interesting comments by some very mis-informed people. Aug of 1996 the trial of former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor commenced (which gives you an idea of age of this war). What the Liberian warlords did next is incredibly alarming and gruesome. They invaded Sierra Leone and took oer the mining industry by amputating the arms and legs of those who fought to maintain their territory. They sold the gold and diamonds to fund their invasion. They spread the desire for human flesh into the southern regions of Sierra Leone and it’s believed (i’m not a witness but I just left there in march 2010) cannibalism is still practiced there. The war they brought on the people of Sierra Leone was no less intensely brutal worse than the video. To this day those who survived amputation are common in the streets of Freetown as a grim reminder of the brutality of this war.

Where can I download this?

OK it worked.  I was shocked, informed, horrified, and fascinated.  I actually have never seen this kind of coverage before.  Was it dumb luck that the guys ‘on the ground’ survived this foray into what is arguably the ultimate ‘blacks only’ territory. Overall I would term the REALLY LONG video, ‘harrowing’.

The on-camera guy comes off as a gen-x dummie or latter-day hippie, but unquestionably authentic in his observations, comments, and response to developing/deteriorating conditions in this interview trip. I found it actually a bit scary, though the existence of the films predicted a happy ending.

I guess it’s fair to say that Liberia is NOT, and for the foreseeable future, a destination of choice, either for business or pleasure.
John K.

Um. They gave those kids a cow heart from the supermarket and fed them lines to say.

Young actors lying on the ground, playing dead.

Yeah. That’s the ticket.

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