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There are many styles of generalship, as any military buff will tell you, but generals who operate in the buff are not common.(The Week)(Brief article)

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There are many styles of generalship, as any military buff will tell you, but generals who operate in the buff are not common. Such a one was Milton Blahyi, leader of some rebel forces in the First Liberian Civil War, of 1989-96. Mr. Blahyi was wont to charge into battle in his birthday suit, to scare the enemy. These tactics earned him the sobriquet General Butt Naked. To further inspirit his troops, this nude Napoleon also used to kill small children and hand out portions of their hearts as pre-battle hors d'oeuvres. Then one day, as he was advancing in the altogether, God spoke to him and told him ...

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