Charles Taylor
Why Taylor spurred on he Civil War and why he believed he was unfairly sentenced
Taylor
spurred on the Sierra Leonean Civil War by funding the rebel groups. In
exchange for diamonds from the combat zones, Taylor gave the Revolutionary
United Front arms and other support, and those soldiers hacked off the limbs of
civilians. The RUF was reportedly making over $100 million annually from the
blood diamond trade during the war, courtesy of Charles Taylor’s help. Liberia
also supported the RUF with money from the lumber industry, were tens of
millions in profit were missing from state coffers. Taylor believed with a
sympathetic ruler in Sierra Leone, he could monopolize the diamond trade
further, and make a larger profit.
Taylor
believes that is sentencing is unfair because it is “impossible” for him to
have ordered the killings, rapes, and amputations. He claims full innocence on
all accounts, and admitted nothing. He says he is “no threat to society,” and
that “Money played a corrupting role in this trial.” Taylor goes on to declare
George W. Bush a war criminal, citing his admittance of torture.
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