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  • Losses, Liberia, and the Era of Human Rights

    I think today a great deal about the conviction of Charles Taylor, the first head of state to be convicted by the Hague.

    Mr. Taylor was the first head of state convicted by an international court since the Nuremberg trials after World War II.

    Prosecutors had sought an even longer sentence of 80 years. If carried out, the term decided on Wednesday would likely mean the 64-year-old Mr. Taylor will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Asked to stand as the sentence was read, he looked at the floor.

    At a news conference after the hearing, Salamba Silla, who works with victims groups in Sierra Leone pleaded for more help for former child soldiers, orphans and other victims of the country’s war. “You can see hundreds of them begging on the streets of Freetown,” she said. “Many who suffered horrendously need help to return to the provinces,

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  • Dont trust the world

     

    Dont trust the world – Israel Opinion, Ynetnews.

    What will you do if we assume risks and sacrifice victims and put our trust in you – and then something goes wrong?

    “What if the other side does not act as it is expected to, and instead hurls at us fire and plagues and poisons and possibly even nuclear weapons?

    “What will you do then? Will you ask for forgiveness? Will you say ‘we were wrong’? Will you send us bandages? Will you open orphanages for the children who survived? Will you pray for our souls?”

    Powerful persuasive words from Israel’s most recent rising politician. Imagine a family in Gaza who lost their children and entire neighborhood in 2008 giving the exact same speech, using exactly these words. Why should they not use these words?

    Ok, now what? After all the emotions, if you want something more in life …

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