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'Al-Qaeda, Liberia's Taylor partners' Wednesday May 25, 2005 12:03 - (SA) UNITED NATIONS - Al-Qaeda's network is actively seeking to destabilise west Africa, partly through its links with ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor, who has given sanctuary to its operatives, a United Nations-backed court said yesterday. Taylor faces a 17-count indictment by the Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone. He is accused of arming and training rebels in exchange for so-called blood diamonds. "Al-Qaeda has been in west Africa. It continues to be in west Africa and Charles Taylor has been harbouring members of Al-Qaeda," said David Crane, a prosecutor with the war crimes tribunal. Within a month of arriving in Sierra Leone in May 2002 "we ran smack dab in the middle of Al-Qaeda", said Crane. Taylor has been harbouring Al-Qaeda members, including those who participated in the 1998 US embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya, since the attack. "We also have activities as late as 6 April 2005," he said. Crane specifically linked Taylor and Al-Qaeda to an attempt to overthrow the government of Guinea, whose president, Lansana Conte, was the victim of a January 19 assassination attempt. Chief investigator Al White emphasised that the researchers have been "receiving credible, reliable information" on the destabilisation plans "from sources and witnesses we've been dealing with for three years in the region". The sources report that Taylor "is actively involved in trying to destabilise the region and there will be another threat and another attempt very, very soon", White said. Until Taylor is brought to justice "he will be an immediate, clear and present danger to peace and security not only in Liberia but in the entire west African region", White added. Taylor, the former president of Liberia, is charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone for his role in that neighbouring country's 1991-2001 civil war. AFP ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/FHLuJD/_WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
