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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Liberia</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Liberians mourn UN worker killed in October attack on UN house in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Liberians mourn UN worker killed in Afghanistan

MONROVIA, Liberia — Hundreds of people jammed into a Monrovia church to mourn a Liberian United Nations worker killed in an October attack by Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan&#8217;s capital.
Mourners wept late Saturday as a blue U.N. flag was laid over the casket of Yah Lydia Wonyene. U.N. workers at ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberians-mourn-un-worker-killed-in-october-attack-on-un-house-in-afghanistan-234339/" title="Liberians mourn UN worker killed in October attack on UN house in Afghanistan">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Liberia president Taylor claims war crimes indictment was part of US regime change plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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Ex-Liberia president says US sought to oust him

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor clashed with a war crimes trial attorney Tuesday just minutes after she began cross examining him about his repeated denials of responsibility for atrocities by rebels during Sierra Leone&#8217;s brutal civil war.
Prosecutors at the Special Court for Sierra Leone ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-liberia-president-taylor-claims-war-crimes-indictment-was-part-of-us-regime-change-plan-224434/">Ex-Liberia president Taylor claims war crimes indictment was part of US regime change plan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Charles Taylor claims his war crimes indictment was part of US regime change plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Taylor claims US sought to oust him from power

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Charles Taylor claimed Tuesday he was indicted for war crimes as part of a U.S. &#8220;regime change&#8221; plan to gain control of West African oil reserves, in a typically defiant performance.
The former Liberian president wrapped up 13 weeks in the witness box by ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/charles-taylor-claims-his-war-crimes-indictment-was-part-of-us-regime-change-plan-224225/" title="Charles Taylor claims his war crimes indictment was part of US regime change plan">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberian government official reportedly shot and killed by gang</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Liberian government official reportedly killed

MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberian media are reporting that a government official has been shot and killed by a gang of men outside the African country&#8217;s capital.
Star Radio and the Daily Observer newspaper reported Monday that Public Procurement and Concession Commission chief Keith Jubah was killed late Sunday while visiting his rubber .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberian-government-official-reportedly-shot-and-killed-by-gang-215228/">Source &nbsp;: Liberian government official reportedly shot and killed by gang</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US rubber company disputes Liberian study that says creeks polluted by discharged water</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-rubber-company-disputes-liberian-study-that-says-creeks-polluted-by-discharged-water-212289/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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US rubber company disputes Liberia pollution study

MONROVIA, Liberia — An American-owned rubber company is disputing claims by the Liberian government that the company&#8217;s waste products are polluting creeks.
The Liberian government says a three-month investigation found high levels of orthophosphate being released into the water.
But Firestone said in a statement released late Thursday that it has ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-rubber-company-disputes-liberian-study-that-says-creeks-polluted-by-discharged-water-212289/" title="US rubber company disputes Liberian study that says creeks polluted by discharged water">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberian government says investigation finds US rubber company polluting nearby creeks</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberian-government-says-investigation-finds-us-rubber-company-polluting-nearby-creeks-211414/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Paye-layleh</dc:creator>
		
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Liberian study finds US rubber company polluting

MONROVIA, Liberia, — Liberia&#8217;s government says waste products from the American-owned Firestone Rubber Plantation Company are polluting nearby creeks.
Firestone spokesman Rufus Karmoh said Thursday that Firestone will continue to work with the country&#8217;s Environmental Protection Agency to address the recommendations in the government&#8217;s report. He declined to comment further.
The .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberian-government-says-investigation-finds-us-rubber-company-polluting-nearby-creeks-211414/" title="Liberian government says investigation finds US rubber company polluting nearby creeks">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberia&#8217;s president may run in the next election despite campaign promises to serve 1 term</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberias-president-may-run-in-the-next-election-despite-campaign-promises-to-serve-1-term-211024/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Paye-layleh</dc:creator>
		
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Liberia&#8217;s president says may run in next election

MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia&#8217;s president said Thursday she has not ruled out running for office again in 2011, despite campaign promises to only serve one term.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Harvard-trained economist who turned 71 Thursday, has been a darling of the international community ever since her election in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberias-president-may-run-in-the-next-election-despite-campaign-promises-to-serve-1-term-211024/" title="Liberia&#8217;s president may run in the next election despite campaign promises to serve 1 term">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese language class starts in Liberia&#8217;s capital amid China&#8217;s growing presence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Paye-layleh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROVIA, Liberia — A new language class is providing an opportunity for Liberians to learn Mandarin as China expands its economic presence in the West African country.

