A Dirty War in West Africa

Posted on 04 January 2018 by Lansana Gberie

Provides important insider information concerning Sierra Leone s recent war and builds on the author s established reputation as an insightful and courageous journalist William Reno, Northwestern UniversityA Dirty War in West Africa recounts Lansana Gberie s harrowing experiences as a journalist during the decade long civil war in Sierra Leone Since 1991, this West African nation has been brought to its knees by a series of coups, violent conflicts, and finally, outright war The war has ended today, but it is clear that things are hardly settled Focusing on the group spearheading the violence, the Revolutionary United Front RUF , Gberie exposes the corruption and appalling use of rape and mutilation as tactics to overthrow the former government Gberie looks closely at the rise of the RUF and its ruthless leader, Foday Sankoh, as he seeks to understand the personalities and parties involved in the war This sobering and powerful account reveals the domestic and international consequences of the Sierra Leone conflict. Free Read [ A Dirty War in West Africa ] author [ Lansana Gberie ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr There is nothing subtle about this book It is a very tough read The violence is graphic,so because it is not fiction People are killed, mutilated, and beaten Not for the squeamish The documentation is well done, and makes the point that wars like this are not simple, good vs evil The role of Great Britain in manipulating the civil war to protect international companies is established through the statements of the British diplomats, as well as the combatants Shows how U.N and ECOMO There is nothing subtle about this book It is a very tough read The violence is graphic,so because it is not fiction People are killed, mutilated, and beaten Not for the squeamish The documentation is well done, and makes the point that wars like this are not simple, good vs evil...The specific events of brutality that occurred in Sierra Leone, and the lengths that people went to in order to survive is a harsh read of the reality greed breeds Amputations of limbs to control power over diamond mining, and children fighting with assault weapons that they couldn t really even carry destroyed the sense of humanity Seems that people become immune or oblivious to the events happening in these cases One RUF officer read Shakespeare daily and it must have been some type of psyc The specific events of brutality that occurred in Sierra Leone, and the lengths that people went to in order to survive is a harsh read of the reality greed breeds Amputations of limbs to control power over diamond mining, and children fighting with assault weapons that they couldn t really even carry destroyed the sense of humanity Seems that people become immune or obliviou...Maybe a bit too much in the weeds for a general reader, but has an incredibly thorough treatment of the period from 1990 2002, which is not available anywhere else to my knowledge.I read this book as a part of my research paper couple years back It is a definite must read The literature is direct and brutal seething with muddles of corrupt governing coerce powers, making life a burden in itself.Very comprehensive outline of the war in Sierra Leone.I thought this was an excellent summation of the war when I first read it But as I dug deeper into the processes of the conflict I found that Gberie s arguments were largely unfounded.

English
04 January 2018

Lansana Gberie