Taylor argues eurocentric prison food at first tribunal appearance
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor told a war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands that prison food is eurocentric and access to telephones is limited. He faces 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for alleged murder, rape, and mutilation during Sierra Leone's civil war and has pleaded not guilty with a potential life sentence if convicted. Prosecutors hoped for an early next year start, but his lawyer said that unlikely.
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Iraqi army battles gunmen south of Baghdad
Iraqi forces backed by a U.S. helicopter battled Sunni gunmen in two Shiite Mahmoudiya neighborhoods south of Baghdad. Reports vary on death tolls, with Iraqi officials citing 18 fatalities and U.S. officials 11 attackers and 7 security personnel among the dead.
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Former Pentagon officials accused in Iraq rebuilding scheme
The AP reports two ex Pentagon officials including an acting Navy secretary are accused in a sealed federal suit of colluding with Custer Battles LLC, once suspended for fake invoices, to win Iraqi rebuilding contracts. The suit names Hansford T. Johnson and Douglas Combs and cites Custer Battles.
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