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Charles Taylor, Former Liberian PresidentAddressing Abuse
On today’s Underreported, we check in on the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. Later on, Tony Award-winners Michael Cerveris and Donna Murphy talk about their new Broadway musical, LoveMusik. Plus, former Simpons writer Larry Doyle tells us about his new novel. And we hear the firsthand account of an Army interrogator who followed orders to abuse prisoners at Abu Ghraib.
Underreported: The Trial of Charles Taylor
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is being tried at the Hague on 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international law committed during Sierra Leone's conflict. On today's Underreported, we talk about the trial, and how Charles Taylor's legacy has fractured the lives of Liberians both in Liberia and here in the US. Jacob Massaquoi is human rights activist and survivor of Charles Taylor's atrocities. He's also a founder of African Refuge, an organization that links the Staten Island African community to social service providers. Elise Keppler is counsel for the international justice program at Human Rights Watch. She recently returned from the Hague, where she traveled for the opening statements in Charles Taylor's trial.
The Horror and Humor of High School
Larry Doyle, a former writer for The Simpsons, tells us about his new novel—about a high school valedictorian who uses his graduation speech to proclaim his love to the head cheerleader.
I Love You, Beth Cooper is available for purchase at amazon.com
Inside Abu Ghraib
In Fear Up Harsh, Tony Lagouranis talks about following orders to abuse prisoners at Abu Ghraib. And he explains why he became the first Army interrogator to publicly denounce the tactics he used.
Fear Up Harsh is available for purchase at amazon.com
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Listen to President-Elect Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.
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