China is heavily engaged in post-war Liberia, rebuilding roads with funding from the World Bank and running hotels, restaurants and other businesses.
And a Chinese firm, China Union, became the .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-language-class-starts-in-liberias-capital-amid-chinas-growing-presence-190735/">Chinese language class starts in Liberia&#8217;s capital amid China&#8217;s growing presence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>India offers Liberia two million dollars grant-in-aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROVIA - India and Liberia  issued  a Joint Statement on Friday under which both countries have  agreed to take their bilateral relations to the next level.

Visiting  Indian  Minister of State for External  Affairs  Shashi Tharoor  offered  extensive assistance in the form  of  lines  .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-offers-liberia-two-million-dollars-grant-in-aid-172426/">Original article &nbsp;: India offers Liberia two million dollars grant-in-aid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Remains of hundreds of people killed in 1994 Liberia massacre reburied in proper grave</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KPOLOKPAI, Liberia — The bones and skulls of hundreds of people killed 15 years ago near the small Liberian village of Kpolokpai were transported in wheelbarrows to a marked mass grave where they were buried during a formal ceremony Sunday.

The church service honoring the dead is intended to try to put to rest this particular .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/remains-of-hundreds-of-people-killed-in-1994-liberia-massacre-reburied-in-proper-grave-161242/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Remains of hundreds of people killed in 1994 Liberia massacre reburied in proper grave</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak terror suspect swallows sim-card in Liberia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-terror-suspect-swallows-sim-card-in-liberia-159517/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROVIA - One of the six Pakistanis,  who was  trying  to  enter Liberia on &#8216;fake&#8217;  US  passports  but  was arrested,   swallowed  his  mobile phone sim-  card  while  being apprehended.

Liberian  Defense  Minister  Brownie Samukai said  the  .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-terror-suspect-swallows-sim-card-in-liberia-159517/">Pak terror suspect swallows sim-card in Liberia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberia authorities arrest 6 Pakistanis with fake passports and possible terror plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia&#8217;s defense minister says police have arrested six Pakistani men who tried to enter Liberia on fake U.S. passports with possible intent to carry out terrorism.

Defense Minister Brownie Samukai says the men were arrested earlier this week at the international airport. In a radio statement late Wednesday he said one of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberia-authorities-arrest-6-pakistanis-with-fake-passports-and-possible-terror-plans-158560/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Liberia authorities arrest 6 Pakistanis with fake passports and possible terror plans</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton silent on her reaction to question about her husband, aide dismisses &#8216;psychobabble&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROVIA, Liberia — A close aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton dismissed as &#8220;psychobabble&#8221; the fuss over the secretary of state&#8217;s barbed response to a questioner asking for her famous husband&#8217;s opinion instead of her own. Clinton ignored questions about the episode as she wound down a marathon African trip Thursday.

Clinton had reacted strongly earlier this ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-silent-on-her-reaction-to-question-about-her-husband-aide-dismisses-psychobabble-138860/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Clinton silent on her reaction to question about her husband, aide dismisses &#8216;psychobabble&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton bolsters Africa&#8217;s first democratically elected female leader in war-shattered Liberia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-bolsters-africas-first-democratically-elected-female-leader-in-war-shattered-liberia-138588/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROVIA, Liberia — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton offered strong support Thursday for embattled Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and held up herself and President Barack Obama as models of political fence-mending.

