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General Butt Naked's humanitarian rebirth tests Liberia's forgiveness
General Butt Naked's humanitarian rebirth tests Liberia's forgiveness
Evangelist and ex-combatant Joshua Milton Blahyi prays July 3, 2016, in a church in his hometown of Grand Gedeh, Liberia. Blahyi, who was called “General Butt Naked“ during Liberia's civil war, now trains former child soldiers and drug addicts through a program called JAV (Journey Against Violence). Photo by Thierry Gouegnon/REUTERS
MONROVIA (Reuters) Everyone likes a good redemption story, and there are few more remarkable than that of notorious Liberian warlord 'General Butt Naked.'