Charles Taylor negates,that he armed the rebells in Seora Leone.
1.So...Why the Ministry of Marine affairs transfered US$ 150 000 to a bank in Dubai with the remark"sanction busting"?
Of course,the SANCTION to BUST was UN sanction resolution 2342(nout sure about the number)!
The sanction,which was mentioned was the ARM EMBARGO,imposed on Liberia during the Civil war.
2.Why Oriental Timber Corporation transfers taxes of US$ 500K to a bank in Switzerland,instead paying these taxes to Ministry of Finance of Liberia?
Charles Taylor does not talk,but soon the banks will talk.
The bank in Dubai will revel for what purpose $150 K were used,because it is UNBELIEVABLE,that someone withdrew such a large sum of money in CASH to pay for arms?
Such scenarios exist ONLY in the criminal movies.Usually payments are done through the bank,so that the buyer could prove paying the sales price.
The Swiss bank will also talk under the presure of EU.
Rosie, where did you get these large figures from? If they are justifiable, I hope these banks can talk as soon as possible becaus I am very tired hearing about this case. It is causing too much money and time. These monies should be used to help the poor people that lives were destabilize in Liberia nad Sierra Leone instead of the court lavishing it.
I read about Charles Taylor case in the LIBERIAN press.
The Germans do not want to know about a man,who behaved like Hitler.
They had had ALREADY one Hitler...they do not want to hear about another!
Mr.Kodmjian led the defense witness into a
trap.
By saying,that Taylor did not arrest and prosecute the RUF(revolutionary Union Front) rebels,he gave evidence,that Taylor did not keep the Treaty,which he signed with Sierra Leone's Government.
Taylor insists,that he DESIRED and aligned peace in Sierra Leone,but he did NOT arrest the revolutionaries ONCE they were on Liberian soil!
HOW ODD!
As i see it,the witness for Charles Taylor,pills like a banana...slowly but steadily the Prosecutor discredits him.
If the court in the Hague have not being able to convict Mr. Taylor for alleged crimes committed in Sierra Leone,He should be released and returned to LIBERIA immediately.
Taylor's trial on substantial laws STILL has not began!
Why are you talking that the ICC in Den Hague is NOT able to convict him?
WE say in Germany:"THE MÜHLEN DER JUSTIZ
MAHLEN LANGSAM ABER GERECHT!"
n English:"The mills of the Lady justice grind slowly,bur justly.!"
let the guy go simple and short we know what to do. with the recession and crisis every where around the world, why don't use the money for something else
That is right,if the cant,why keeping him.The have the big guys and they are not arresting them.how is the law going?stop this mess and bring justice to justice.....too much of rubbish.....
Seems that the Prosecution case has fallen apart.
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
10 March 2010
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.
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As the political atmophere change in in Serralion so are th witness also.
As the political atmophere change in Serralion so are th witness also.
New Democrat (Monrovia)
11 July 2010
British supermodel Naomi Campbell is to be served a subpoena and compelled to testify on July 29 in the trial of Charles Taylor about an alleged diamond gift she received from the former Liberian president in South Africa in 1997, Special Court for Sierra Leone judges ruled this week.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
2 July 2010
British supermodel Naomi Campbell is to be served a subpoena and compelled to testify on July 29 in the trial of Charles Taylor about an alleged diamond gift she received from the former Liberian president in South Africa in 1997, Special Court for Sierra Leone judges ruled this week. The subpoena was issued after judges agreed that prosecutors could re-open their case with a select cast of high ...
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
1 July 2010
British Supermodel Naomi Campbell should be served a subpoena to testify in the Charles Taylor trial about an alleged diamond gift she received from Mr. Taylor in South Africa in 1997, Special Court for Sierra Leone judges have ruled in The Hague today.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
30 June 2010
Prosecutors can reopen their case against former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, paving the way for them to try to bring star-studded witnesses - including supermodel Naomi Campbell and Hollywood actress Mia Farrow -- to testify at the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
28 June 2010
Charles Taylor's defense witness today denied prosecution suggestions that he received money from court officials as an incentive to testify before taking the witness stand on behalf of the former Liberian president in The Hague.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
26 June 2010
A Sierra Leonean business woman who helped in recruiting fighters to invade Sierra Leone in 1991 this week concluded her testimony as Charles Taylor's 18th witness, telling Special Court for Sierra Leone judges about her support and loyalty to the Sierra Leonean rebel leader and denying prosecution claims that she was not only supportive and loyal to the Sierra Leonean rebels, but that same ...
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
25 June 2010
Prosecutors today pointed out that there have been several inconsistences in the written statements made to defense lawyers and the oral testimony given in court by Charles Taylor's fifteenth witness whose cross-examination resumed today, having being put on hold on after the witness concluded his direct examination about two weeks ago.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
24 June 2010
Charles Taylor's defense witness today said her efforts to help Sierra Leonean rebel fighters during the country's 11-year war were motivated purely by loyalty to one man: rebel leader Foday Sankoh - not the former Liberian president Charles Taylor, as prosecutors allege.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
23 June 2010
A Sierra Leonean businesswoman testifying for Charles Taylor said today that while she helped Sierra Leonean rebels during the country's 11 years civil conflict, she did not assist Mr. Taylor's rebel forces in Liberia during its own war.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
23 June 2010
A witness for Charles Taylor said today that she neither saw nor heard any evidence that the former Liberian president provided support to Sierra Leonean rebels during the country's 11-year civil conflict. The witness also dismissed the evidence of key prosecution witnesses who testified about Mr. Taylor's links to the rebel forces in Sierra Leone as "lies".
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
22 June 2010
A woman who said she helped the Sierra Leonean rebels during the country's 11-year brutal war today said she also persuaded them to come out of the bush and join disgruntled Sierra Leonean soldiers who had overthrown their government in a military coup in 1997.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
19 June 2010
A Sierra Leonean woman who helped top Sierra Leonean rebels in recruiting and training fighters in Liberia this week told Special Court for Sierra Leone that as far as she knew, Charles Taylor's name was never mentioned as one of those helping to recruit and train rebels to invade Sierra Leone in 1991. The witness also told the court that West African peacekeepers and Guinean military officers ...
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
18 June 2010
Rebel forces fighting to take power in Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002 used the country's diamonds to purchase arms and ammunition from military officers in neighboring Guinea, a defense witness for Charles Taylor told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today in The Hague.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
17 June 2010
West African peacekeepers sold diesel supplies to Sierra Leonean rebel forces as they prepared to launch an attack on their country from Liberia in the early 1990s, a defense witness for former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, told the Special Court for Sierra Leone today.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
14 June 2010
The wife of Liberia's former vice president today maintained her testimony that her husband's death was from illness, not from torture at the hands of Charles Taylor's security forces as prosecutors have alleged. She told the Special Court for Sierra Leone today that her husband's illness got worse after he was treated with traditional medicines by relatives before he died.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
10 June 2010
Today, judges pushed back the cross-examination of a former Liberian fighter for another 11 days, as prosecutors prepare to challenge his account of the role foreign agents played in trying to bring down the government of former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, during the West African regional conflict in the 1990s.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
9 June 2010
A Liberian business woman testifying on behalf of Charles Taylor today told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague that she received phone calls from several people asking to speak with Mr. Taylor after a prosecution witness told the court in 2008 that her mobile phone number was the number used by Mr. Taylor while he was president of Liberia.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
8 June 2010
Charles Taylor’s defense lawyers presented two witnesses before Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today. One, a former fighter in Liberia and Sierra Leone, told the court that Sierra Leonean and Guinean authorities helped in establishing a rebel group to overthrow Mr. Taylor’s government in Liberia. The next witness, a Liberian business woman, identified a mobile phone ...
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
7 June 2010
Charles Taylor’s 15th defense witness commenced his testimony today, telling the Special Court for Sierra Leone judges that Nigerian led West African peacekeepers mobilized several fighters to attack Mr. Taylor’s forces in Liberia as well as rebel forces in Sierra Leone during the conflicts in the West African region.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
4 June 2010
Prosecutors today questioned a defense witness for Charles Taylor about the death of Liberian politician Samuel Dokie ,who was allegedly assassinated alongside his family in 1997 by fighters loyal to the former Liberian president. Prosecutors aim to prove that in addition to supporting Sierra Leonean rebels, Mr. Taylor did not respect the law and that he was notorious for eliminating persons ...
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
3 June 2010
Charles Taylor lied in his testimony when he told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague that he had not negotiated to have a senior Sierra Leonean rebel commander, who was based in Liberia, taken back to Sierra Leone, Mr. Taylor's 13th defense witness agreed with prosecutors today in The Hague. Another defense witness, who commenced her testimony today, denied ...
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Mrs. Annie Yeney,if only you willingly joined the NPFL bcos of SAMUEL DOE suppression against the people of NIMBA county then where were you when the same NPFL you considered to be the truth liberation forces killed JACKSON F.DOE,SAMUEL DOKIE & FAMILY,MOSES DOPOE and many other sounds NIMBIAN? can you pls answer this great QUESTION?
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
3 June 2010
Liberian members of Charles Taylor's rebel group who assisted Sierra Leonean rebels during the West African country's civil conflict were not sent by the former Liberian president, but did so voluntarily, a defense witness for Mr. Taylor told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague today.
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Of course Taylor would never do such a thing. Infact, he is an angel. Although quite frankly, he's is one with a bad smell. Do you really expect Taylor to say 'Yes I support the war in Sierra Leone','I stole diamonds and became rich' Or 'am responsible for atrocities committed in Sierra Leone'. This fox will always scheme his way out...the only drawback this time is that he has no cards left to play but deny all charges blatanly even in the face of mounting evidence.
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
1 June 2010
Sierra Leone’s rebel leader paid an amount of 30,000 United States Dollars to a West African peacekeeping military officer who was based in Liberia as payment for the supply of arms and ammunition to Sierra Leonean rebels, but these arms and ammunition were never delivered by the officer, a defense witness for Charles Taylor told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today in The Hague.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
31 May 2010
Prosecutors should not be allowed to reopen their case against Charles Taylor and the court should not issue a subpoena order for supermodel Naomi Campbell, defense lawyers for the former Liberian president said today in a written motion to Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
21 May 2010
A defense witness and former radio operator for Charles Taylor's rebel group in Liberia today contradicted the former president's account about the existence of radio stations belonging to the rebel group in Liberia. The witness also said that there were no communications between Mr. Taylor's Liberian rebel group and Sierra Leonean rebels in the early 1990s, contrary to what Mr. Taylor himself had ...
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
20 May 2010
Prosecutors in the trial of Charles Taylor have today filed a motion to call three additional witnesses before Special Court for Sierra Leone Trial Chamber judges as evidence in rebuttal against the former Liberian president, who is on trial for allegedly providing support to Sierra Leonean rebel forces during the country's 11 year civil conflict. Prosecutors also filed an additional motion for ...
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
19 May 2010
A defense witness for Charles Taylor today described a former radio operator for Sierra Leonean rebel forces who testified against the former Liberian president as a “desperate” and starving young man who sought his help in Liberia during the country’s civil conflict.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
18 May 2010
Areas controlled by Charles Taylor’s rebel forces were the safest zones for civilians during the Liberian conflict, according to a witness testifying in defense of the former Liberian president today.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
18 May 2010
Prosecutors today sought to impeach the credibility of Charles Taylor's defense witness by pointing out that he has not been truthful about how he was recruited into Mr. Taylor's Liberian rebel group, as well as the positions he claims to have held in the rebel group during the early days of the Liberian conflict.
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CharlesTaylorTial.org (The Hague)
12 May 2010
Prosecution witness and former member of Charles Taylor’s rebel group, Joseph Zig Zag Marzah, did not have a sound mind, he took drugs, he was never close to Mr. Taylor, and he is a liar, Mr. Taylor’s 11th defense witness told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today in The Hague.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
11 May 2010
Charles Taylor ordered the execution of commanders in his Liberian rebel group because they sold arms to Sierra Leonean rebel forces, and he ensured that rebel fighters who committed crimes against civilians were punished, a defense witness for the former president told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague today.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
10 May 2010
The trial of Charles Taylor sitting in The Hague was adjourned on Monday morning and will resume on Tuesday as the former Liberian president was absent in court today.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
7 May 2010
When a defense witness said that Liberian rebel forces killed a wounded Prisoner of War (POW) because he was still considered an enemy soldier, judges in the trial of former Liberian President took a keen interest today. (It is against international law to execute prisoners of war who have laid down their arms and who have not first received a fair trial).