A ceremonial horn sounded inside the Liberian parliament to mark Clinton&#8217;s address, in which she urged lawmakers there to overcome long-standing animosities.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve won ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-bolsters-africas-first-democratically-elected-female-leader-in-war-shattered-liberia-138588/" title="Clinton bolsters Africa&#8217;s first democratically elected female leader in war-shattered Liberia">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hillary Rodham Clinton visits war-shattered Liberia to show US support in conflicted nation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROVIA, Liberia — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in the conflict-shattered country of Liberia to show the Obama administration&#8217;s support for Africa&#8217;s first democratically elected female leader, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Clinton was meeting Thursday in the Liberian capital of Monrovia with Sirleaf and other top officials and lawmakers to reaffirm U.S. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hillary-rodham-clinton-visits-war-shattered-liberia-to-show-us-support-in-conflicted-nation-138466/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Hillary Rodham Clinton visits war-shattered Liberia to show US support in conflicted nation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sec&#8217;y of State Clinton visits war-shattered Liberia to show US support in conflicted nation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROVIA, Liberia — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in the conflict-shattered country of Liberia to show the Obama administration&#8217;s support for Africa&#8217;s first democratically elected female leader, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Clinton was meeting Thursday in the Liberian capital of Monrovia with Sirleaf and other top officials and lawmakers to reaffirm U.S. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/secy-of-state-clinton-visits-war-shattered-liberia-to-show-us-support-in-conflicted-nation-138465/">Original source &nbsp;: Sec&#8217;y of State Clinton visits war-shattered Liberia to show US support in conflicted nation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Family friend says Liberian teen accused in child rape grew up in refugee camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Lee Myers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX —A Liberian teenager charged as an adult in the alleged gang rape of an 8-year-old girl in Phoenix pleaded not guilty Monday, as details of the boy&#8217;s former life in an Ivory Coast refugee camp emerged.

Yarsiah Sirleaf, who is now a neighbor of the teen in Phoenix and used to teach him Sunday school, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/family-friend-says-liberian-teen-accused-in-child-rape-grew-up-in-refugee-camp-135928/" title="Family friend says Liberian teen accused in child rape grew up in refugee camp">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberian teen charged as adult pleads not guilty in 8-year-old&#8217;s rape in Phoenix</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Lee Myers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX —A Liberian teenager charged as an adult in the gang rape of an 8-year-old girl from the same country pleaded not guilty on Monday.

The 14-year-old appeared by video for the hearing in Phoenix, wearing a jail uniform. An interpreter translated the proceedings for him.
Commissioner Brian Rees set an initial pretrial conference for Sept. 21.
Phoenix ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberian-teen-charged-as-adult-pleads-not-guilty-in-8-year-olds-rape-in-phoenix-135837/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Liberian teen charged as adult pleads not guilty in 8-year-old&#8217;s rape in Phoenix</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberia&#8217;s deputy ambassador to the US meets with young rape victim in Phoenix</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Lee Myers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX —Liberia&#8217;s deputy ambassador to the U.S. said Sunday that he tried to console an 8-year-old rape victim in Phoenix with hugs and a teddy bear in a case that has gripped Liberians worldwide.

Deputy Ambassador Edwin Sele said the girl, a Liberian refugee, cried heavily during their meeting on Saturday and that she needs to .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberias-deputy-ambassador-to-the-us-meets-with-young-rape-victim-in-phoenix-135172/">Liberia&#8217;s deputy ambassador to the US meets with young rape victim in Phoenix</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Liberian president uses witness stand at war crimes trial to strike back at US</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Charles Taylor accuses the United States of gunboat diplomacy, of dumping him as part of a global policy of &#8220;regime change&#8221; and of hypocrisy on human rights. Defending himself in court against war crimes charges, the former Liberian president is hitting back at his nemesis.

On the witness stand for the fourth week in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-liberian-president-uses-witness-stand-at-war-crimes-trial-to-strike-back-at-us-133769/">Source article &nbsp;: Former Liberian president uses witness stand at war crimes trial to strike back at US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boys charged in Ariz. child rape case appear in court, 1 crying and the other curious</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Lee Myers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — The two youngest boys charged in the rape last month of an 8-year-old Liberian girl were ordered Wednesday to remain in juvenile detention with restricted visitors, as Liberia&#8217;s deputy ambassador to the U.S. arrived in town hoping to speak to them.

