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Verdict expected this week in war crimes trial of Liberia’s Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor, the one-time president of Liberia who insists he had close ties to the U.S. intelligence services, will find out this week whether he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Taylor is accused of financing and arming rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone, encouraging and abetting their war atrocities.

Sierra Leoneans Eagerly Await Verdict in Charles Taylor Trial

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