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Charles Taylor
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The Taylor saga: a clash of civilisations.
"Breaking one's word may be a matter of dishonour to the person involved but even in domestic affairs, the law imposes financial penalty. But when it comes to international relations, the result would be pure anarchy. Diplomacy could not run without the sanctity of undertakings. The handing-over of Charles Taylor by force to the UN Court in Sierra Leone cuts the ground from under Nigeria's concept of regional enforcer. It diminishes the capacity of Nigeria in future African conflicts. No African leader is likely to accept undertakings from Nigeria in future. What has happened in Taylor's case is a disaster for African diplomacy," writes Professor A. Bolaji Akinyemi (inset), Nigeria's foreign minister, 1985-87.
********** The Americans say it ain't over until it is over and even then, it ain't over. Perhaps, it is not really out of place to start with an American aphorism as the...See the full content of this document
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