At separate hearings during which one of the young defendants openly wept, judges ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boys-charged-in-ariz-child-rape-case-appear-in-court-1-crying-and-the-other-curious-131957/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Boys charged in Ariz. child rape case appear in court, 1 crying and the other curious</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ariz. prosecutor seeks adult charges against 13-year-old boy in child rape case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Lee Myers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — An Arizona prosecutor wants to charge a second child as an adult in the alleged rape of an 8-year-old Liberian girl at a Phoenix apartment complex.

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced Tuesday that his office filed a motion Monday to transfer the case to adult court. Prosecutors must get court permission to charge .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ariz-prosecutor-seeks-adult-charges-against-13-year-old-boy-in-child-rape-case-130924/">Source &nbsp;: Ariz. prosecutor seeks adult charges against 13-year-old boy in child rape case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Affirming Obama&#8217;s commitments to Africa is atop the agenda for Clinton&#8217;s 7-nation tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton&#8217;s seven-nation tour of Africa seeks to affirm a commitment by the Obama administration to tackle trouble spots from Somalia and Zimbabwe to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Liberia.

Clinton kicked off the 11-day trip — her longest overseas journey to date as the top U.S. diplomat ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/affirming-obamas-commitments-to-africa-is-atop-the-agenda-for-clintons-7-nation-tour-129608/">Read more : Affirming Obama&#8217;s commitments to Africa is atop the agenda for Clinton&#8217;s 7-nation tour</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Deputy Liberian ambassador wants to meet young rape victim, 4 suspects in Phoenix</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Lee Myers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — Liberia&#8217;s deputy ambassador will travel to Phoenix in hopes of meeting with an 8-year-old rape victim, the four boys accused of attacking her, and their Liberian families in part to help dispel notions that rape is condoned in the West African country.

Edwin Sele told The Associated Press Monday that he&#8217;ll arrive on Wednesday .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/deputy-liberian-ambassador-wants-to-meet-young-rape-victim-4-suspects-in-phoenix-129320/">Deputy Liberian ambassador wants to meet young rape victim, 4 suspects in Phoenix</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton to tackle African trouble spots on seven-nation tour of continent</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton embarks Monday on a seven-nation tour of Africa to affirm the Obama administration&#8217;s commitment to tackling trouble spots across the continent from Somalia and Zimbabwe to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Liberia.

Clinton kicks off the 11-day trip — her longest overseas journey to date as ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-to-tackle-african-trouble-spots-on-seven-nation-tour-of-continent-128672/">Original article on  : Clinton to tackle African trouble spots on seven-nation tour of continent</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberians leaders in Ariz. worried about stereotypes following alleged rape of 8-year-old girl</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberians-leaders-in-ariz-worried-about-stereotypes-following-alleged-rape-of-8-year-old-girl-128484/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Lee Myers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — Leaders of Arizona&#8217;s Liberian community said Sunday they&#8217;re worried about stereotypes of the West African nation and potential backlash against its people in the aftermath of an 8-year-old girl&#8217;s alleged rape by four boys.

The leaders spoke of their concerns to a congregation of Liberians during a Sunday church service at Africa Faith Expressions ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberians-leaders-in-ariz-worried-about-stereotypes-following-alleged-rape-of-8-year-old-girl-128484/">Read : Liberians leaders in Ariz. worried about stereotypes following alleged rape of 8-year-old girl</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pastor: Liberian family misunderstood doctor about 8-year-old rape victim</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Lee Myers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — Statements made by the family of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who police say was raped by four boys included terrible mistakes that resulted from a language barrier, a pastor said Friday.

The girl&#8217;s father presumed she had not been raped after a doctor said she was OK, referring to her psychological state, said James .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pastor-liberian-family-misunderstood-doctor-about-8-year-old-rape-victim-127351/" title="Pastor: Liberian family misunderstood doctor about 8-year-old rape victim">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberian Charles Taylor lifts veil on life of guerrilla leader-turned besieged strongman</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Max</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — In three weeks on the witness stand, Charles Taylor has painted a portrait of an African strongman — navigating rebellions and palace intrigue, and ultimately failing in a struggle to survive as Liberia&#8217;s president.

