Scare Tactics Why are Liberian soldiers wearing fright wigs? By Mark Scheffler Posted Friday, August 1, 2003, at 9:56 AM PT Bewigged fighter sends otherworldly message Few things exemplify the chaos of Liberia more than the sight of doped-up, AK-47-wielding 15-year-olds roaming the streets decked out in fright wigs and tattered wedding gowns. Indeed, some of the more fully accessorized soldiers in Charles Taylor's militia even tote dainty purses and don feather boas. Why did this practice begin and what is the logic behind it? The cross-dressing combatants blipped onto the Western press's radar screen right around the time the...