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
6 May 2010
In an effort to bolster Charles Taylor’s defense argument that he was a peacemaker who wanted the best for the Liberia people, today’s witness said Mr. Taylor strove to liberate the people of Nimba County in Liberia after they had been persecuted by then Liberian president Samuel K. Doe.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
4 May 2010
Reports that Liberian rebel forces loyal to Charles Taylor mistreated civilians during the country's civil conflict are wrong, said a defense witness for the former Liberian president today at the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
3 May 2010
Claims that Liberian rebel forces displayed human skulls and intestines at checkpoints to terrorize or scare civilians are false, Charles Taylor's defense witness told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today in The Hague.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.com (The Hague)
29 April 2010
Some commanders in Charles Taylor’s Liberian rebel movement formed a renegade group to undermine the revolution and overthrow Mr. Taylor, a defense witness told the Special Court for Sierra Leone today.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
28 April 2010
Charles Taylor today refused to attend his trial in protest of security measures by Dutch security personnel responsible for taking him from his detention facility to the courtroom in The Hague.
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Taylor, he is arrogant and entitled to the end. He had no problem having his soldiers chop off others' limbs, rape, murder and terrorize tens of thousands, yet cannot handle being handcuffed. Someone needs to knock him off his pedestal. He belongs in the worst prison possible, where his former victims get to torture him. He is a horrible representative of the human race.
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
27 April 2010
Stories of Sierra Leone's rebel leader recruiting his fighters from jail cells under the control of Mr. Taylor's rebel forces in Liberia are false, a defense witness told the Special Court for Sierra Leone today.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
26 April 2010
Liberians who formed part of Sierra Leone’s rebel forces that wreaked havoc in the war-torn West African country were not members of Charles Taylor’s own rebel group and had no communications with the former Liberian president, a defense witness said today.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
23 April 2010
Charles Taylor did not provide arms and ammunition to Sierra Leonean rebels to attack Sierra Leone’s diamond rich town of Kono — and diamonds mined by the rebels were not taken to the former Liberian president, Mr. Taylor’s defense witness told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today in The Hague.
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Does the defense witness realize,that he incriminate himself?
Giving false testimony to a Court of Law is a
CRIMINAL offense.
He insists,that diamonds from the town of Kono,mined by RUF,were never given to Taylor.
He never heard or saw,that the rebels of RUF were exchanging diamonds for ammunition with Taylor.
And then he continues:" I was focused on the front line and the miners with their mining.
My business was to control the frontline and not mining!"
So..if his business was managing the frontline and he did not have the slightest idea what was happening on the mining fields,
HOW IN THE WORLD COULD HE BE SOO SURE,that TAYLOR have not received any diamonds?!
According to his own words,he did not know about the events on the mining fields.
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
22 April 2010
Neither Charles Taylor, nor any member of his Liberian rebel group, ever visited the base where Sierra Leonean rebel forces underwent training in Liberia, a defense witness for Mr. Taylor told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today in The Hague.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
21 April 2010
Prosecutors today said that Charles Taylor lied under oath when he said that Sierra Leone’s rebel leader only visited him in Liberia for a few days, but did not stay there for months during the civil conflicts in both Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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No one would believe 6 months out of 11 years is being based somewhere. I think one would believe that was a visit
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
21 April 2010
Charles Taylor invited Sierra Leonean rebels to visit his rebel headquarters in Liberia in 1995, but not to give them military advice, Mr. Taylor's defense witness told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today in The Hague.
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When Justice Sebutinde put this question to Fayia Musa: "You didn't even know the reason why Taylor had invited you. Why were you bending over backwards to go against the will of your leader to visit someone that hadn't stated the purpose?"
This was his response: "Well, we knew that he would not invite us into security problem at all. We also knew that he was his friend,"
What amazes me the most was the pannel's failure to delve into the alleged friendship between Foday Sankoh and Charles Taylor.
How did Fayia Musa know they were friends?
I was in Freetown throughout the war. I saw, with my own eyes, rebels with Leberian accent; in fact speaking the Liberian broken english. In actual fact, about 80% of all rebels I came in contact with were from Liberia.
When the Liberian war started, ECOMOG was stationed in Freetown. Charles Taylor was quoted by a media as saying 'Sierra Leoneans will pay for habouring ECOMOG'
What did he mean by that?
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
19 April 2010
A defense witness for Charles Taylor today claimed he did not see Liberians among the Sierra Leonean rebel forces which attacked the country in 1991. He also dismissed allegations that Sierra Leonean rebels subjected civilians to forced labor during the country’s 11-year civil war.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
16 April 2010
Despite prosecution fears that their case will be “irreparably prejudiced” if they do not gain access to important background statements by Charles Taylor’s current defense witness, judges today disagreed, and ordered cross-examination to start on Monday.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
15 April 2010
The conflict in Sierra Leone was prolonged because of the intransigence of the country's rebel leader who did not want a peaceful end to the conflict, a defense witness for Charles Taylor told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today in The Hague.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
14 April 2010
The relationship between Sierra Leonean rebels and Liberian rebels loyal to Charles Taylor ended in a bloody battle in 1992, a defense witness for the former Liberian president told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today in The Hague.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
13 April 2010
Atrocities committed by Sierra Leonean rebels during the country’s 11-year civil conflict should not be attributed to Charles Taylor as he had no role to play in them, a defense witness for the former Liberian president told the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Those most responsible for the crimes, he said, have already been punished in Freetown.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
1 April 2010
Paramilitary units were established as part of the Liberian security apparatus without the knowledge of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, a defense witness for Mr. Taylor said today at his war crimes trial at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
31 March 2010
A defense witness for Charles Taylor today agreed with prosecutors that Sierra Leonean rebels used terror to keep themselves under control during Sierra Leone's brutal 11-year conflict. He told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges that he was terrified when Sierra Leonean rebels killed their own colleagues, adding that it was out of such fear that he quit the rebel movement in Sierra Leone to ...
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
30 March 2010
Today's defense witness denied knowledge of Charles Taylor's alleged involvement in sending Liberian traditional herbalists – or "juju" men –to Sierra Leone to perform ceremonies for rebel forces to protect them from enemy bullets. The former Liberian president is on trial at the Special Court for Sierra Leone for allegedly supporting rebel forces in neighboring Sierra Leone during its ...
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
26 March 2010
A defense witness for Charles Taylor has told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague that a prosecution witness lied in his 2008 evidence when he testified that the former Liberian president helped Sierra Leonean rebels to invade Sierra Leone in 1991, a war that lasted in the West African country for 11 years.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
25 March 2010
Sierra Leonean rebel fighters were trained in Liberia but not with assistance from Charles Taylor, a defense witness for the former Liberian president told the Special Court for Sierra Leone today in The Hague.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
24 March 2010
Based on a request by prosecutors, the Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today suspended the cross-examination of Charles Taylor’s defense witness whose direct-examination was concluded this morning by defense lawyers for the former Liberian president.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
23 March 2010
A Sierra Leonean witness, who yesterday commenced his testimony in defense of Charles Taylor, has today told the Special Court for Sierra Leone judges that Sierra Leonean rebels received supplies of arms and ammunition not from Mr. Taylor as alleged by prosecutors, but from another rebel group in Liberia.
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CharleTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
22 March 2010
Today, a Sierra Leonean witness commenced his testimony in defense of Charles Taylor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone. The witness told the judges that the former Liberian president provided support to Sierra Leonean rebel forces but that such support ceased in 1991 when Mr. Taylor withdrew his Liberian fighters from Sierra Leone.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
19 March 2010
Charles Taylor’s defense witness today denied that he was taking bribes in exchange for evidence.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
18 March 2010
Sierra Leonean rebel forces did not commit crimes of rape, nor did they recruit and use children for combat purposes as alleged by prosecutors, Charles Taylor's defense witness told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today under cross-examination in The Hague.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
17 March 2010
A Liberian witness who has been testifying in defense of former Liberian president Charles Taylor today concluded his direct-examination in closed session.
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Mr.Vincent testifies,that Charles Taylor did NOT know,that PARAMILITARY groups as Jungle Quick response were formed within the Liberian National Army.
To the question of the defense counsel if those paramilitary groups were of concern to Mr.Taylor,the witness replied:
"NO! Only if we were fighting against the policies of his Administration.
But if we(the paramilitary groups) were fighting against the COMMON ENEMY,there could not and should not be a CONCERN to Mr.Taylor!"
So...AND HOW DID MR.Taylor know,if the PARAMILITARY groups were fighting for his
objective?
HE EVEN DID NOT KNOW THEIR EXISTANCE according to his testimony.
He did NOT know(and he was the President of Liberia!),that a Special Operational Division was formed within the Liberian Police Force.
This would be the same,if HITLER said,he did not know,that GESTAPO existed!!!!!!!!!!!
A SIMPLE COMMON SENSE tells us...someone can NOT be concerned about something if she/he DOES NOT EVEN KNOW THAT THIS "SOMETHING" EXISTS!
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
16 March 2010
Sierra Leonean rebel forces captured arms and ammunition from enemy forces and also purchased some from Guinean soldiers, a defense witness for Charles Taylor told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today in The Hague. The witness also denied prosecution allegations that Mr. Taylor supplied Sierra Leonean rebels with weapons during the country’s brutal 11-year conflict.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
12 March 2010
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.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
11 March 2010
Sierra Leone’s top rebel leader waged a war on the West African country in 1991 to free the people from the misery of the country’s politicians, a Sierra Leonean witness testifying for Charles Taylor told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today in The Hague.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
9 March 2010
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's houses, as alleged by prosecutors.
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I live in Liberia all thurgh the war,in Charles Taylor treeitory.this man is a true leader,who stood for his people,there was a saying amongst his boys "if you want to kill someone don't allow the papae to know about them because you wii be held responsible.I remember duing the octopus i had a truck r unning transportation fom the boarder to Bassa when some of Taylor's boys ceased my truck in Kakata at BWI gate.I was told by some of his solders if you wont your truck back wait and go to the prison the papae will be there,so i went there and at 2am that morning he came and started asking questions,who is this and why are they here and i heart him say let the people go we are here because of these people,then there was a group of ECOMOG soldiers wha had been captured,and they were proud to say papae these men were capture and needs to die and he no put in my car iam taking them with me.then he saw me and asked who are you,and i said your boys took my truck and he gave the orders to one C. Jocobs get this lady truck back.there so muce more he did for his people
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
4 March 2010
Charles Taylor wanted power to empower the Liberian people to develop their country, a defense witness told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
3 March 2010
Neither Charles Taylor nor his security forces supported or participated in the Sierra Leonean rebel attack on the country's capital Freetown in 1999, the Special Court for Sierra Leone heard today as Mr. Taylor's first defense witness ended his testimony.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
2 March 2010
Charles Taylor's defense witness, Mr. Yanks Smythe has said that certain aspects of his written statement were misrepresented as prosecutors today pointed out inconsistencies in his written statement to defense lawyers and his oral testimony in court.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
1 March 2010
A defense witness for Charles Taylor has dismissed prosecution assertions that his testimony is contradicting that of the former Liberian president, telling the court that neither him, nor Mr. Taylor, is lying to the judges.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
26 February 2010
Charles Taylor's first defense witness said that prosecution witnesses lied when they testified that the former Liberian president recruited and used children for combat purposes in Liberia.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
25 February 2010
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor did not form or contribute to any plan to commit crimes in neighboring Sierra Leone, nor did he receive any diamonds from Sierra Leonean rebel forces as alleged by prosecutors, according to Mr. Taylor's first witness.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
22 February 2010
Charles Taylor did not formulate a plan to destabilize West Africa, according to the former Liberian president's first witness who said he trained with Mr. Taylor's rebels in Libya in the 1980s.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
23 February 2010
Charles Taylor did not send Gambian fighters to help in the March 1991 rebel attack on Sierra Leone, nor did he use children in combat while he served as leader of rebel forces in Liberia, according to Mr. Taylor's first defense witness today.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
24 February 2010
Charles Taylor's first witness who is presently testifying in his defense has contradicted the former president's testimony about disciplinary actions taken against the former director of Mr. Taylor's Special Security Services (SSS).
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
19 February 2010
As former Liberian president Charles Taylor wrapped up his testimony today, he had one message for the judges: prosecutors have not proven their case against me.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
17 February 2010
Claims that Charles Taylor secretly smuggled arms and ammunitions into Liberia in 1997 without informing the West African peacekeepers were dismissed as "nonsense" today by the former Liberian president in his trial in The Hague.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
16 February 2010
Charles Taylor did not work for the United States' top spy agency while he was a rebel leader in Liberia, but did receive sophisticated communication equipment from the agency in the hope that Mr. Taylor's forces could help protect American citizens and property during Liberia's brutal civil conflict, he told the Special Court for Sierra Leone today.
[ See Article ]
It is a SHAME but not a surprise to learn that the CIA at one point in time gave communication equipment to a man who was killing people both in Liberia and Sierra Leone to become president. If the USA can justify apprehending so called collaborators of war crimes and terrorism against US interest, I see no reason why the CIA should not be held accountable to crimes against the innocient people of Sierra Leone and Liberia. I must remind the USA to one of Newton's laws of motion that states that 'TO EVERY ACTION, THERE IS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION'. You helped the Taliban against Soviet occupation, Saddam against Iran, and Charles Taylor. All of these turned against you. Can't you learn from your bad experiences? The blood of the innocient souls in Liberia and Sierra Leone will sure hunt you. Ahmed Ojullah Bangura (Sierra Leonean)
There is NOT a causation between the actus reus of CIA (giving a sophisticated communication equipment to Taylor) and the death of civilians in Sierra Leone.