By turns vitriolic and professorial, Taylor is lifting a veil during his war crimes trial on the life of a .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberian-charles-taylor-lifts-veil-on-life-of-guerrilla-leader-turned-besieged-strongman-126796/">Liberian Charles Taylor lifts veil on life of guerrilla leader-turned besieged strongman</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor blames UN envoy for false charge</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Max</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday blamed the beginning of his legal troubles on a former U.N. envoy who he claimed misidentified Liberians fighting in Sierra Leone as his men.

Taylor was testifying in his defense against 11 counts of war crimes for allegedly arming, training and financing rebels in Sierra Leone who .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-liberian-president-charles-taylor-blames-un-envoy-for-false-charge-125696/">Ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor blames UN envoy for false charge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Liberian president denies cannibalism allegations at war crimes trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor said Monday he was sickened by allegations at his war crimes trial that he ate human flesh, calling testimony by a former aide the lies of an illiterate man.

&#8220;I felt like throwing up when I heard that nonsense, and I think even the prosecution were shocked at listening  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-liberian-president-denies-cannibalism-allegations-at-war-crimes-trial-122342/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Liberian president denies at war crimes trial sending weapons to Sierra Leone rebels</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pointed to impassible roads and his country&#8217;s own mineral wealth Monday to deny key testimony at his war crimes trial that he had traded arms for diamonds in Sierra Leone.

Taylor, starting his third week of testimony at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague, said neither .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-liberian-president-denies-at-war-crimes-trial-sending-weapons-to-sierra-leone-rebels-121853/">Source &nbsp;: Former Liberian president denies at war crimes trial sending weapons to Sierra Leone rebels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8-year-old girl shunned by family after rape sparks outcry reaching to Liberian president</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-year-old-girl-shunned-by-family-after-rape-sparks-outcry-reaching-to-liberian-president-120207/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Tang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — Lured by promises of chewing gum then allegedly raped in a shed by four boys barely older than her, an 8-year-old Liberian girl is now in foster care and living with strangers after being shunned by her family.

The alleged sexual assault in Phoenix and reaction by her family have sparked an international outcry, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-year-old-girl-shunned-by-family-after-rape-sparks-outcry-reaching-to-liberian-president-120207/">8-year-old girl shunned by family after rape sparks outcry reaching to Liberian president</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix officials say case of 4 boys charged in 8-year-old girl&#8217;s rape is &#8216;deeply disturbing&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Lee Myers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — Officers responding to a report of hysterical screams found an 8-year-old girl partially clothed and four boys, barely in their teens, running from an empty shed.

The boys, ages 9 to 14, face charges ranging from sexual assault to kidnapping, police said Thursday. Authorities in Phoenix say it&#8217;s one of the most horrific cases ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/phoenix-officials-say-case-of-4-boys-charged-in-8-year-old-girls-rape-is-deeply-disturbing-119393/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Phoenix officials say case of 4 boys charged in 8-year-old girl&#8217;s rape is &#8216;deeply disturbing&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor denies looting funds, blood diamonds from Sierra Leone war</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Monday challenged anyone to find a bank account of his holding illicit funds or &#8220;blood diamonds&#8221; from the civil war in Sierra Leone.

In his second week of testimony at his war crimes trial, Taylor denied any role in forming the guerrilla force that invaded Sierra Leone in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-liberian-leader-charles-taylor-denies-looting-funds-blood-diamonds-from-sierra-leone-war-115022/">Read more : Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor denies looting funds, blood diamonds from Sierra Leone war</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Liberian leader challenges anyone to find booty from the war in Sierra Leone</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor issued a challenge at his war crimes trial Monday to find any bank account owned by him holding illicit funds or &#8220;blood diamonds&#8221; from the civil war in Sierra Leone.

