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...first time since his trial began 18 months ago. He is accused of arming, training and controlling Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels, who rampaged across the country during its brutal 1991-2001 civil war. Prosecutors allege that Taylor targeted Sierra Leone so he could strip it of its vast mineral wealth, in particular its diamonds. Earlier in the trial, chief prosecutor Stephen Rapp insisted that Taylor was "an exceptional violator of human rights" who steadily provided weapons and support to the RUF in exchange for blood diamonds. Witnesses testified about arms smuggled from Liberia to Sierra Leone...
...Moved to the Los Angeles radio station KRLA in 1963 so that he could be near Hollywood and pursue a career in acting as well as radio. Went on to appear in several movies, including The Girls from Thunder Strip (1966), The Glory Stompers (1967), Scream Free! (1969), 2000 Years Later (1969), The Cycle Savages (1970) and The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant...
...Outside the Sergiyev Posad monastery, the women selling nesting dolls are also skeptical about the industry's future. "The government's plans rarely help," says Yelena (who declined to give her last name), a handicrafts vendor along the souvenir strip. As the women sitting in their lawn chairs nearby nod their heads in agreement, she adds, "If they really want to help, they should increase our pensions." If Russia's handicrafts industry collapses, a 120-year-old tradition could begin to fade and pensions could be all that these women - and thousands of dollmakers - have left...
...Ascend's Hayes also points out that external factors may have played into the A310's crash - including a night landing on a poorly-lit strip, and high winds that reportedly caused an aborted landing prior to the accident. Despite that, Bussereau again warned on Friday that "Yemenia has to make big efforts" on safety if it wants to avoid being placed on the E.U.'s blacklist this month. (See pictures of the miracle on the Hudson...
...Read "The Strip Is Back...