If you give your sister an I-phone as a present and she commits later a criminal offense,DOES IT MEAN YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRIME?
Charles Taylor allegedly escaped from US prison to start the war in Liberia. It is believed that Taylor was actually sent from prison by the CIA to start the civil war. Taylor was a CIA agent.
So what, dude?
It is not a crime to be a CIA spook: it becomes a crime if and only if a spook's cover is blown and is captured by the target.
By the way, the CIA needs African spooks. Pay? Fantastic.
Apply at Langley, Virginia, USA.
Cheers from Langley, Northern Virginia, VA.
Richerson88 I have told you on several occasions that you need to leave Liberian politics. Not only because you have an extremely poor grammatical skills, but your points are baseless and misleading.
So do yourself a favor by staying away as your two senior brothers Agentxx and ...did after I buried them in a cyber debate and they had nothing to offer but to disregard because I exposed their insignificancy.
This fellow is either stupid or ignorant:
He advises me "...to leave Liberian politics.." What he means is that I should LEAVE LIBERIAN POLITICS ALONE. The ignoramus from Liberia continues his silly ranting and irrational chest pounding by asserting: "Not only because ... [I] have AN extremely poor grammatical SKILLS." A clear case of the pot calling the kettle black.
By the way dude, "insignificancy" is not a warranted word in the English lexicon. Accordingly, it is nonsense, pure and tasteless.
Allah Kabir: please save this sorry fellow, whose soul in matters grammatical is mired in plain and unequivocal literary barbarism..
Now, bobo pass go lay don na gutta, because you nor sabie rite. Foolman!
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Add to your list Boigny and the current President of INVADER FRANCE and others innumerable.
Do you think that leafy sirleaf is a CIA spook? The CIA, by the way, pays its spies quite well, way beyond the monthly salary of any West African soupist President.
Follow the money, and wonders beyond wonders shall be re-vealed!
Cheers from Langley.
Where, for God's sake, is the 'liberia man' butcher of the Queen's English or Webster's English (Yankee talk)?
Next time around, dude, refrain from grammatico-semantical rhetorical flourishes; far better, it is, to discuss substantive issues, even with broken Liberian 'English.'
In these fora, published by the INVADER MOUTHPIECE in Africa, allafrica.com, substance trounces form, everytime---dig?
Cheers from Dubai
Agent AK.. did you 'eliminate' the bamo from Monrovia?
Please advise through our secured communicative network.
Cheers from the City, London, the capital of INVADER BRITAIN.
It is funny how some so-called smart men like Charles Taylor fill to come to a reasoning that to every long journey there is a final destination. No river fllows that does not have an ending. Yesterday was Liberia civil war which claim many innocents' lives now the time is no more. today Charles Taylor is denying all allegations label against him, and he thinks he's clever and can get away with it. The blood of innocents he has spelled on the African Soil, especially in the west region are crying to God every day and night, but they will not rest until we shall no longer talk Charles Taylor and the HUGE but justice has finally taken its course and that he is paying for what he has done to the Liberian people and their nieghbors.
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
15 February 2010
Former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, today described how he evaded a United Nations arms embargo by funneling millions of dollars through a secret personal bank account to buy arms and ammunition in an effort to defeat rebels threatening to oust his government.
[ See Article ]
What a shame, Mr. Taylor! Please tell the court to sentence you for life. You have nothing to explain to the world. You stole the liberian government ran away from the country, came back with a rbellion that devasted the lives of liberians and its neighbors. You must pay the price for your wickedness. Please reveal every secret account you had during your rule as west Africa chief rebel leader and detator. Shame on you Mr.Taylor.
What a shame, Mr. Taylor! Please tell the court to sentence you for life. You have nothing to explain to the world. You stole the liberian government money, ran away from the country, came back with a rbellion that devasted the lives of liberians and its neighbors. You must pay the price for your wickedness. Please reveal every secret account you had during your rule as west Africa chief rebel leader and detator. Shame on you Mr.Taylor.
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
4 February 2010
Charles Taylor executed Liberian politicians whom he perceived as threats to his political ambitions, killed rebels who failed to carry out his orders, and persecuted human rights activists who opposed his policies, prosecutors alleged today at the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Mr. Taylor denied the allegations.
[ See Article ]
this is a million dollar question mr.taylor and his supporters cant answer up to now,the question is why killed jackson f.doe,gabriel kpolled,moses duopoe,samuel dokie if only the revolution was to get DOE and his dictatorship out of power and bring in a real democratic systems of government? i clearly understood the reasons why my gio brothers and sisters supported taylor's revolution against the regime of doe which suppressed them according to prince johnson and other sounds gio people but if that was the reason gio and krahn went to war then why the very liberated forces turned thier guns against thier truth sons and daughters from Nimba county? jackson doe,moses duopoe and samuel dokie are not krahn people and infact were not supporter of Doe's regime.well, what ever the answer may be,i want to remind the two sister tribe gio and krahn never again turn inn guns against each other nomatter of the situation,let us sit together as brothers and sisters and settle down our differences in a peaceful way.taylor war was not a revenge for the death of peaceful nimbian under doe's regime but a revenge for the death of americo-liberian during 1980 coupe de etate when the truth sons of the land of liberty decided to end one party system by the used of force after 133yrs of dictatorship in which the native man was not part of decisions making in his own country.longlive gio and krahn,longlive mama liberia and liberian.let peace,love and togetherness prevail in our country forever and ever-amen.
Thank you very much my brother. I am always asking myself and other Liberians the same question. Why killed Jackson F. Doe ???? Why , Taylor, why??? What did Jackson F. Doe do to you. Taylor should remember that death is not for one person. J.F.D. is resting in peace in the bossom of father Abraham. Where is Charles Taylor is resting? In the den of his father, the Devil. That scum bag is in the Hague lying about everything.All of Charles Taylor and his supporters should understand that it is only truth that can set a man free, not lies.
Well, that was the stupidity that I saw in most of them at that time.They should've being there to tell Taylor,that those were their educated brothers and there was no need of killing them.Taylor was able to manupulate those uneducated boys to go against their own brothers and sisters.Just picture the run-away killer,Benjamin Yeaten. He is no more than "Early Man".
Well...Here we go again Agentxx. I am deeply surprise you back in Liberian politics after I sent you home for few days while you were still visiting this site.
My advise to you is dont start something you know you wont end. A month or less than a month ago we started a debate regarding Taylor's trial that should be 40 comments or more up to this date, but because you are influential to this site or this news agency, you deleted my last post only because it was OVERWHELMING and too factual for you to counter-punch. But just a warning that dont ever tell anyone that you won the debate, because not only did I reduce you to a mere ridicule, but I lower your temperature to 2 degree celsius instead of it being 36 to 38 degree celsius.
You claimed you are a reporter, but I am just a mediocre Liberian college youth. It was a shame that you could not win me in a cyber-debate. I just brought this point out because I can remember in one of your posts amid our debate, you stated that you won one of your Sierra Leonean's brothers in a debate. Whether it was true or not....I dont know. But I can assume that was the same strategy you used to claim that you won that brother, deleting his comments to give you an added advantage because that the same strategy you want to use on me. But that is not possible because every comment you post, I will reply you with this same message.
So until you can put my comment back and engage me, you are nothing but an "IDIOT!" who is only qualify to be a YANNAH-BOY instead of a REPORTER....DUMMY...hahahahahahahaahaa!!!!!!!!!
Well PrimaFacie,being an idiot for not knowing the law is not an excuse for the unlookers or listeners.If I had power over this site I'll face people like you one on one and I'll also email you personally.This of your accusation really reminds me of a "poor man's story",who do not like to buy big things but prefers smaller things.
Just for the sake of knowledge that which my Sierra Leonean Fore-Fathers helped to spread around...I'll educate you on how this AllAfrica Site operates with respect to our posted comments.I'm quite sure that you started using or gain computer knowledge this year.Don't be ashame...It's not your fault!But if you tell me that in the 90's your parents worked with WHO and from that time you're still cyberphobic,then you're a liar like your bandit former President,Charles Taylor.Because from that time they would've put you or made you to gain the knowledge. But still you're a dummy in that field.
PrimaFAcie,for the information,AllAfrica.Com reserves the right to delete any post(s) that contravenes the rules and guidelines of the site.We,the readers or customers on this site do not have the power to delete eachothers' post(s).If you have a problem with the site for not publishing or displaying your mess on there site,it's because you posted or behaved and placed on yourself the real Liberian idiotic coat.I wish I could give you the address of that beautiful Lady at the AllAfrica.Com customer service.I'll stop short because you're a complete mess from this of your post that I've just read. I'll give you the benefit of the Liberian doubt.
You snail; I'm not a Journalist and I wish not to be one.Because,those guys are professionals and I'm not a professional.I believe in been a security for any operation. That is what I do.So do not misquote me.I've never told you or post to tell you that I'm a Journalist.Prove me wrong and tell me in which of my post(s) that suggests that I'm a Journalist.Or you just believe in being a pathological liar.Well, it's no surprise to me because you inhereted those manners.
Secondly,PrimaFAcie,you did not send me home. I replied to your post.Check on the site and you'll see my post.Maybe,you again don't know how to use your search or mouse to navigate through those posts.If you need education on that, I'll be willing to ask AllAfrica.Com to give me a special corner to teach you Liberian dumbAss some goog notes.I think I might need some one who's much younger than you and who is of the age with me and not attending any Liberia UnilieVersity.Oh!Please don't scare me with your college news. I feel and I'm sick of hearing of those kangaroo college gains of some of you people in that country-called Liberia.
Thirdly,I did not post to tell you that I won my Sierra Leonean brother in a debate.I can't win any Sierra Leonean in a debate because those guys know what is a debate and they know how to do their presentation,orally and in print.They're not like you "Gugumehs".Go back to my post and read it with an understanding,from there you can again post to question me on what I posted.So,for now Gioboy,Manoboy,Krahnboy or Greboboy,do more studies.For me I'm lucky to enter all countries in Africa to see where the politics is sweet,especially West Africa."Ee Wurudaine!" Or should I call you "Nyaree?"
A44, take it easy, man: have you forgotten the emotional control lessons we were taught at M....?
Take it easy, black: just have fun, because "everything g'on be alright." (Bob Marley)
Hahaha you are the worst fool I have heard from Sierra Leone even though all of you Sierra Leoneans are DUMMIES. We have said a lot and have not achieved anything. My point now is tell me when you are coming to Monrovia so we can battle verbally. I feel dissapointed even replying to your post because not only is it baseless, but it lacks a theme which is the foundation of your points.
You claim you are a SECURITY? Wow it is surprising becaus interacting with you proves to me that you are really an IDIOT that is not even worth to be a "YANNA-BOY" in my country. But maybe I could considered that a litttle bit because I am aware of the fact that a lot of Sierra Leoneans are accustomed to sacrifice(s), so maybe you are one of the beneficiaries of that ritual to keep your position since you are imcompetent.
You dont have to tell me where to go and read the Allafrica terms and conditions. This is always posted at the bottom or top of any legal website. That is a basic cyber law dummy. Every organization is governed by rules and regulations. I am sorry you dont realize this because the four to five decades you have existed you have been acculturated into ANARCHY. But remember that is only in sierra Leone and nowhere else where the long-sleeves and short-sleeves generation serves as an evidence. Also, if I cant read the terms and conditions from the website, I used a search engine like, GOOGLE, LYCOS etc., to read more about the website before participating on it. Or if my time is limited, as it is now, I just look at the beginning of the web address and once there is a http (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), this clarifies to me that the site is legal, as I did to allafrica. Let me not go deep into computer because you will be totally LOST.
Hey Grandpa, you need to say something better. Because comparing me with a Sierra Leone student that is of my classification or even beyond me is deceiving yourself and your entire country due to the fact that from my perception even your top-professors are consider narrow-minded, maybe because we Liberians condone Sierra Leoneans in all aspect of life.
I wont mind commiting AGRUMENTAL ADHOMINE because you started it. So whether you are a SECURITY or REPORTER or you are an ALAHADJI, I dont care because you are just a MERE-IDIOT like every Sierra Leoneans. I see you when you reply, I wont mind replying back even though my times are limited due to tight schedule....THE DUMMIEST GRANDPA EVER...
Fellow, what is your problem? Rather, your problems?
First, the net is the worst place to prove that you are smarter than your opponent, herein, A44, and worse still is the soul searing fact that, as you baselessly accuse ALL Sierra Leoneans of political and intellectual barbarism,, your post is choke full of grammatical and other unmentionable errors.
