The Boston Globe, April 6th, 2006
WITH ITS PROSECUTION of the former Liberian leader Charles Taylor, the United Nations will send a message to the strongmen of Africa that they can no longer export terror and death to neighboring nations. The trial needs to proceed fairly and quickly to convince Africans that the international community is serious about enforcing norms of conduct on this most vulnerable of continents. The location of the trial shouldn't be Sierra Leone, where Taylor faced charges this week for allegedly fomenting a revolt that resulted in the deaths or mutilations of thousands of people. He is still a feared f...
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