Joseph Kony

Joseph Kony is the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a rebel group that has been at war with the Ugandan government since 1987. The LRA seeks to overthrow the current regime and establish a theocratic state governed by The Ten Commandments and Acholi tradition, an ethnic group of Africa to which Kony belongs.BBC News: Profile: Ugandan Rebel Joseph Kony

Characterized by its brutal treatment of civilians, the Lord's Resistance Army has killed tens of thousands of people since its inception in 1987.International Herald Tribune: ...Ugandan rebels massacre nearly 200... (December 29, 2008) Kony claims to be a "spokesperson" of God, a medium of the Holy Spirit, and the army's messianic leader. Indicted by the ICC in 2005, several LRA leaders were charged with crimes against humanity.