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The Rationality of General Butt Naked
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Despite the lurid and wild stories surrounding General Butt Naked, there are rational reasons for everything he did, even though it may seem insane or crazy to outside observers. His actions were perfectly rational within the context of the society that had devolved during the war in Liberia.
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