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Deep in the Congo�s Garamba National Park in the dead of night, Joseph Kony � the notorious warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court � made a shocking admission. Loosened by home-made wine, exposing a vulnerability he could never show the world, Kony looked George Omona in the eye, �You need to know that if I had a choice I would not be doing this ... I wish I could be a man of books, like you.� Three years earlier George was expelled from one of Uganda�s best schools, just weeks before he was due to graduate with exemplary grades, destroying his dreams of becoming a teacher. In desperation, his uncle found him a role in Kony�s Lord�s Resistance Army (LRA). George�s education and fluent command of English allowed him to rapidly rise through the ranks, eventually becoming one of Kony�s bodyguards, before he finally made his escape. George�s story � based on many hours of interviews with acknowledged LRA expert Ledio Cakaj � provides a vivid, personal and fascinating insight into the inner workings of the LRA, and the mind of Kony, its self-appointed prophet.