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Business. Violence. Concerns about profits. Questions of conscience. This is the untold story of the dealings between a US tire giant and Liberia’s Charles Taylor, the man who would become the first head of state convicted of crimes against humanity since the Nazi era.

In a ranch south of Texas, the man known as The Executioner dumps 500 body parts in metal barrels. In Brazil's biggest city, a mysterious prisoner orders hit men to gun down 41 police officers and prison guards in two days. In Southern Mexico a meth maker is venerated as a saint while enforcing Old Testament justice on his enemies. A new kind of criminal kingpin has arisen: part CEO, part terrorist, and part rock star, unleashing guerrilla attacks, strong-arming governments, and taking over much of the world's trade in narcotics, guns, and humans.

GOD, MACHINE--OR A LISTENING POST FOR OUTSIDERS? Horng faced the delicate, fragile creature clutching a microphone, its wires linked to an interpreting machine. With his enormous eyes blinking slowly, he struggled to articulate words from a language long lost to his race for thirty thousand years. Kor was ... is ... God ... Knowledge. He had endeavored to share this profound truth with the small beings who had invaded his world, but they remained oblivious. Their feeble minds were unable to grasp the ancient memories embedded in his peoples history. Now, they were determined to uncover the ...

Some of the greatest stories buried in the folds of history...until now. A podcast that uncovers the lifetimes and achievements of prolific warlords from ancient and medieval times. Going beyond the mainstream historical figures that everyone is familiar with, providing a thorough account of lesser known warriors and leaders that were titans during their respective ages. If you would like to support my work directly, you can kindly do so here: www.patreon.com/warlordsofhistory

"A Haitian Warlord Meets His Match in Hurricane Matthew" is from the October 19, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Azam Ahmed and narrated by Caroline Miller.