Ex-Warlord to run in Liberia's president poll
2010-02-24
MONROVIA, Liberia-One of Liberia's most infamous warlords drank beer as he ordered his men to cut off an ousted president's ears 20 years ago. Now a senator, Prince Johnson says he plans to run for the presidency himself even though a government commission wants him tried for crimes against humanity. Despite being widely known for the gruesome torture and slaying of Samuel K. Doe -- a videotape of the event was even sold on Monrovia's streets -- Johnson was overwhelmingly elected in 2005 to the...
Full Story: The Boston Globe
Taylor's son rejects claims
2010-01-30
During a civil trial in Miami on Friday, the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor rejected as ``propaganda'' claims by Liberians and the U.S. government that he oversaw widespread torture and human rights abuses while head of an elite paramilitary unit in his father's government. Charles McArthur Emmanuel, also known as Charles ``Chuckie'' Taylor Jr., said in a closing statement during a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed by five Liberian...
Full Story: The Miami Herald
