Children suffered some of the most horrific crimes committed during the Liberian Civil War including LURD and MODEL insurrections. They were forced to kill friends and family members including their parents, rape and be raped, serve as sexual slaves and prostitutes, labor, take drugs, engage in cannibalism, torture and pillage communities. Many were forced to be 'juju' controllers, ammunition carriers, spies, armed guards, ambushers and so on. Perhaps, the most shocking crime committed against children was their cannibalization. Rebel commanders organized cooking feasts and served children's body parts, including their intestines and hearts. The blood of children was collected and cooked into soups in which hearts were served as choice meats for cannibalistic commanders.
Final Report, Truth and Reconciliation Committee of Liberia, Vol 1, 44, 2009.
We came. We saw. He died. (Laughs.)
Former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, on the brutal slaying of former Libyan President, Col. Muammar Gaddafi.
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