Second, and devastatingly, your xenophobia is crappy: Liberia is just as soupist as Sierra Leone. In my book, it is not verbotten to attack the pols in these two soupist territories, Madam leafy sirleaf in Liberia and Mr. Achitudinal Change in soupist Sierra Leone.
But, to claim, as you erroneously do, that ALL Sierra Leoneans are "dummies" is irrational and factually wrong: was Davidson Nicol a "dummy." And, please note that Dr. Nicol was a professor at FBC, once the apogee of higher education in West Africa. In fact, some of the smartest Liberians, Fambulleh, among many others, studied at FBC with professors who mischaracterize as dense.
Take it easy man: your soupist Liberia is just as toxic, backward, absurd, sick, etc, in the same key of derogatory regard, as soupist Sierra Leone.
But, "please, please, please" (James Brown) refrain from throwing verbal bombs at the suffering people of Sierra Leone.
Grab a Heineken or, if that is unavailing because "money naw dae," some omolay, and relax, my brother, for the life of leisure and peace of mind is preferable to chest pounding self-exaltation.
Peace, dude.
What are you talking about Richerson88? I am very sorry I try my best in understanding your post but I could not due to too many spelling errors and poor organization. I think I will need a SUBTITLE if you want me to reply. I am very sorry I cant understand HIEROGLYPHICS or CREOLE. So Agent44 your Sierra Leonean friend and brother ask you to reply to my post. But I know that he is very discourage, and even told you that you are a disgrace to SALONE and him for posting substandard grammar or even a tribe when we are arguing in English.
So if you are ready to be buried as I did to your two older brothers, just learn and try to compose like the both of them. Even though I struggle reading their posts too, but Agentxx was much better than the first FOOL that I cant even remember his name because I sent him home with two posts and he sent Agentxx to redeem.
I am very sorry.. No offense. But I cant refute something I cant understand because I dont want to appear as a FOOL like you.
HAve a nice day. I am too busy to listen to an IDIOT like you.
Dude, you are full of crap, period and out.
I shall refrain from positing a discouse on grammar or similar arcane phenomena.
You claim that you are unable to understand my post because of grammatical "mistakes" therein. A classic case of the pot calling the pot black.
There is no need to comment on the posts; they speak for themselves. Perhaps, as an excercise in humility, you may want to get a disinterested editor to pluck out the zillion and more grammatical errors in your sordid, xenophobic and, frankly, barbaric posts.
By the way, given your literary barbarity, I DON'T WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND ME; dig, loosey goosey word warrior in the dickens?
Why don't you go Cotton Tree in the center of soupist Freetown and profess the crap you've been posting about ALL SIERRA LEONEANS.
Ain't got the balls for that, I suppose.
Watin na you problem fellow; if you yams wite, as you claim, you naw go coba ram, bobo?
I am very sorry when I am an intruder to your post richer888. I am only replying because I saw it as a reply to mine. I cant say much because it is not legible.
I thought a hint to the wise was quite sufficient as the saying goes, because I can remember telling you that I cant understand or read your tribe, dialect or code. So please ask your head Agentxx to interpret it for me in English before you post your comment(s). I wont reply to you again if you dont follow my instruction.
PrimaFAcie, I'm a security and I do not deal with pretenders for a long time.I'm convinced that you're another sot,a double plus lunatic and a psychopath, in deed.If I may class you, very oblivious. Such, gives me the second thought to read that your traumatic experience for the past decades, is quite serious and I advise that you immediately seek help from us(Sierra Leaneans). It might appear to be a comedy to you but I really mean it as your only Grandpa.
I'll come to Liberia when your Fathers(my sons) light up the city of Monrovia. You're just another super star in a ponographic movie in that dark city of Monrovia and you're calling yourself a student or a pony? You need to drink more milk so you can go to bed.You have to exist for seven hundred years before you can be able to challenge any Sierra Leonean Professor.With all your top scholars in Liberia; they're not visible on the International arena.Is it because they're more occupied with or addicted to the drinking of that foolish club beer or womanising,as your former bandict President Taylor did?
PrimaFAcie,you're of no value to any Sierra Leonean.That I can say a million times to any one of you.Sierra Leoneans are more of an added value to you Liberians.The Interlectual standings of Sierra Leoneans is a billion times ahead of you killers and cannibals.I have to stop short because we make up half of the members in your Government of today.I told you before that,there's no former member of Taylor's cabinet that I did not rubb shoulders with.Name any that you think I do not know? PrimaFAcie, you're a complete fool.What is being a professional suggests to you? Oh,give me a break,you moley!
This is what I like for real. I appreciate the fact that you have admitted that my grandfather and you are of the same age. I must commemorate you for being so truthful at last. Unfortunately, I am very sorry to say that my grandfather resource capacity is more sophiscated than yours due to your pre-school thinking.
At least I can spend 20-30 minutes of my leisure time responding to your post, even though I have to invest an extra time trying to decipher what you are talking about, most especially when it comes to the deviation from your profession. I must admit that you are really qualify to be a security guard, because your stupidity proves to me that you only worth guarding people, maybe I must hire you one day in the near-by future as my private body guard if you send me your resume and I see you are qualify.
I am deeply astonish and afraid. Where in the world have you seen a security guard diagnose mental disorder(s)? Maybe it is only in Sierra Leone because to we Liberians that is the land of NAVEITIES. Let me put you back on point because I think you are a novice to the medical arena, but I know you will dispute the fact because that what you are good at. It is only a Psychiatrist, a medical doctor specialize in recognizing and treating mental disorder is license to diagnose mental problems. That statement you made regarding my mental retardation, only prove to me that you do not have a frontal lobe.
You claimed that sierra Leone has the best professors? I think you very good at cajoling not only yourself but your entire country. Why will you have the best professors in your country and insist that one man (Charles Taylor) persuaded you guys to damage your own country, destroying lives and properties. Where were the professors. Do they have common sense? Or they are just educated FOOLS! These are questions you should take into consideration before uttering shameful statements like those ones you previously posted.
Taylor too was greatly assisted by Ivory Coast during his revolution in Liberia. His military supplies and even foods were transported through Ivory Coast while he was residing in Nimba. But should we Liberians accused the Ivoirians for sponsoring war in our country? NO! Because that will only prove us to be very foolish like sierra Leoneans. So we don't even mention it because it is a disgrace to the entire country. A war only occurred in a country when it is embraced by its populace. So whatsoever revolution that went on in Salone( the beauty store) the sierra Leoneans should be held fully responsible, instead of not having evidence but accusing people of sponsoring civil-war in their VILLAGE.
Whatever you say Grandpa. You have no option but to disregard as your sierra Leonean brother did from the onset of this discussion because you are LIMITED and your posts are baseless and misleading. You sent Richard88 to come and rescue you, but unfortunately, to be honest, I could not understand a thing he was trying to say. I am very sorry, I speak and write English fluently along with a little bit of French, but not Arabic or Creole. So please inform him to compose in English the next time he wants to rebut my statements so I can reply without hesitation. He might be born 1988, but his comments appear to me like a nursery student. I don't take nonsensical thoughts into consideration please. I DONT HAVE TIME FOR THAT!
You can be buddies with Taylor top government officials as you claim. That is none of my business. Atleast you insisted that you have spent some time in Liberia. But I could not afford to spend even two days in Sierra Leone. I attempted to, but I was overwhelmed not only from unsanitary behaviors from the Sierra Leoneans, but also impoverishness. I thought we had poor Liberians, but my visit to sierra Leone made me to be appreciative of the little the 'Have Nots' have in Mama Liberia. Seeing kids picking stuffs from dumpsites in Sierra Leone were like the norms. That served as an evidence that we are better than you guys because those attitudes are deviance here in Liberia.
Have a great day. And I strongly recommend you refrain from ritualistic practices for job. Because a lot of sierra Leoneans had told me that what you guys are accustomed to. That don't help. But I don't blame you. You are unqualified so that is the only way out GRANDPAAAA!!!!
I am still reminding you to inform me when you are coming Liberia the next time so we can meet and debate, once it is before August. DONT FORGET PLEASE.
Jacko, what evidence can you proffer to validate your baseless assertion that A44 sent me to "attack" you?
Professor of nothingf, listen here: nobody cares if your use of the English Language rocks in modus Shakespear or the Queen Mother of INVADER BRITAIN or the Yank's Webster.
Fool, don't you understand that speaking or writing English is the detritus of INVADER humiliation of Africans. Or, shall I suppose that you "ain't no
African, Black"?
I reiterate my coded DIRECTIVE: HAUL YOUR DERRIER TO COTTON TREE IN SOUPIST FREETOWN, AND WHILE YOU'RE THERE, GRAB A LOUDSPEAKER and call all Sierra Leoneans "stupid," bla, bla, bla."
If you enact my reasonable directive, as we say in the underworld business (A44, you understand me, eh?), I would kiss Satan's derrier if you are NOT TAYLORIZED in a nano second.
Now, do my bidding, xenophobic, loosey goosey, prolix, professor of banalities AND BUNKUM.
SAFUL YA!
WHAT? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...What are you talking about? I cant understand a thing to be honest. Please I am eager to learn what you are saying. So maybe I could increase my human resource capacity that way since I am just a mere junior student in college. Kindly ask Agentxx to interpret it for me. Because I dont leave any sin unpunish. But it is not fair because I am not understanding you for real so I cant reply.
LORD HAVE MERCY!!! I HAVE BEEN SEEING AND HEARING DUMMIES BUT THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR ME. Can somebody serve as an intrepreter please so I can reply this IDIOT and send him home as I did to his two SENIOR BROTHERS from Sierra Leone?
Dude, your rhetorical naivete (I really mean incompetence) is beyond measure.
Since you can't "understand" me, I urge you, gleefully, I must confess, to reply to this post, xenophobic and barbaric 'Liberia' man.
PASS GO LAY DON NA GUTTER, FITYAI BOBO.
OKAY FOOLL!!! I cant understand you, so that is your business. I replied to all the posts your head Agentxx posted because I could understand him. But you I am confuse. You really proved to me how sierra leoaneans are limited. You mean only one man (Agentxx) in the entire country can write with understanding? That is SAD!
Your reply, fool primus, proves, beyond any and all reasonable doubt, that you are an intellectual mouse: man, reflect on the post to which I am responding.
Substantively, it is contentless; formally, rubbish.
Dude, I urge you to get out of this game, internet rhetorical war, FOR YOU LACK THE TOOLS to wage war: absolute command of the English Language in all its modal determinations: syntactically, rhetorically, etc.
If you reply to this post, then you are beyond rhetorical redemption.
Die Bra simply, absolutely naw sabie rite. Amen? Amen, lonta!
Cheers from the School RHETORICAL ROAD SIDE BOMBS.
" .. the question is why killed jackson f.doe,gabriel kpolled,moses duopoe,samuel dokie .."
That is an allegation - as mischievous and seditious as it gets - whose evidence has not been examined in court. It strikes at the very foundation of the state - its constitution and institutions which protect and serve the people.
All said, Liberia needs to examine the foundations of its existence.
For instance, they must define what they mean by "sovereign immunity" and why it is desirable, indeed necessary.
The prosecution has concluded their cross examination of Mr. Taylor. They should be ashamed of all the money wasted on this case.
Aki, money wasted determinds "Cause and Result" for Mr. Taylor in the Hague.The result I say to you is imprisonment for 150 yrs in London.First of all,Taylor's entire family will be stripped of every penny that was illigally earned and when they're all insecured and vulnerable with no pride,he'll then go to London as his first resting place. Aki, take this from me.
Chuckie(y)will be paying 22 million dollars to five individuals? I see him asking his Dad so his Dad can talk to their Banker,Col. Gaddafi of Libya to pay the money.A leader who neglects his own people and spends millions of dollars in sponsoring Rebel wars in other countries.Yet,he stands to portray himself as the Orator for a just African Cause.Nonsense...Indeed!
" ... Mr. Taylor in the Hague...." Let us get a point of reference - just to make sure that you are not just a run-of-the-mill native boy who is totally bogged down in a morass of inferiority complex.
Men of goodwill the world over propose that Mr. Blair, Mr Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney among others must appear at the Hague to answer crime against humanity charges arising the wanton invasion and the war of aggression in Iraq that resulted in diabolical rapes, torture, slaughter and massive social dislocation of MILLIONS of civilians.
1) Do you agree - or do you think that Taylor is guilty of even more heinous and widespread crimes?
2) Last time that the Belgians put in motion the effort to haul them to the ICC, they had to drop the idea as too hot - after very credible threats of dire action were made by the Americans. Do you wish to take up the crusade to haul the western monsters kicking and screaming to the ICC - or are you (the expert in self-flagellation) content to see the Hague reserved only for maligned leaders from the third world who don't kowtow to the white man - and in particular, the leaders in Africa?
