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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 19 Jan 2012 : 10:37:49
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Former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor had US spy agency ties
January 17, 2012
WASHINGTON - When Charles G. Taylor tied bed sheets together to escape from a second-floor window at the Plymouth House of Correction on Sept. 15, 1985, he was more than a fugitive trying to avoid extradition. He was a sought-after source for American intelligence.
After a quarter-century of silence, the US government has confirmed what has long been rumored: Taylor, who would become president of Liberia and the first African leader tried for war crimes, worked with US spy agencies during his rise as one of the world’s most notorious dictators.
The disclosure on the former president comes in response to a request filed by the Globe six years ago under the Freedom of Information Act. The Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon’s spy arm, confirmed its agents and CIA agents worked with Taylor beginning in the early 1980s.
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Source: Boston Globe
Charles Taylor 'worked' for CIA in Liberia
US authorities say former Liberian leader Charles Taylor worked for its intelligence agencies, including the CIA, the Boston Globe reports.
The revelation comes in response to a Freedom of Information request by the newspaper.
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Source: BBC
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Kitabul Arerr
Gambia
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Kitabul Arerr
Gambia
645 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2012 : 21:06:57
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The Trial of Charles Taylor - No end in sight..............l l!
Charles Taylor’s Lawyers Apply to Reopen Defense Case...
1/2/2012
by Alpha Sesay
Charles Taylor’s defense lawyers have made a request for judges to allow the former Liberian president to reopen his defense, almost one year after arguments in the case were concluded. The motion, filed on January 31, 2012, requests that the defense be allowed to “re-open its case in order to seek admission of Panel of Experts.
http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2012/02/01/charles-taylor%e2%80%99s-lawyers-apply-to-reopen-defense-case/
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