Charles Taylor arrives in the Netherlands

Associated Press ^ | June 20, 2006

[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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[theDentist]

So we can expect a verdict by 2012?

[Freedom_no_exceptions]

So we can expect a verdict by 2012?

Maybe by 2011. He'll get 30 days in jail, and 2 years probation.

[Vasilli22]

(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??!!!

[ncountylee]

Does Taylor have a heart or other medical condition?

[HAL9000]

Does Taylor have a heart or other medical condition?

Considering his history of diamond trading with al Qaida, let's hope so.

[MineralMan]

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.

[Andonius_99]

not yet...he'll have one after they "find" him dead in his cell...

[MineralMan]

Hey, as I remember it, he and Pat Robertson were also mixed up in that diamond mining business.

[PzLdr]

If it takes as long as Slobo's trial, he'll be in DEPENDS before it's over.

[cripplecreek]

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.

[Cementjungle]

Does Taylor have a heart or other medical condition?

He's never been accused of "having a heart"

[AmishDude]

What verdict? He'll just die in prison, even though Europeans don't believe in the death penalty.

[Malesherbes]

He'll die a natural death in 2025, halfway though his trial.

[xjcsa]

His defense: "It was the shoes; they made me do it."

[tumblindice]

Chuck Taylor high-tops? Me too! Black, of course.
In fact, I wore them during the Civil War/war between the states.

[Buffettfan]

Don't forget that Taylor is a good friend of Jesse Jackson. They both have a history of corruption and thievery.

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=9085

[MineralMan]

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...

[xarmydog]

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!

[tumblindice]

So that's Chuck. We used to say, "Check out my new Chucks."
I wonder why they named a basketball shoe after a librarian.

[bkepley]

I thought they were probably giving him some kind of award.