3) Do you think that the UN/League of Nation was set up by white men to possibly realize a significant material benefit for barbarians whenever a (resource/military) conflict arose between whites and blacks? Do you think that the ICC was set up by white men to consistently punish imperial whites who victimize barbarians/blacks? [Note the UK/USA's lack of cooperation with the ICC whenever a matter that may result in a negative ruling for the UK/USA - yet the UK/USA covertly pushes for African leaders who may have thwarted their imperial foreign interests to be sent to the ICC ..]
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" .. Taylor's entire family will be stripped of every penny ..."
Do you believe in "cruel and unusual punishment"?
Every leader has detractors and enemies. Do you believe that a country's long-term political and executive and judicial stability is enhanced if each leader who leaves office must face a Machiavellian backlash of being hounded, gratuitously punished, his family impoverished and his leadership scandalized for the sovereign actions he took in good faith while in office as a sovereign leader? [Remember the saying: "The Sovereign can do no wrong." In case you wish to disagree, let me remind you that it is a saying from the british - and, of course, to a brainwashed chap like you, everything british must be right - including slave trade.]
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" .. Aki, take this from me. .."
Yeah - a word from a low-life, insurrectionist, naive and hotheaded idiot!
Chokora,me a "hotheaded idiot?" Thank you and due to the advise from a good post of Aki to keep our posts civil I give you this side. But you have to take some of my hotheaded idiotic manners:You're a "symbol of mental inferiority,you're a raw material for the Whiteman to work with".There's nothing significant in you as a blackman as you refer to yourself.The only significant part of you is to marry more wives get more children that you can hardly support or cater to.
QUESTION 1. ANSWER: Yes, I do. QUESTION 2. ANSWER: Yes,if I had to enter the skies to amplify the message,I'll do it. QUESTION 3. ANSWER: Yes,I do.
Chokora, I believe in 'a blow for a blow'.I don't believe in tomorrow's reconciliation. When we're 50/50 then we can talk of reconciliation and be forgiven...you toad!
mr.aki,no one can stop the time so let's wait and see if whether mr.taylor will walk out of court and be a free man or will spend the rests of his life in prison.time will tell.ok!
" ..time will tell.ok! .."
Sit back and wait. Relax Ok.
Quite passive - as in 'don't fight imperialism/colonialism, slave trade, apartheid and the Iraqi invasion because time will tell.' Right?
Or is yours an acquiscence to 'destiny'?
So, suppose time has eventually 'told'. And you, your offspring and your people have been wiped out during the foreigners' scramble for your land and your resources - as in the case of the millions of indigenous natives of North/South Americas, the indigenous natives of Australia, etc.
Then what?
At what stage in the human extermination process do you intend to get involved?
Western leaders have done more horrific crimes against humanity. Think the Mayans. Think AUstralian ABorigines. Think Iraq. Think Grenada. Haiti. Think Panama, Chile.
And Africa.
It has been said that "the more things change, the more they remain the same."
Why do these foreigners set up this website? [Tell me that they are so nice to the African ...]
Here are imperial foreigners and their native lackeys, sitting in some foreign country of imperial exterminators of the African Child, deciding the fate of an African Child.
Are Africans incapable of prosecuting their own - or is the propaganda that sees the African as incapable and incompetent THAT effective on the Africans as well?
If you see nothing wrong in this situation then answer this: Do Africans, of the ancient civilizations of Africa, deserve 'independence'? [From what?]
And Africans can do nothing about this imposition. [Or rather, the fooled natives are told by the foreigners' propaganda machine that such a situation is best for them. . Just like they were told that the enslavement and slaughter of Africans and the colonization of Africa - then and now - was by god's grand design - and so they should be happy. These same Africans are yet to wonder why a western foreigner who commits a serious crime in their African country is ever tried in the African country - unless very light or suspended sentence, or an acquittal is somehow assured.]
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Note: The triple headed monsters Museveni, Kibaki and Kagame who have killed over a million of their own people will not face accusations at the ICC. They have a sure strategy for avoiding the gallows: They kowtow to the whims, wishes and foreign policy objectives of the imperial plundering foreigners of the ICC.
Chokora, the international Criminal Court only came to being in July of 2002 and cannot try any crimes that occurred before that date. The ICC cannot just drag anyone for prosecution as it has guidelines to follow and is intended to be a court of last resort, investigating and prosecuting only where the national courts have failed. Some of its jurisdiction lies in cases where the accused is a national of a ratified state or the crime took place in country that is ratified to it or the accused is referred to it by the United Nations Security Council. In the case of Charles Taylor, I understand that his trial is being held at the Hague because of political and security concerns about holding the trial in the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Freetown.
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
5 February 2010
As the cross-examination of Charles Taylor drew to a close after almost two months, the former Liberian president repeated his claim that a conspiracy by western powers to oust him from Liberia is what landed him in the Special Court for Sierra Leone today.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
2 February 2010
When former Liberian president Charles Taylor helped secure the release of United Nations peacekeepers held hostage by Sierra Leonean rebels ten years ago, he was really trying to help the rebels gain more control over his neighboring country, prosecutors alleged today. Mr. Taylor disagreed: the safety of the hostages was forefront on his mind, he said.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
1 February 2010
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor did not tolerate press freedom in Liberia while he served as the West African country's president from 1997 to 2003, prosecutors said today at his trial in The Hague. Mr. Taylor dismissed the allegations as "not correct."
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
28 January 2010
Charles Taylor told lies in his direct-examination because he was too desperate to discredit prosecution witnesses while testifying in his own defense, prosecutors told the former Liberian president today. Mr. Taylor dismissed this assertion as "incorrect" – but the former president did admit to a series of inconsistencies in his own previous testimony as the day wore on.
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The prosecution has said that Mr. Taylor did and said many things in his testimony before the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Therefore, it is no surprise that the prosecution accused Mr. Taylor of lying. Of course, the prosecution has not presented and evidences to that effect.
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
27 January 2010
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor was grilled by prosecutors about bank transfers which they say allowed Mr. Taylor to secretly buy weapons while his country was under a United Nations arms embargo. Mr. Taylor said he could not remember specifically what the money was used for.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
26 January 2010
Charles Taylor recruited and used children for military purposes in Liberia and it was therefore no surprise to him to learn that Sierra Leonean rebel forces were also using child soldiers during the West African country's 11-year conflict, prosecutors said today during the former Liberian president's cross-examination.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
25 January 2010
Prosecutors today questioned former Liberian president Charles Taylor about crimes committed by his rebel forces during his country's civil conflict.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
21 January 2010
Prosecutors today told former Liberian president Charles Taylor that he waged a civil war in Liberia not because he wanted to free the Liberian people but because he was desperate to capture political power. Mr. Taylor dismissed this claim.
[ See Article ]
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
20 January 2010
Charles Taylor did not send fighters to destablize neighbouring Ivory Coast, the accused former Liberian president told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today.
[ See Article ]
Complete nonsense, total nonsense, that's not true, and so on. For God's sake, why can't this guy tell the truth! Will lies set him free? God forbid !!!!! Did Charles Taylor forget to know that all his evil deeds were going to backfire on him? Was he completely under the possession of his father the Devil ( Satan )when he was carrying on his killing sprees? The Judges need to stop the trial now and throw that monster into the bottomless pit was prepared for the Devil and his followers.
Until they can prove Charles Taylor wrong, he is saying the fact. Remember "Innocent until proven guilty." This statement says everything I want to say. I am really astonish, all of those Sierra Leoneans prosecuters cant come out with a question to substantiate Taylor's role in the Sierra Leonean conflict, that is a "SHAME!" for which I recommend they come to Liberia to attend the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, maybe that would help them in being better prosecutors. WHy will you accused someone of destabilizing a country without facts? This is STUPID!!! But my appeal to the international community is to keep Taylor because he is a threat to West African peace, I think. Because the Sierra leoneans sent DUMB ASSES they called prosecuters, who are blundering a lot. To be honest, if this goes as a fair-trial, I am of the strongest conviction that Taylor wont be guilty because I monitored the cross-examination and found out that the sierra leoneans prosecuters are all fatheaded and money eaters.
PrimaFAcie,With all your faded notions on Sierra Leonean prosecutors,I don't blame you but I still stand with you because you wrote to say that"Taylor is a threat to African Peace".As I sit to reply to your comments I feel to burst with laughter,when you say Sierra Leoneans should come to Liberia to attend the Louise Arthur Grimes School of Law.Do you have good Lawyers in Liberia? Name me three International,notable ones teaching in that Law school.
Don't tell me of John Carender,Charles Brumskin or Pearson.Where are the books or papers written by your PhD Lawyers of Liberia? What I see they practice in Liberian courts in the past,was a 'Kangaroo system of laws, trials and verdicts'.Please check and get the profiles of those prosecutors before you make such a sycophant analysis of trying to build the educational capability of your Law School,when infact it is not of standard even in West Africa.
PrimaFAcie,we started good but don't allow yourself to be "booed" by our excellent FBC students in Sierra Leone or even Bo School for Boys.Because they'll turn your suggestions to that of the game of a 'maching band tricks'.Aki, have told you the right thing. You think Taylor is educated? Thank God he is litrate,which has enabled him to dance around with his Liberian way of diction.Keep Cool Boy!
Even though I am overly-engaged in academic protocols, that is, working on obtaining my F-1 student visa, and also studying for my university classes, it behooves me greatly to refute your dangling thesis of Liberian lawyers not being famous in their practice which is totally misleading and baloney to the zenith. With all due respect to their boundless legal supremacy, you did mention Counsellor Charles Walker Brumskine and others, but you left key personalities out, that I which you permit me to mention some of them, but due to the prolongation of time, I would strongly recommend you know and read the biography of Cllr. Varney Sherman. Not only is he one of the corporate Liberian lawyers that graduated from Harvard University with a magma cum laude, but he spends most of his time out of Liberia pleading and winning crucial international cases. Hence, claiming that Liberian lawyers do not know the modus operandi of the legal arena, clearly indicate to me that you need to be lobotomized.
I stand to be corrected. Unable to quote you verbatim,I think I overheard you stated that the educational system in Sierra Leone is better than the one in Liberia; or Sierra Leoneans students are more competent than Liberian students. If is that what you said, you might be cajoling your system because we have lot of Sierra Leonean college/university professors that are employed. They complained not only about the low-pay rate in your country, but also its debaucherousness which also extends to the educational system. And please do not argue that they are competent so they have the ability to teach anywhere because we look down at Sierra Leoneans in every aspect of life to be honest, so for a Liberian professor to come in Sierra Leone and teach, is an ABOMINATION!!!
Let me make this crystal clear again so maybe it can always reverberate between the both of you and around every Sierra Leonean. I am aligned with charles Taylor not only because he is the former president of Mama Liberia, but also because there had been no incriminating evidence to substantiate his involvement in destabilizing neighboring Sierra Leone. So, since I am not a resident or citizen of Canada which legal system is based on "Guilty Until Proven Innocent," but mine legal system and international law is based on "Innocent Until proven Guilty," I dont have the audacity to state that Charles Taylor is guilty until that can be proven except I want to be narrow-minded like others. If I have to think in this manner, I will betray my parents who had spent, and still spending lot of monies in building my human resource capacity.
I adjourn my points with this concluding paragraph due to the fact that I am sandwiched with assignments and engaging personal life situations. As I mentioned previously, even though we considered Sierra Leoneans as humans like we Liberians because God created everyone equal, we condoned them in every aspects of life. Maybe that could be one of the major reasons that your most renowned persecutors are considered as "FOOLS" in the face of Charles Taylor for which they are jittering on their own questions even though he has a mere bachelor degree in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Also, I wish I have the opportunity to debate with a Fulbright student that is my preponderant so I can provoke him to a mere ridicule, to exhibit the proficiency of a mediocre Liberian College/Univeristy student since I am a better orator than a writer.
PrimaF,I have just realized on this site that you've caused or created a complete agony, that has heightened the possibility of a pandemonium amongst the educated Lawyers of Sierra Leone and those "Flaka Jys" of LIB. Well,our educated prosecutors have referred to your lexical thoughts as a 'mal de mer' of a lesser-mind that is controlled by stress and truama.Any way,permit me to also say well-done for you studying the various keys on the keyboard.Am happy now that I don't have to read through your posts again like a running from Harper to Plebo.This change have given me the courage to find pleasure in reading your posts from now on.You remind me of a Sierra Leonean brother,richerson88 on this site,who developed the concept of "Soupism".We met on this site with heated posts at eachother.At the end of the day,I raised my flag above his own and our posts were on the good side against those advocates of bandict Taylor.
Haha you are so funny. I told you from the initial stage of your criticism of my organization that I did indent but it did not appear as I did because I never knew that you have to press the space bar twice, instead of once which ofcourse I am accustomed to.
Your so-called Sierra Leoneans' prosecutors are entitled to their opinions but not facts. So they can say whatsoever they want to say that is up to them. Let me inform you that putting a comment on this site clealy indicate that I am a public figure and vulnerable to criticism. So I see no need for which I should should not be clamed in the prresence of my adversaries except I want to be narrow-minded like you.
