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Charles Taylor arrives in the Netherlands
Associated Press ^
| June 20, 2006
Posted on 06/20/2006 11:39:04 AM PDT by HAL9000
Excerpt -
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor arrived in the Netherlands on Tuesday for a war crimes trial on charges accusing him in the death, rape or mutilation of hundreds of thousands of people in West Africa. An airport official said Taylor's U.N.-chartered plane landed after a direct flight from Sierra Leone, where he had been in detention since March 29. Two police vans and five motorcycle outriders were waiting on the tarmac at a small commercial airport south of The Hague.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; charlestaylor; hague; icc; internationalcourt; itc; liberia; monrovia; netherlands; patrobertsonsbuddy; sierraleone; taylor; thehague; tribunal; un; unitednations
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posted on
06/20/2006 11:39:10 AM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
So we can expect a verdict by 2012?
2
posted on
06/20/2006 11:40:18 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll. 17,406+ snide replies and counting!)
To: theDentist
So we can expect a verdict by 2012? Maybe by 2011. He'll get 30 days in jail, and 2 years probation.
3
posted on
06/20/2006 11:43:13 AM PDT
by
Freedom_no_exceptions
(No actual, intended, or imminent victim = no crime. No exceptions.)
To: HAL9000
(sarcasm on)
How can you concentrate on these minor incidents when the horrors of Abu Ghraib are being largely ignored by the right-wing controlled media??!!!
4
posted on
06/20/2006 11:49:06 AM PDT
by
Vasilli22
(http://www.richardfest.blogspot.com/)
To: HAL9000
Does Taylor have a heart or other medical condition?
5
posted on
06/20/2006 11:50:18 AM PDT
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: ncountylee
Does Taylor have a heart or other medical condition? Considering his history of diamond trading with al Qaida, let's hope so.
6
posted on
06/20/2006 11:59:23 AM PDT
by
HAL9000
(Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
To: HAL9000
Hey! I thought Chuck Taylor died. How'd he get to Liberia, anyhow. Man, I used to wear his shoes, you know.
Oh...wait...never mind.
7
posted on
06/20/2006 11:59:38 AM PDT
by
MineralMan
(non-evangelical atheist)
To: ncountylee
not yet...he'll have one after they "find" him dead in his cell...
8
posted on
06/20/2006 11:59:54 AM PDT
by
Andonius_99
(They [liberals] aren't humans, but rather a species of hairless retarded ape.)
To: HAL9000
Hey, as I remember it, he and Pat Robertson were also mixed up in that diamond mining business.
9
posted on
06/20/2006 12:01:13 PM PDT
by
MineralMan
(non-evangelical atheist)
To: HAL9000
If it takes as long as Slobo's trial, he'll be in DEPENDS before it's over.
10
posted on
06/20/2006 12:01:36 PM PDT
by
PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
To: HAL9000
I suspect there are a few black caucus members and race baiters in this country that are a little concerned about what Charlie may say in court.
11
posted on
06/20/2006 12:01:56 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(I'm trying to think but nothing happens)
To: ncountylee
Does Taylor have a heart or other medical condition? He's never been accused of "having a heart"
To: theDentist
What verdict? He'll just die in prison, even though Europeans don't believe in the death penalty.
13
posted on
06/20/2006 12:03:53 PM PDT
by
AmishDude
(I am the King Nut.)
To: HAL9000
He'll die a natural death in 2025, halfway though his trial.
To: HAL9000
His defense: "It was the shoes; they made me do it."
15
posted on
06/20/2006 12:14:37 PM PDT
by
xjcsa
(Fight global climate stagnation!)
To: MineralMan
Chuck Taylor high-tops? Me too! Black, of course.
In fact, I wore them during the Civil War/war between the states.
To: HAL9000
17
posted on
06/20/2006 12:19:32 PM PDT
by
Buffettfan
(VIVA LA MIGRA! - LONG LIVE THE MINUTEMEN!)
To: tumblindice
Looks like I had the wrong Chuck Taylor, there. I don't think this guy had much of a chance at being the head of Liberia, you know...
18
posted on
06/20/2006 12:22:39 PM PDT
by
MineralMan
(non-evangelical atheist)
To: Freedom_no_exceptions
I was going to voice an opposing view with the dentist,but you beat me to it.I think he will get the Milosevich treatment.The never ending'fair trial'debacle.Saddam will die of old age,broke and penniless,but his lawyers will be financially rewarded!
19
posted on
06/20/2006 12:27:36 PM PDT
by
xarmydog
To: MineralMan
So that's Chuck. We used to say, "Check out my new Chucks."
I wonder why they named a basketball shoe after a librarian.
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