Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Another Warlord Finds the Lord
Monrovia, Liberia (AP)
Warlord Sorry For Slaughter
A brutal warlord known as General Butt Naked apologized this week for leading his forces to kill over 20,000 people during Liberia's civil war.
The warlord, whose real name is Milton Blayee, got his nickname from his habit of racing into battle dressed only in combat boots, leading a similarly unclad gang of drug-addicted fighters. The Butt Naked Battalion was notorious for raiding villages, where they slaughtered the children and ate their hearts.
Speaking to Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission--set up to air the atrocities of the 1989-2003 war but not empowered to charge anyone with crimes--Blayee said he was sorry for his atrocities. "Every time i tell people my story, i feel relieved."
Blayee now lives in Ghana where he is a Christian minister.
Warlord Sorry For Slaughter
A brutal warlord known as General Butt Naked apologized this week for leading his forces to kill over 20,000 people during Liberia's civil war.
The warlord, whose real name is Milton Blayee, got his nickname from his habit of racing into battle dressed only in combat boots, leading a similarly unclad gang of drug-addicted fighters. The Butt Naked Battalion was notorious for raiding villages, where they slaughtered the children and ate their hearts.
Speaking to Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission--set up to air the atrocities of the 1989-2003 war but not empowered to charge anyone with crimes--Blayee said he was sorry for his atrocities. "Every time i tell people my story, i feel relieved."
Blayee now lives in Ghana where he is a Christian minister.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
ode to georgie
one year to go in the reign of prince georgie the idiot child. to celebrate i offer this short ditty:
there once was a prez who got to go to yale
his blood was blue, his world-view stale.
when the saudis brought down the world trade towers
prez sent the king of that country a bouquet of flowers.
and then, when osama slipped into pakistan
prez made saddam insane the big bad evil man.
stayed up late one night boozin and smokin crack
told vice in the mornin', "hey, dick, let's invade iraq!"
from his ranch in texas he had phone sex with condi
wearin nuthin but cowboy boots and wavin his wandi.
little georgie was big now, had the lord on his side
and so what if tens of thousands had suffered and died?
the oil is yours, god told prez in a dream
you're on the all-powerful self-righteous team.
prez rubbed his hands together and swelled out his chest
and thanked the almighty for giving him this test.
so okay, of late prez has taken it on the chin
we no longer see that smirk he thinks is a grin.
but just cause prez has been kicked in the can
don't think for a second the fool won't invade iran!
there once was a prez who got to go to yale
his blood was blue, his world-view stale.
when the saudis brought down the world trade towers
prez sent the king of that country a bouquet of flowers.
and then, when osama slipped into pakistan
prez made saddam insane the big bad evil man.
stayed up late one night boozin and smokin crack
told vice in the mornin', "hey, dick, let's invade iraq!"
from his ranch in texas he had phone sex with condi
wearin nuthin but cowboy boots and wavin his wandi.
little georgie was big now, had the lord on his side
and so what if tens of thousands had suffered and died?
the oil is yours, god told prez in a dream
you're on the all-powerful self-righteous team.
prez rubbed his hands together and swelled out his chest
and thanked the almighty for giving him this test.
so okay, of late prez has taken it on the chin
we no longer see that smirk he thinks is a grin.
but just cause prez has been kicked in the can
don't think for a second the fool won't invade iran!




