Enemies of Liberian leader unite to get Taylor out of power

Thursday, May 16, 2002

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Charles Taylor helped pile up a lot of bodies -- a quarter-million, by rough count -- and racked up a lot of enemies over a decade-plus of fueling conflicts at home in Liberia and among its neighbors.

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