In his second week of testimony in his defense, Taylor denied any role in forming the guerrilla force that .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-liberian-leader-challenges-anyone-to-find-booty-from-the-war-in-sierra-leone-115006/">Original article &nbsp;: Former Liberian leader challenges anyone to find booty from the war in Sierra Leone</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Liberian leader denies role in creating Sierra Leone rebel group or invading neighbor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor denied on Monday that he had played any part in forming the guerrilla force that invaded Sierra Leone in the early 1990s.

In his second week of testimony at his war crimes trial, Taylor was categorical in rejecting the testimony of prosecution witnesses that he attended the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-liberian-leader-denies-role-in-creating-sierra-leone-rebel-group-or-invading-neighbor-114716/">Former Liberian leader denies role in creating Sierra Leone rebel group or invading neighbor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor admits he allowed the use of enemy skulls at roadblocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In an unusual defense against war crimes charges, former Liberian President Charles Taylor told judges Thursday that he saw nothing wrong with displaying the skulls of slain enemy soldiers at roadblocks.

Taylor, 61, insisted he was trying to bring peace and the rule of law to Liberia as he testified in his .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-liberian-leader-charles-taylor-admits-he-allowed-the-use-of-enemy-skulls-at-roadblocks-111638/">Source &nbsp;: Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor admits he allowed the use of enemy skulls at roadblocks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor says he allowed the use of human skulls at roadblocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor told a war crimes court Thursday he saw nothing wrong with displaying the skulls of slain fighters at roadblocks as his rebel forces swept into the country in a 1989 revolution.

The invasion of Liberia and his ascent to power was a prelude to Taylor&#8217;s involvement in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-liberian-leader-charles-taylor-says-he-allowed-the-use-of-human-skulls-at-roadblocks-111246/">Original article &nbsp;: Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor says he allowed the use of human skulls at roadblocks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor rejects war crimes charges, says he was a corruption fighter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The American CIA and Libya&#8217;s leader Moammar Gadhafi both had a hand in Charles Taylor&#8217;s rise to power as Cold War politics and pan-African struggles helped propel him to the presidency in Liberia, according to his testimony Wednesday at his war crimes trial.

Taylor sketched a turbulent African continent in the 1980s ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-liberian-leader-charles-taylor-rejects-war-crimes-charges-says-he-was-a-corruption-fighter-110099/">Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor rejects war crimes charges, says he was a corruption fighter</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Liberian leader portrays himself as corruption fighter in early years of rise to power</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Charles Taylor retraced his rise to power in Liberia to war crimes judges Wednesday, casting himself as an anti-corruption fighter in his army-ruled nation before ousting the military in a coup to restore democracy.

Taylor is charged with 11 counts of murder, torture, rape, sexual slavery and the use of child soldiers .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-liberian-leader-portrays-himself-as-corruption-fighter-in-early-years-of-rise-to-power-109960/">Ex-Liberian leader portrays himself as corruption fighter in early years of rise to power</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Liberian leader portrays himself as fighter of corruption</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Charles Taylor has testifed before war crimes judges that he was an anti-corruption fighter in Liberia before ousting the military in a coup to restore democracy.

The former leader says war crimes accusations against him are &#8220;disinformation, misinformation, lies, rumors.&#8221; He is charged with 11 counts of murder, torture, rape, sexual slavery ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-liberian-leader-portrays-himself-as-fighter-of-corruption-109878/">Former Liberian leader portrays himself as fighter of corruption</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Liberian leader tells tribunal that war crimes case based on &#8216;deceit, deception, lies&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — His combat fatigues were replaced by a dark suit and tie, and the tinted aviator glasses gave the former Liberian leader a haughty air as he took the stand Tuesday to emphatically denounce the war crimes charges against him as &#8220;disinformation, misinformation, lies, rumors.&#8221;

Charles Taylor, once one of West Africa&#8217;s most .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-liberian-leader-tells-tribunal-that-war-crimes-case-based-on-deceit-deception-lies-109352/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberia&#8217;s Taylor ends 3-year silence, says war crimes case is deceit, deception and lies</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Ending three years of silence, former Liberian President Charles Taylor began building his defense against war crimes charges Tuesday, portraying himself as a peacemaker rather than the cannibalistic warlord described by prosecutors.