You increased my level of patriotism for "Mama Liberia," because you prove to be doing lot of reasearches on my country. Remember people spend more time learning about good things than bad things. This depicts that Liberia is better than your so-called Salone which sounds like a beauty store to me.
Say hi to your entire team of wasteful Sierra Leonean prosecutors. I can imagine how difficult it is for lead prosecutor Hollis, who has a very good international repitition to work in a team with those "IDIOTs" who come up with no strategies but only there to eat free money. DUMMIESSSSSS!!!!!
You're not to be blame for not being equipped to the use of the computer.This blessing came to the MRU states in late 80's and acquiring a computer knowledge was expensive indeed,just as it's still today.Most of your ministers today are being tuitored by a notable computer school in Monrovia (ID).Should they be held responsible for that,no?!
Just a preview of my work.Security for any engagement.I've seen the entire Monrovia and interacted with many of the big boys of Taylor.There's nothing you can bluff me about in LIB.I'm not a Researcher.I know it so I don't research.I only report it.I know a couple of men in Liberia who are my bodies and we hang around alot when I'm in Monrovia.My big spot,carey street(opposite the Daily Observer N office).
Our Prosecutors will be hailed for nailing a Liberian Professor,Dr.Charles Dakpanah Akatayi Ghankay MacArthur Taylor.I'm preparing my speech for that day.I pray that you enter the states.For me I love Africa(Sierra Leone)and I enjoy the life here.It's cool here.
Primafacie, in your biggest dream !! Who should come to a third world under-develope country like your mama Liberia to go law school? Are you in your right mind? Or something is wrong somewhere with you? We have law schools over here, like: University of Massachusetts,Boston University, Clark University,The College of the Holy Cross, Harvard University and so on.
Who really cares about your Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law? I know couples of Liberians who came from Liberia with their big degrees indifferent fields of studies, thinking that they were all that. Those degrees were thrown into the trash cans because they were not considered valid in the United States of America. It's very sad to hear you bragging about law school in your war ravaged Liberia. Primafacie, to be honest, you know deep down in your heart that Charles Taylor is guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, or maybe you were too young to remember what happened during the Civil Wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Think about it very carefully.
Well thanks a whole lot for being truthful at last by letting me know that you reside in the United States even though from the initial stage of this discussion you stated that you were residing in Sierra Leone.
I said it and I will always repeat myself that I do not have the ability to state, neither prognosticate whether Taylor will be or is guilty because I am not a judge. In other words, you can not indict someone and sentenced them right-away except you want to violate the due-process, which is indictment, prosecution, conviction and sentence. Since the prosecutors claimed that they have the evidence to warrant Taylor's rejection(s) of his invlolvement of destabilizing neighboring Sierra Leone, I see no need for not having a fair-trial. Believe me or not, I will be one of the first Liberians to openly apologize to the Sierra leoneans if Taylor is found guilty.
I think you can record that from the onset of Taylor's trial, his charges were seventeen, then it dropped to eleven, and now it was astonishing to read that they are now five. But this does not mean that he cant be found guilty, or he will be guilty. Even a charge, depending on its magnitude can lead him to lifetime imprisonment. So let us excercise patience and leave it with the judges instead of jumping the gun. Remember "Innocent Until Proven Guilty."
If I am a little aligned with Taylor, it is only because he is my former president and he had not be proven guilty. Not because I do not have respect for human rights. The name Taylor will forever reverberate in the minds of my generation for his evil-mindedness which took "mama Liberia" a century backward. So you have to think like a westerner, most especially North Americans who have lots of respects for human rights and the due process. If not, they had the power to sentenced Taylor without a trial. But they didnt do it because it is a violation of human rights. I hope I have told you enough to transform your jungle-justice thinking ability to a modern and civilize one. As it is often said, "A hint to the wise is quite sufficient."
With your claim of Liberian degrees being rejected, I think it is not Liberia alone in Africa. Approximately every African country is affected by that, if not all. But what they do is they accept most of your credits, which I dont think is a bad idea knowing how devastating our continent is. But those who graduated in the U.S. and came back here (Liberia) to work are exceptions. Because according to them, once they arrive in the United States and apply for a job, and when there is an opening they are automatically eligible to work. That is why by the Grace of God I will in the U.S. this Fall of 2010 as an international student to build up my resume.
Have a great week and I hope you take my points into consideration, because they are worth considering.
There was a time when 'Great Sons of Africa' decided to "Unite Mama Africa" through the use of pens,books and voices.They came close to achieving that goal but it was again a block-headed Leader of Liberia that disrupted that process.
Today,a bandict and former president of Liberia is telling the World that his intentions in the conflicts in Sierra Leone or the sub-region were to enhance peace and unity.He came with a gun to Unite Africa because he did not have the knowledge or academical means to persuade the good sons of Africa to Unite.This has landed him today in the dock of the Hague.What a pity!
Let the UN issue man-hunt for Benjamin Yeaten(Charles Taylor's most robbotic killer machine in African).This satan was always been controlled by the very Charles Taylor. All killings he did in Liberia,Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast were to the knowledge of his papa-bandict C.D.G.M.Taylor.Hollis, I ask that you continue your thoughness on this rebel.
There is information that Benjamin is in Togo and that he is bleaching his "Black-Coal-Tar skin to that of Charles.When is that going to be possible? He'll look like a complete Jatto(Albino).I put it the Liberian way- yea mehn!But we believe that,that satanic monster is in the forest areas of Nimba County.He can not hide from the agent.All we need is the go-ahead from the World Body to comb the Forest Land of Nimba-final. bandict
Well if Charles Taylor is a novice to the academic arena, at least he is better than your top prosecuters because they dont even know how to ask question. I dont know which college/university they graduated from.If it is Fulbright, your nation highest institution of learning, it is a SHAME because they do not even know BASIC LAW.
Sorry,there is NOT ANY WRITTEN LAW on Cross-Examination!
The prospective lawyers are learning the methods of Cross-Examination in a MOUT COURT or listening to hearings in the Courts of Law.
Why do you think,that the Prosecutor does not know,how to ask a question?
He asked the defense witness,if he has been prosecuted,when he left RUF and went to Liberia to join NLLF.
He answered :"NO"
So...as I studied law;i know how to connect this"NO!" to Taylor's statements in front of the Court,insisting,he was PROMOTING peace in Sierra Leone.
If someone DESIRES PEACE and PROSPERITY in the country of his BELOVED neighbors,he
will IMMEDIATELY arrest the REBELS(and Taylor was OBLIGED to to so according to the Traty,he signed with Sierra Leone Government).
Those rebels were killing civilians in Sierra Leone;they were recruting EVEN children to kill...and TAYLOR took them under his wing?
NOT JUST THIS...he embraced them as his own soldiers!
So...this is called LOGIC!
Sorry,there is NOT ANY WRITTEN LAW on Cross-Examination!
The prospective lawyers are learning the methods of Cross-Examination in a MOUT COURT or listening to hearings in the Courts of Law.
Why do you think,that the Prosecutor does not know,how to ask a question?
He asked the defense witness,if he has been prosecuted,when he left RUF and went to Liberia to join NLLF.
He answered :"NO"
So...as I studied law;i know how to connect this"NO!" to Taylor's statements in front of the Court,insisting,he was PROMOTING peace in Sierra Leone.
If someone DESIRES PEACE and PROSPERITY in the country of his BELOVED neighbors,he
will IMMEDIATELY arrest the REBELS(and Taylor was OBLIGED to to so according to the Treaty,he signed with Sierra Leone Government).
Those rebels were killing civilians in Sierra Leone;they were recruiting EVEN children to kill...and TAYLOR took them under his wing?
NOT JUST THIS...he embraced them as his own soldiers!
So...this is called LOGIC!
Primaface, Let us leave the harsh talk about our Sierra Leonenian brothers. The prosecution has failed because Charles Taylor was not involved with the Sierra Leone war period.This is a political trial plain and simple. You should be proud your former president along with his black defense lawyer is embarrasing the West for falsely accusing him. By the way did you know that the lead defense attorney for Taylor, Mr. Courtenay Griffiths wife is half Sierra Leonenian?
"You,Liberians,should be proud,that your president together with his black lawyer is EMBARASSING the West for falsely accusing him".
I HAVE TO LAUGH ABOUT THIS STATEMENT!
DO YOU THINK THAT ORDINARY PEOPLE IN GERMANY;
FRANCE;DENREMARK AND ESPECIALLY THE COMMON AMERICANS are giving a dime if you are killing each other there,in Africa or NOT!
We,here,in Europe had had OUR wars for centuries...English against French;Germans against English or Polish a.s.o.
Read the history!
The International Criminal Court is trying to speak JUSTICE in YOUR INTEREST...
NOT in the interest for the Europeans or Chileans or Russians.
ICC wants to prevent,that other AFRICAN DICTATORS cause wars in their neighbors countries in order to steal their natural resources without regards for the civilians.
Look fellow Liberians, I'm really disgusted and frustrated with your display of stupidity. Are you guys blind to reality? Can't you see the destruction this monster called Taylor brought to our country? You should be ashame as Liberians to support this criminal that cause the death of innocent people including future leaders of Liberia. I'm so sorry, because it is folks like you who don't live by principle. Maybe, you are blind or refuse to see reality. I live through out the war and you can't tell me anything I don't know. I have been following this case and Taylor is not truthful. He lied from the onset of this war and he's still lying. My only appeal to my Sierra Leoneans brothers and sisters is that please forgive us(Liberians)because this demon is a so called Liberian. Primfacie, I want to belive you are one of Taylor's murderers. But remember, no sin goes unpunish. So go ahead and continue to display your ignorance and stupidity.
"Judgement of Naivety," I must admit that you think like an elementary student. If you say you believe in principles why do you want to bypass the due-process? Do you want me think like you, by stating Taylor is guilty when he is still in court? NO I CANT.
You are a shame to Liberia to post such a comment. I think you just need to be in the audience or second in motion than participating because you are nothing but DISGRACE! I will only consider your claim when Taylor is convicted, but until then I recommend you SHUT YOUR MOUTH and watch because I wont waste my time responding to CRACK-HEAD like you.
Judgement09, If you want to apologize to Sierra Leone do it on your own behalf. You certainly are not apolozing on my behalf. Are we in Liberia sorry for what happened to the people of Sierra Leone the answer is yes. Are remorseful the answer is a resounding no because we can not be remorseful for something we did not do. It is strange that no Sierra Leonean on this forum has apologize to us for the instability they have caused Liberia since the failed Quwonkpa invasion of 1985 followed by their support for ULIMO, LURD and ECOMOG dropping cluster bombs on innocent Liberians from Lungi Airport.
Well Aki,I'm just too sorry that someone like you,will join the dance at a noisy market ground in Monrovia to say that Sierra Leoneans were part of the failed 1985 coup in Monrovia/Liberia to topple the Samuel K. Doe.I've in the past being engaged in studying the culture and traditions of you people.And my study left me with the concluding facts,that you're a people who do things(harm) and don't like to take or share the blame.This is the highest form of a portrayer of a good coward indeed.
The 1985 coup...your MICAT blipvert on that day,your PRC Government displayed that fake Sierra Leonean,who the late Samuel Doe claimed was left to the custody of but after he Doe paid money for his release.Such a cheap nonsense lie to tell to the World.This was the same way he lied about shooting at his jeep with a 40 calibre machine gun,which he(the late Doe)claimed he survived.To confirm his lies he implicated Kolonko Luo,Maqui and others.His lies continued to the point that he started eliminating his own PRC members.
Prove me wrong to say that late PRC Member Nelson Toe,Thomas Wehsen and others were involved in a coup plot against the late Doe.I don't have to go as far to this point in revealing some of your own history to you but you have given me the cause to do so.Also,I'm trying to draw your attention to the picture of that which the late Doe was putting MRU states into.He was even starting to provoke a fight with Sierra Leone.It was only due to the maturity of the late President Siaka P. Stevens that a bloody fight never occured.At that time he(the late Doe)had build his cowardice might on those rusty weapons that he received from the President of Romania
When Taylor launched his war in Liberia killing his own people.There was no first escape root for Liberians and Foreigners alike.The only root was that to Sierra Leone by car.Sierra Leoneans did not pick and chose,as to who was who!They treated all Liberians that entered Sierra Leone with a brotherly and sisterly welcome.Some doing whatever they wanted to do.Liberians could go, enter any area they wanted to enter because we knew they were the same African brothers.
Unfortunately,to the dismay of Sierra Leoneans,Taylor decided to enter Sierra Leone with his war machine because Sierra Leone refused him(Tayloy)entry to pass through Sierra Leone to enter Grand Capemount County-which could've been the shortest root for him to get to the capital Monrovia.It was due to the long time he took from Butuoh,Kamplay,the men he lost,the resources he used and missing to catch the late Doe,the man who warranted his arrest in the USA;all this;coupled with the mineral wealth of Salone angered him(Taylor)to wage war on Sierra Leone and nothing else.
