He made a career out of ruining lives, and he was spectacularly successful at it. The United Nations says he and his army killed at least 100,000 people. And just as bad, they stole about
66,000 children and turned them into soldiers and sex slaves between 1986 and 2005.
Joseph Kony, called "
one of the most brutal and deplorable warlords in the region," has been hunted for years by Ugandan military. That effort was backed by the United States with military advisors and hundreds of millions of American dollars.
AP photo
The man has a talent for hiding out in the jungle. Much of his army has left him, or been killed or captured, but he and his remaining soldiers are still out there. A lawmaker in Uganda says that her people "
yearn for justice."
But Kony may never be brought to justice. Both Uganda and the United States are ending the search.
(cont'd tomorrow)
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