Charles Taylor Sentenced To 50 Years For Supporting Rebels In Sierra Leone

Source: AP / CBS News LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands – International judges sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison Wednesday, saying he was responsible for “some of the most heinous and brutal crimes recorded in human history” by arming and supporting Sierra Leone rebels in return for “blood diamonds.” The 64-year-old warlord-turned-president is [...]