Charles Taylor's War Crimes
Did Charles Taylor hide true evil?
4.7 (18)
57 mins
Explore the rise of Charles Taylor as he climbed from political ambition into one of the most feared warlords in modern history. Discover how Charles Taylor used civil war, resource exploitation, and armed militias to sustain power and fuel widespread violence across Liberia and beyond.
Ep 1:
Birth of a Warlord: Charles Taylor's Rise
From an American-founded nation to a prison escape and Gaddafi's desert camps, trace how ambition, betrayal, and Cold War intrigue forged Charles Taylor into Liberia's deadliest warlord.
Ep 2:
Invasion: Blood, Diamonds, and Child Soldiers
With just 150 fighters, Charles Taylor ignites a civil war fueled by child soldiers, cannibal rituals, and blood diamonds that armed Al-Qaeda and rebels across West Africa.
Discussions (5)
Yadiel
Level 7 · 3 mo agoJustice wasn't served....a British cell is a joke.
Jensen
Level 3 · 3 mo agoTaylor really took his wealth accumulation phase to the extreme. Escaping prison to become a warlord is quite the career pivot. I would personally just stick to VTI over something volatile like that.
Blake
Level 7 · 3 mo ago>tied bed sheets together and climbed down yeah the cia 100 percent let him out of plymouth, you dont just escape a high security prison with looney tunes ass tactics without inside help
