Tag Archives: Charles Taylor

Revisiting: A history lesson from that Charles Taylor / Naomi Campbell affair

17th
Aug. × ’10
By Johnny

I’ve been scratching my head as to what the whole Naomi Campbell affair could possibly illuminate about Charles Taylor and his trial before the Special Court. Before I had a chance to come up with anything, the Times took a stab at that one last weekend. (Thanks to Shelby for pointing this out.) Alan Cowell [...]

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Court date: The most attractive Special Court witness ever

5th
Aug. × ’10
By Johnny

With all due respect to Zigzag Marzah, Issa Sesay and former President Taylor, I humbly submit an opinion: Naomi Campbell is the most attractive witness to appear before the Special Court for Sierra Leone. To quote Rachel Zoe, “Literally.”

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Quote/unquote: ‘The ownership of the land is the real power.’

19th
Feb. × ’10
By Johnny

A little scrap from Charles Taylor’s redirect this week that I thought worth yanking out of the court transcript. Charles Taylor discussing the origins of his honorific “Dah Kpannah,” (which translates roughly to “first among elders”): This brought to mind a wonderful piece in the Christian Science Monitor that my friend Glenna had a hand [...]

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Elaborating on: West Africa, Elections, et al.

25th
Jan. × ’10
By Johnny

Some election news coming out of West Africa. Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf reversed a campaign promise and announced she would seek reelection in 2011. At first glance, this may appear to be a power grab, yanked from the playbook of the African big men that preceded Johnson-Sirleaf. The last two leaders elected in Liberia, Taylor [...]

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Elaborating on: Charles Taylor, Naomi Campbell, Mia Farrow and that diamond

20th
Dec. × ’09
By Johnny

Pursuing this intriguing strand of the Charles Taylor story I discussed earlier.  An interesting bit emerged at former president Taylor’s trial two weeks ago: apparently Charles Taylor provided a diamond to supermodel Naomi Campbell–at least, according to an affidavit provide to the prosecution by Mia Farrow. So how did this come about? The only occasion [...]

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Star turn: Charles Taylor, Mia Farrow and, um, Naomi Campbell

8th
Dec. × ’09
By Johnny

If you’re catching up on the testimony in Charles Taylor’s trial before the Special Court for Sierra Leone, you may be surprised to see that both Mia Farrow and Naomi Campbell make it into the transcript. A quick update for those unfamiliar: Former President Taylor–that’s of Liberia–has been on the stand since Bastille Day during [...]

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Broken News: Pat Robertson to Charles Taylor ‘Appeal to God’

10th
Nov. × ’09
By Johnny

I’ve been a bit quiet about Charles Taylor’s testimony before the Special Court. Not for lack of interest. In fact, for those of us afflicted with the Liberia bug, Taylor’s take on the Libcrian civil wars is required reading. (Expect more from me on this topic in the future.) But, I couldn’t help but pull [...]

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Justice: Playing the Clock at the Special Court for Sierra Leone

26th
Aug. × ’09
By Johnny

Stephen Rapp, the most recent prosecutor seeking to convict Charles Taylor before the Special Court for Sierra Leone at the Hague is leaving for a new job: “In July, I was nominated by President Barack Obama to be United States Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues.   The nomination has now been confirmed by the US [...]

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