“So foul and fair a day I have not seen”
Sunday 06 May 2012
There is ample discussion in the international media re the conviction of former Liberian president Charles Taylor for war crimes, not to need additional comment from me except how the matter stands in relation to ‘alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sri Lanka’ (‘A-WC’ for short hereafter). This is the first such conviction of a head of state or former head of state at an international tribunal, though large numbers of Taylor’s military associates have been convicted in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Milosevic died during his trial, Gaddafi was killed by his captors, Laurent Gbagbo is awaiting trial, and Sudan’s al-Bashir is running wild and free. Syria’s Assad and the Burmese gorillas have still to be brought to trial, but have no fear, they will one day; the mills of god grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine.
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Sunday 06 May 2012
Charles Taylor - no Lankan equivalency, but...
There is ample discussion in the international media re the conviction of former Liberian president Charles Taylor for war crimes, not to need additional comment from me except how the matter stands in relation to ‘alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sri Lanka’ (‘A-WC’ for short hereafter). This is the first such conviction of a head of state or former head of state at an international tribunal, though large numbers of Taylor’s military associates have been convicted in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Milosevic died during his trial, Gaddafi was killed by his captors, Laurent Gbagbo is awaiting trial, and Sudan’s al-Bashir is running wild and free. Syria’s Assad and the Burmese gorillas have still to be brought to trial, but have no fear, they will one day; the mills of god grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine.Full Story>>>