&#8220;I am not guilty of all these charges, not even a minute part of these charges,&#8221; he said from the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberias-taylor-ends-3-year-silence-says-war-crimes-case-is-deceit-deception-and-lies-109295/" title="Liberia&#8217;s Taylor ends 3-year silence, says war crimes case is deceit, deception and lies">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberia&#8217;s Taylor takes stand, says war crimes case against him based on lies, misinformation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor testified at his war crimes trial Tuesday that the case against him was built on lies and misinformation, and he denied he had commanded and armed rebels who killed and tortured tens of thousands of civilians.

Taylor, the first African leader to stand trial for war crimes, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberias-taylor-takes-stand-says-war-crimes-case-against-him-based-on-lies-misinformation-108770/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Liberia&#8217;s Taylor takes stand, says war crimes case against him based on lies, misinformation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberia&#8217;s Taylor takes stand at The Hague to defend against murder, rape charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Charles Taylor has taken the stand in his own defense at his war crimes trial and says the case against him is built on lies.

The former Liberian president is charged with 11 counts of murder, torture, rape, sexual slavery, using child soldiers and spreading terror during Sierra Leone&#8217;s 1991-2002 civil war.
Prosecutors .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberias-taylor-takes-stand-at-the-hague-to-defend-against-murder-rape-charges-108729/" title="Liberia&#8217;s Taylor takes stand at The Hague to defend against murder, rape charges">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian president Charles Taylor will take the stand Tuesday to assert that he was trying to bring peace to Sierra Leone with his actions during a savage civil war that left hundreds of thousands dead or mutilated, his attorney said.

The first African head of state to be tried by an .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberias-taylor-to-take-stand-at-the-hague-to-defend-against-murder-rape-charges-108595/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberia&#8217;s ex-leader Taylor to claim he was working for peace during Sierra Leone atrocities</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian president Charles Taylor will take the stand to assert that he was trying to bring peace to Sierra Leone with his actions during a savage civil war that left hundreds of thousands dead or mutilated, his attorney said Monday.

The first African head of state to be tried by an .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberias-ex-leader-taylor-to-claim-he-was-working-for-peace-during-sierra-leone-atrocities-108341/">Liberia&#8217;s ex-leader Taylor to claim he was working for peace during Sierra Leone atrocities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Charles Taylor begins his war crimes defense against Sierra Leone atrocity charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Lawyers for Charles Taylor began his defense against war crimes charges Monday, arguing that the former Liberian president was not responsible for the murder, rape and mutilation of civilians by rebels in Sierra Leone and should not be blamed simply out of disgust at the atrocities.

Taylor, the first African head of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/charles-taylor-begins-his-war-crimes-defense-against-sierra-leone-atrocity-charges-107991/" title="Charles Taylor begins his war crimes defense against Sierra Leone atrocity charges">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor accused of several war crime charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[List of charges against Liberia&#8217;s ex-leader Taylor
Prosecutors at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone have accused former Liberian President Charles Taylor of arming and leading rebels in 1996-2002 and being &#8220;part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against the civilian population.&#8221;

The court, based in Freetown, is trying Taylor in a courtroom rented from ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/list-of-war-crimes-charges-against-ex-liberian-president-charles-taylor-107926/">Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor accused of several war crime charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A timeline of Charles Taylor&#8217;s rise and fall and the Liberian and Sierra Leone conflicts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jan. 28, 1948: Charles Taylor born in Arthington, Liberia, into a family descended from freed American slaves.

1970s: Lives in Boston area of the United States, earning an economics degree from Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts.
1983: Flees Liberia after being accused of embezzling nearly US$1 million. He is later detained in the United States on a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-timeline-of-charles-taylors-rise-and-fall-and-the-liberian-and-sierra-leone-conflicts-107801/">Read : A timeline of Charles Taylor&#8217;s rise and fall and the Liberian and Sierra Leone conflicts</a>.]]></description>
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