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The New Wild West: Will Citizens and the Environment Suffer as an Oil Rush Engulfs West Africa?

Meena Bhandari, IPS News. November 21, 2011.

Offshore oil should be an economic boon for West Africa, but watchdog groups fear a devastating impact on human and wild life

I'm No Cannibal, Former Liberian President Tells War Crimes Trial

Agence France Presse July 27, 2009.

Charles Taylor on Monday denied that he had ever eaten human flesh or ordered his fighters to do so as he answered allegations of cannibalism at his war crimes trial.

War Crimes Court Grills Ex Liberian President About Human Skull Displays

Agence France Presse July 16, 2009.

Charles Taylor told the court Thursday he had seen nothing wrong with human skulls being displayed at checkpoints in Liberia during his 1989-90 "revolution."

The World's Deadliest Diamond Heist

Johann Hari, The Independent UK. February 25, 2008.

The trial of Charles Taylor revisits a classic tale: the poor of the world are murdered and mutilated for the sake of adorning the rich of the world.

This Halftime Show is Brought to You by Child Labor in Africa

Ruthie Ackerman, The Nation. February 3, 2008.

The "official tire sponsor" of Super Bowl XLII tries to scrub its image in the face of a major human rights lawsuit.

U.S. Consumers Help Finance Liberia's Bloody Regime

William Kistner, Center for Investigative Reporting. July 18, 2003.

Rainforest wood slips into Western markets despite UN ban on export of 'conflict timber.'