So,for lunatics in your circles to suggest that Sierra Leoneans took part in your Country's mess,is a complete mess far from the reality.I'm just too sad that the security instinct and knowledge of the branch is lacking in most of your brothers and sisters who daily send posts on this site and writting unbelievable trash and nonsense of what they do not know about.My continuous advise to the MRU states is that,never must such be repeated.If we do,we'll turn the MRU states into a World War Two-Germany and France.This is what I've to say.Hoping for another Taylor topic.
Well, with Taylor lead lawyer wife being a Sierra Leonean, thanks for telling me. But that can not stop justice from prevailing because that is a typical Sierrra Leonean mentality that justice is influence by family-members or nepotism. But, that is not what we practice in Liberia, neither is what practice in the western-world. A person can only be considered GUILTY based on the evidence that is presented in court so stop saying foolishness because what you said I think that the worst claim you ever made.
PrimaFAcie,I suggest Charles Taylor change his Defense Team with those of your Honours,Distinction,Grade A+ and Division 1 holders in Law from your hanki-panki Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law in Liberia.I mean your most outstanding Lawyers in Liberia. Let them take the lead and we see how it goes for Taylor.I think Lavali Supuwood once said he was the lead local Defense Lawyer for Taylor in Liberia.What a snail-like Lawyer!Get him to the Hague and you'll feel the shame,the lack of pride and also you'll feel the so-called excellence he was taught at your Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law in Monrovia.
There is no point of boasting anymore.The time and day for Taylor is coming to an end.Those Prosecutors will diminish your one time Arthur Grimes School Honours holder.Taylor is fading with lies but he'll regain with fairness with a 150 yrs verdict that will be passed.He might not be able to serve it because his life expectancy can't reach him to 212 yrs.The Sierra Leone court will have to ask the UN to pick some of you to continue Taylor's jail term in London. Eventhough,he Taylor have passed his Life Expectancy line as told to us by our gods(UN-WHO).Nonsense...!to tell us that we can live up to 35-55 yrs on this earth created by GOD ALMIGHTY.Bo,Aa dae go!
PrimaFAcie,I suggest Charles Taylor change his Defense Team with those of your Honours,Distinction,Grade A+ and Division 1 holders in Law from your hanki-panki Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law in Liberia.I mean your most outstanding Lawyers in Liberia. Let them take the lead and we see how it goes for Taylor.I think Lavali Supuwood once said he was the lead local Defense Lawyer for Taylor in Liberia.What a snail-like Lawyer!Get him to the Hague and you'll feel the shame,the lack of pride and also you'll feel the so-called excellence he was taught at your Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law in Monrovia.
There is no point of boasting anymore.The time and day for Taylor is coming to an end.Those Prosecutors will diminish your one time Arthur Grimes School Honours holder.Taylor is fading with lies but he'll regain with fairness with a 150 yrs verdict that will be passed.He might not be able to serve it because his life expectancy can't reach him to 212 yrs.The Sierra Leone court will have to ask the UN to pick some of you to continue Taylor's jail term in London. Eventhough,he Taylor have passed his Life Expectancy line as told to us by our gods(UN-WHO).Nonsense...!to tell us that we can live up to 35-55 yrs on this earth created by GOD ALMIGHTY.Bo,Aa dae go!
Taylor is no doubt a professional Liar and is now perfecting his victim mentality skills. Not once has he admitted doing anything wrong.It is a waste of time and money to provide a forum for this so-called prophet. Liberia is better off without him. I hope this serves as a measuring stick for those other African Leaders who are corrupt and will do anything to maintain power for life. The seat of the Presidency is no one personal property.
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
19 January 2010
As Prosecutors today described Liberia under Charles Taylor's rule as a country in which human rights abuses were rampant and the rule of law was undermined, the former president denied that he was politically interfering with the Liberian judiciary or that human rights abuses were rife under his leadership.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
18 January 2010
Former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, today denied knowledge of threats by a Sierra Leonean rebel commander to kill fellow citizens if the group's leader was not released from jail during the country's brutal civil conflict.
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CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
15 January 2010
Prosecutors cannot use new evidence alleging that former Liberian president Charles Taylor gave supermodel Naomi Campbell a diamond received from Sierra Leone's junta government in 1997.
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mia farrow, why is this ---- mixed up in this, whatr other garbage is the united states going to send over.
Allen and Farrow's only biological son, Ronan Seamus Farrow, said of Allen: "He's my father married to my sister. That makes me his son and his brother-in-law. That is such a moral transgression. I cannot see him. I cannot have a relationship with my father and be morally consistent.... I lived with all these adopted children, so they are my family. To say Soon-Yi was not my sister is an insult to all adopted children."[65]
CharlesTaylorTrial.org (The Hague)
14 January 2010
The first day back of Charles Taylor's trial, after a month-long break, was marked by feisty exchanges between Mr. Taylor and lead prosecution counsel, Brenda Hollis, on Monday as she tried to keep a tight grip on the former Liberian president's answers under cross-examination at the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
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Back to business and happy new year to everyone of you. Charles Taylor is back on the stand. So those of you who want to fight for this monster are welcome. But remember to be strong, because this time your demon possessed former Liberian's rebel leader turned president is at the point of no return. We are goinjg to nail him big time. Those of you the " you killed my father, you killed mother, I will vote for you" should open your eyes and see what will happen now. It's a shame for Liberians to even elect Sirleaf, the Taylor's supporter to be ruling Liberia. Think about guy like Prince Johnson, to be a senator in the Republic of Liberia is truely insane. This whole thing makes me to understand that most Liberians love those who mistreat them, they do not love good and honest people. Remember, this coming elections ( 2011)if you guys ever elect another so called conquered or Americo-Liberian to rule you, I will be too sorry for you. You will be used or treated like a dead dog, and all the country resources will only benefit these people and their children. You may continue to live in darkness, with no elctricity, no potable water, No good roads, and no good health care systems. You will only experience lot of down ward movement for you and the next general to come. So please think about it very carefully!!!!
Well Handj to be honest, I find it difficult even comprehending your comments, not only due to its elementary structure and organization, but also its spelling errors. But anyway due to my little experience with fool like you, I was able to figure out some of your critiques about Liberians even though they are flawless. What did you mean by: "Potable water and conquered-Liberians?" Were you referring to: "Pipe-borne water and Congo-Liberians?" Or you decided to put a little bit of your dialect so the world can get a glimpse of it? It is regretful for a country like Sierra Leone to have such a disgrace like you considering yourself to be a patriotic citizen criticizing a third world country infrastructural development when your country (sierra Leone) cannot even be globally stratified due to its high infant mortality rate, corruption being at the peak, streets narrow like paths, followed by lower life expectancy for both males and females as compare to Mama Liberia. Your claim of Liberians being foolish for electing notorious warlord, Prince Y. Johnson as senator also van your frustration because of your limited knowledge of the Liberian peace process. Under the Accra Peace Accord (APA)- which was one of the major pillars that assisted in putting a halt to the fourteen years civil war in Liberia as of 2003, gave birth to the TRC (Truth and Reconciliation), an agreement that all perpetuator of the civil war openly narrate their involvement in the war and apologize to the Liberian people if they want to be integrated into society. And since P.Y. Johnson did what was unanimously agreed upon, documented and signed, there were no need for him not to be eligible to vie, except we wanted to refrain from this magical phrase "Let by gone be by gone," which of course we didn't. With this being said, it is deviant to even considered or stigmatized anyone as being a warlord or ex-combatant in Liberia as of today. So it is not a bad idea to criticize, but you become a fool when your critiques are not justifiable and your compositional skills are also very poor making your accusation illegible. for this reason, I strongly recommend you get your facts right and work on being a good writer before making attempt to criticize because I found it extremely difficult replying to you, being afraid that my grammar might have been too advance for you to comprehend, I applied extra effort in writing in the simplest form. To conclude, until the World Health Organization can mention that Mama Liberia life expectancy is not higher than Sierra Leone as it was in 2009, my healthcare system surpassed yours.
PrimaFAcie,it's fun to be back on this interesting site,on the "pros and "cons" of your Charles Taylor. I'm very sorry that most Africans in Liberia or Sierra Leone who're still roaming streets of their capital cities with dusty heels and inhaling odour from the pile of garbage at their street corners and neighbourhoods,can still challenge others countries on life expectancy.Who determinds the life of others? Do you believe in the UN report or that which the Almighty God has written for you? Have Sierra Leoneans not lived above your so-called Life Expectancy dossier? Cheap Notion!
The streets of Sierra Leone are narrow.That's why Sierra Leone has got more experience drivers than those in your mama Liberia. I wish not engage people on the beauty of Towns calling it a city.My concern is the nailing of that bandict Taylor.We'll make sure we see him in London in the next eight months.Have you really reconciled with your people in Liberia? Why is the TRC calling for the setting up of a war crimes court in Liberia? Accra Accord in my foot!
Hi Aki,Borri,Handj2be,Vamuma,Yguluma,Vandi and all those contributing on the Charles Taylor Trial Debate- AgentX44 say,welcome back.
YOU SPEAK RUBBISH. WHY PUT DOWN YOUR FELLOW AFRICAN BOTHERS AND SISTERS. AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S NOT LIBERIANS FAULT THEY WERE BRIAN WASH AND MADE TO BELIEVE THAT THIS MONSTER COULD PROVIDE A BETTER LIVE FOR THEM AND THEIR CHILDREN. LIKE MOST AFRICAN COUNTRIES THE PEOPLE HAVE NO SAY IN HOW THEIR COUNTRY AND HOW IS RUN. BUNCH OF FAKE POLITICIANS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST IN HIGH POSITIONS TO BETTER THEM SELF NOT THEIR COUNTRY.
Well Handj to be honest, I found it difficult even comprehending your comments, not only due to its elementary structure and organization, but also its spelling errors. But anyway due to my little experience with fool like you, I was able to figure out some of your critiques about Liberians even though they are flawless. What did you mean by: "Potable water and conquered-Liberians?" Were you referring to: "Pipe-borne water and Congo-Liberians?" Or you decided to put a little bit of your dialect so the world can get a glimpse of it? It is regretful for a country like Sierra Leone to have such a disgrace like you considering yourself to be a patriotic citizen criticizing a third world country infrastructural development when your country (sierra Leone) cannot even be globally stratified due to its high infant mortality rate, corruption being at the peak, streets narrow like paths, followed by lower life expectancy for both males and females as compare to Mama Liberia. Your claim of Liberians being foolish for electing notorious warlord, Prince Y. Johnson as senator also van your frustration because of your limited knowledge of the Liberian peace process. Under the Accra Peace Accord (APA)- which was one of the major pillars that assisted in putting a halt to the fourteen years civil war in Liberia as of 2003, gave birth to the TRC (Truth and Reconciliation), an agreement that all perpetuator of the civil war openly narrate their involvement in the war and apologize to the Liberian people if they want to be integrated into society. And since P.Y. Johnson did what was unanimously agreed upon, documented and signed, there were no need for him not to be eligible to vie, except we wanted to refrain from this magical phrase "Let by gone be by gone," which of course we didn't. With this being said, it is deviant to even considered or stigmatized anyone as being a warlord or ex-combatant in Liberia as of today. So it is not a bad idea to criticize, but you become a fool when your critiques are not justifiable and your compositional skills are also very poor making your accusation illegible. for this reason, I strongly recommend you get your facts right and work on being a good writer before making attempt to criticize because I found it extremely difficult replying to you, being afraid that my grammar might have been too advance for you to comprehend, I applied extra effort in writing in the simplest form. To conclude, until the World Health Organization can mention that Mama Liberia life expectancy is not higher than Sierra Leone as it was in 2009, my healthcare system surpassed yours.
Thank you very much PrimaFacie. I said it from the very beginning that those of you who want to fight for this monster " are welcome to do so". I don't really care about what you have to say. All I know is that your rebel leader turned president is at the point of no return. If you are so narrow minded that you do not know what a potable water is, please get a dictionary and check up the meaning.
It will be wise for you to go back to your Liberian History and study the differences between Conquered People and Congo People. Please do that for yourself before you reply to my comments again. You are talking about Accra Accord, and TRC. Did you read the TRC's Reports that were published recently. Or you are busy stealing the money that has been donated to Liberia to help the poor and educate the Liberian Youths? You called yourself an educated man? You stands for nothing in the Liberian Society. You so called educated people are the ones exploting the Country, because you are the Jack of that trade. Why is the United Nations demanding more actions against the alleged war criminals? Watch and see if your so called P.Y. Johnson will ever be an exception. All those criminals will be arrested and will be brought to justice sometimes soon, including you. Anyway, my brother, Agentx44 has already addressed you in the area of againg. He will likely be teaching you again about the phenomenon of againg and longivity in Sierra Leone. Guess what? My dad is in his mid-nineties, and my mom is in her mid-eighties, and they are still living a normal and God blessed lives. So, I will talk to you again mr. dumbed ass, insane and retarded Liberian.
