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The Vice Guide to Liberia

General Rambo, cannibalism, and a sensitive ceasefire.

Nearly 70 percent of Liberia's female population has been raped, but that horrifying figure just begins to describe the depths of Liberia's depravity. There's also the not-minor issue of cannibalism—specifically, the devouring of one's enemies. To learn more about these atrocities, we pick up General Rambo and take him to the compound where he once commanded his own rebel faction. Rambo convinces us that the Liberian rebels who lay in wait outside Monrovia could take over the city in two hours if the UN leaves the city. The UN is scheduled to begin pulling out next year.

Shane Smith