VICE The Cannibal Generals of Liberia
Cannibalism, murder and rape are just a part of everyday life in certain regions of Liberia. Despite the United Nation’s eventual intervention, most of this country’s young people continue to live in abject poverty, surrounded by filth, drug addiction, and teenage prostitution. In 2009, we went to Liberia to rummage through the messy remains of a country ravaged by 14 years of civil war.
00:00 Introduction
7:58 General Bin Laden
10:19 General Bin Laden’s Story
13:00 Visiting West Point
UPDATE: Charles G. Taylor, former President of Liberia and warlord, has been convicted by an international tribunal of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including rape, murder, and the use of child soldiers. He is the first head of state to be found guilty by an international court since the Nuremberg trials.