OHHH!!! I'm sorry dumb-ass!!! Were you referring to me as a government official? I WISH!!! If I were, I am not blowing my own trumpet, but I think I will be the best because I value human rights and wont accused an outsider for my domestic problem---short sleeves and long sleeves. But maybe one day I would like to vye for public office, but I am mainly interesting in the private sector because there where my both parent work.
I hope I am not miscontrued by you Handj of being a supporter of the former President of Mama Liberia, Charles G. Taylor? The revolution that was launched by charles Taylor in 1989 really affected me for which I hold it against him, and I think if you are honest you can admit that I didnt rebut your statements that charles Taylor should be prosecuted and when convicted, be sentenced for being accused of supporting war in neighboring Sierra Leone, because that is the due process. Being a youth, due to the evil mind of former President Taylor my childhood days were not experiences that I would like to retrospect because they were very detrimental. At the age of three in 1989, I witnessed people were not only persecuted, but I heard some were killed because of their tribal affiliation, raped, and even basic necessities like running water and electricity were things of the past, even though I was one of the few to be fortunate because my dad was a businessman and my mom was gainfully employed with WHO (World Health Organization) which enable them to afford a generator and a water tower for the family. Given a synopsis of my tragedy while at at an early age, this is not what any compose-mentis, or sound-minded individual would like to consider that perpectuator as a hero. So please Charles Taylor was indicted for war crimes in Sierra Leone, not every Liberian. Don't assume that every Liberian is a disciple of him. Believe this or not, if Charles Taylor is found guility, I will be one of the few Liberian to write BBC and apologize to the Sierra Leoneans. But until after the court proceeding, I leave the verdict with the judges to tell me whether or not Charles Taylor is guilty because I am not a judge. Contrary to this clarification, the United Nations is considered as the number one organization in the world. Maybe you won't take this as a fact, but I know you can stand as a witness for me when your former vice president could not afford a car for which he was walking more than fourteen miles to go on his farm. The United Nations noticed that and not only gave him a car, but also gave him a job that transformed his life. Matter of fact, I am not even going to reply to any of your nonsensical thoughts because I think I have better things to do with my time. You sound like a middle-age or young-adult, but you think like a toddler due to the fact that all of your points are ambiguous. So you have the air time say whatever you want to say. To conclude, I said it and I am saying it again there are too many spelling errors in your composition that discourage me to write according to my standard.
PrimaFAcie,your usage of our "Queen's English" is of standard but I advise you put some paragraphs in your writing.I hate to read comments that goes like a 'stream'.Thank you for making clear your point on the bandict of your mama "LIB".
I agree that the UN is the most powerful World Body today that we all seek to restore our hopes when terror-minded men decide to hold others at their own wish.It is the UN that has today given most of us and continue to render the same in Sierra Leone and Liberia.Should they decide to leave the shores of Liberia today...well,I see a dark cloud and a happy feast for your so-called war rebels.
PrimaFAcie,I see why you look innocent.Because you did not face the real heat of those "gangstas" calling themselves as warlords.None of those short or long sleeves will come on this net to post comments.They're voiceless and we're their voices,their hands and limbs.Do you really see man as good as he was when God created him or was he bad just after his creation? This is AgentX44.
I must extend my deepest gratification to you Agentxxx for your critique relating to my organization. I idented, but I do not know for what reason it didnt appear like what I did. At least conversation with you worth my time because you look at issue from a broad spectrum. I perused your comments and saw that you are not bias. These are people we are looking for in societies-straight-forward. So it is nice meeting you, and I hope and pray you always get the time to participate in issue of paramount concern on this site.
You're very receptive indeed.Normally,most people respond with anger when you correct them on a site like this one,especially when they write all their "Wole Soyinka" talented mind and you give them a simple correction on one mistake. I'm also not good at typing,for this reason I challenge myself by studying the functions of most of the keys on the "key boad".I can't blame anyone for this because blaming someone will raise my anger at certain nations, which I don't want to do.
Back to my point on your grammar.It's quite understandable. I don't want that "Karl Max" type of native English. I'm not against the style of his diction. I must admit he was one of the "Greats" of his time.I'm always a part of this site,as long as your Taylor is still in that dock in the Hague.And thank you for your kind invitation for me to join the fun on this site.Thank God mama Salone is on my side and our Leader is giving us the power to get electricity in the city of Freetown. So,I don't care about the bills.
My crew member handj2be is a sober-minded invidual. I can tell you he is not a "dumb ass". I'm more nasty sometimes,especially when it comes to the issue of bandict C.M.D.G.T. Oh! we missed one of his names that J.J.Rawlings gave to him in Monrovia.Ask him...!He knows the name."Chao!"
You see the mistake.I swallowed the "R" in the "BOARD". It's almost like me spelling the word,the way some Liberians pronounce it.But honestly, I'm a Sierra Leonean with a good accent in pronouncing our "Queen's English".Please...folks,don't get mad.I'm just too boastful of my Mama Salone and her people.
Hahaha! It's really fun being on this site though. Thanks Agentxx for the compliment regarding my acceptance of correction(s). At least you didnt try to defend your errors like other do, most especially when I know it is an error. But do a little proof read after writing that would help since you know your weak point which is the greatest thing that other don't know. With the matter of pronunciation, it is just about accent I think. Sierra Leoneans have British accent and we Liberians do not.That does not mean that we can not pronounce even though you did not say that. Sometime people argue that we sound slightly like North Americans, I used to dispute that until I had the opportunity to go for a visit to the United States two years ago, and I found it easier interacting with the cashiers at the malls and also with people at the amusement parks. But maybe because I speak standard English, but not with a British accent.
PrimaFAcie,proof reading is not the problem. It's due to the fact that most at times some people feel they're at the best but only to notice that they're also victims.Any how all those points raised here do not justify good reality of proper vocabs. A mistake is a mistake,that's final.
Hope to see you on more Taylor news.This is my concern.I want to see him nailed,if possible to the cross.But unfortunate because Human Right Watch will have another case,if such is done to bandict Taylor.Eventhough he is a bandict,he 'deserves a clean death'(Gladiator).Chao!
AgentX44, And to all others Happy New Year. Please let us focus on the trial and leave other issues out. What a poor start for the prosecution. They tried to introduce evidence that was told to them by a third party that Charles Taylor gave model Naomi Campbell a diamond. Guess what the judges thru the evidence out. As the case goes forward it gets weaker and weaker for the prosecution. "NOBODY CAN STOP GHANKAY"
Aki, you think it was a poor start? This was the same poor ending that made the defense Lawyers of your man to ask for more time to study the alleged bank accounts documents.On the issue of Taylor giving diamond(s)to the super model star-Naomi Campbell.It must not come as a surprise to you or any Liberian for that matter because most of you saw in Monrovia/Liberia of what Taylor was doing to those small girls in Monrovia.For that it was his self affairs.But self affairs with small girls,when he should've being there as the GrandFather or Father for those girls?
Prove me wrong Aki.Taylor was a "womanizer". Thank God he is in the Hague and he will never return to Liberia to be a poligamist.He was so finely copied.All his bandicts crew adorpted the same womanizing behaviors.Check the days of rebel Prince Johnson who hated seeing Ladies with a fair complexion.At that time,you dare not pass the eyes of that General;you could end up on the cardwell base of the General.All this reports by various Liberians to the UN,have given the rise for the TRC in asking for the setting up of a war crimes court in Liberia.
When they're put in the dock like their boss, they will only live with their womanizing memories in their confine cells and not roam around like kings and heroes of the jungles. Aki,I'm always telling you to stop your support for this of your Taylor.If you were a part to their movement,then move on because "specimen of the same plumage conjugate at the same proximity".So,I wish you good luck and good news for the trials of your man.But all I can say is that your man's faith has already been decided by the World.All that is going on now is just formality to make you happy and sad at the end of the movie.
Sorry Aki,I missed to wish you the good news of this good year that will bring joy to mama Salone and Liberia.I was busy setting up tactical strategies in mama Salone with regards to the politics in Sierra Leone.Every "Jack and Gee" in the opposition want to disturb our God's chosen Leader-President Ernest Bai Koroma.Stupid ones are talking of tribalism,regionalism,sectionalism and so fort.You appoint people whom you trust.A Government is not a charity "fun-fare" that you share to the needy.I beg and sorry for taking you on the political train to mama Salone.Good day!
Well said Agent. Those are all good points you raised. Unfortunately, Sierra Leone can even get thousand of Taylor, that can not pay back the catastrophe he caused if he is convicted. So let us leave this whole issue and move on with life. Whether the world will decide Charles Taylor faith or not, I think if they truly had love for S.L. or Africans as a whole, it would have been more beneficiary if they would have stopped him from destabilizing your country than penalizing him. In other words, prevention is better than cure as the saying goes. I hope you are cognizant of the fact that, "Mama Liberia" is a third world country and we do not have the ability to produce arms and amunitions, neither do we have a foreign-based arm manufacturing company. So where did Charles Taylor got his supply to support rebels in Sierra Leone if this claim is justifiable? I leave that with the intelligence.
Thank you for leaving the issue of guns to the Agent. 1.The Gus Kowenhoven you had in Liberia calling himself a businessman,was no morethan a world mafia. 2.The Malaysian company that he Gus brought into Liberia to do Logging and calling it OTC,was no morethan a mafia gang.They were manufacturing weapons in that Grand Bassa. Make a check in Malaysia and you'll be told that,that company was a mafia company. I need not go into details for your sake.All I can say that our information is helping to nail your Taylor.
To reconcile with your Taylor.Not only Taylor but all those who stood behind him will not see our faces.The Colonel in Libya,the Blaze in Burkina Faso and many others.When he is destroyed,then we'll reconcile with those left.I give you just eight months for his case to finish.I'll visit him in London and tell him thanks for standing so strong during his trial.
Well Handj to be honest, I found it difficult even comprehending your comments, not only due to its elementary structure and organization, but also its spelling errors. But anyway due to my little experience with fool like you, I was able to figure out some of your critiques about Liberians even though they are flawless. What did you mean by: "Potable water and conquered-Liberians?" Were you referring to: "Pipe-borne water and Congo-Liberians?" Or you decided to put a little bit of your dialect so the world can get a glimpse of it? It is regretful for a country like Sierra Leone to have such a disgrace like you considering yourself to be a patriotic citizen criticizing a third world country infrastructural development when your country (sierra Leone) cannot even be globally stratified due to its high infant mortality rate, corruption being at the peak, streets narrow like paths, followed by lower life expectancy for both males and females as compare to Mama Liberia. Your claim of Liberians being foolish for electing notorious warlord, Prince Y. Johnson as senator also van your frustration because of your limited knowledge of the Liberian peace process. Under the Accra Peace Accord (APA)- which was one of the major pillars that assisted in putting a halt to the fourteen years civil war in Liberia as of 2003, gave birth to the TRC (Truth and Reconciliation), an agreement that all perpetuator of the civil war openly narrate their involvement in the war and apologize to the Liberian people if they want to be integrated into society. And since P.Y. Johnson did what was unanimously agreed upon, documented and signed, there were no need for him not to be eligible to vie, except we wanted to refrain from this magical phrase "Let by gone be by gone," which of course we didn't. With this being said, it is deviant to even considered or stigmatized anyone as being a warlord or ex-combatant in Liberia as of today. So it is not a bad idea to criticize, but you become a fool when your critiques are not justifiable and your compositional skills are also very poor making your accusation illegible. for this reason, I strongly recommend you get your facts right and work on being a good writer before making attempt to criticize because I found it extremely difficult replying to you, being afraid that my grammar might have been too advance for you to comprehend, I applied extra effort in writing in the simplest form. To conclude, until the World Health Organization can mention that Mama Liberia life expectancy is not higher than Sierra Leone as it was in 2009, my healthcare system surpassed yours.
Look, primus fool, you are full of yourself, which makes empty, vapid.
When you---YOU of all people---accuses anyone on this august but, nevertheslless, INVADER FORUM of "bad grammar" or, generally, "bad writing," any rational observer can easily conclude by wading his or her way through your almost unintelligible posts (they induce slumber quicker than ONE THOUSAND MILLIGRAMS OF ANBIEN OR KLONOPIN) that your case, and a case you are, is the locus classicus of "the pot calling the kettle black." Dig?
Second, and more significantly, I now renew a debate on the question of the national status of the soupist conquered territtory of Liberia.
Liberia, similar to many West African soupist social formations, is NOT a nation, but a territory.
Accordingly, please cease your juvenile chest thumping about "the nation" of Liberai is superior, bla, bla, bla, bunkum unprintable.
Cheers from the West African Anti-Soupist Rhetorical Revolutionary Movement.
I believe that mr. Taylor is in the Hague and being tried for crimes committed in the Republic of Sierra LEONE, Why is it that he is being interrogated about things He is alledged to have done in Liberia?