A Long Way GoneThe first person account of a 26 year old who fought in the war in Sierra Leone as a 12 year old boy. My new friends have begun to suspect that I haven't told them the full story of my life. Why did you leave Sierra Leone? Because there is a war. You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other? Yes, all the time. Cool. I smile a little. You should tell us about it sometime. Yes, sometime. This is how wars are fought now: by