Youth Movement Promotes US Military Presence in Central Africa

The Intel Hub ^ | March 8, 2012 | Nile Bowie

[Whenifhow]

Is there any question that leftists created the chaos of the Arab Spring? That was violent.
This is part of the Globalist agenda - to create the chaos and acquire the resources of the country.

http://allafrica.com/ click on the menu > BizTech and choose Petroleum and search for Tullow Oil

Here is one article:

Uganda: Tullow Finally Signs $2.9 Billion Oil Deal

http://allafrica.com/stories/201202240673.html

Tullow Oil yesterday concluded the sale of two thirds, or 66.6%, of its assets in the Albert Grabben to France’s Total and China’s CNOOC for $2.9bn, bringing to an end a ticklish issue that had held back oil activities for more than a year.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Whenifhow.

[matt1234]

This morning I checked a regional news website and was very surprised that the following Kony article was listed as "Most popular":

Making Joseph Kony a household name

I smell an October surprise in which obama heroically saves the day by capturing the dastardly Kony. These stories are part of the set-up. We probably already know where he is.

[Tailgunner Joe]

Wrong. It is not in our interests to let China dominate Eastern Africa. It is in our interests to support our allies and destroy Kony’s LRA and Al-Shabaab.

[LucyT]

Article, # 2 , - and esp. # 23.

Thanks, whenifhow.

[21twelve]

I was watching it (no sound) over the shoulder of my daughter. Just watching it I could tell it was propoganda - pretty slick stuff, lots of quick images to get the pulse and hope going. Especially for a young kid. Interesting to read about the methods used in this thread.

As I told my kids - there are a lot worse folks in the world than this Coney Island guy. And why should we be so worried about him all of a sudden. (Almost every youtube video has a link now about “getting koney”.) I told my kids it was probably a “wag-the-dog” type thing.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

I was watching it (no sound) over the shoulder of my daughter. Just watching it I could tell it was propoganda - pretty slick stuff, lots of quick images to get the pulse and hope going. Especially for a young kid. Interesting to read about the methods used in this thread.

 

Good observation. The usual tip-off is being long on hysterics & theatrics, short on detail and facts. The trick for young folk is to develop the skills to accurately discern what is or is not being said, and not get manipulated by how it's being said/presented.

 

 

[Whenifhow]

Joseph Kony 2012: Obama administration congratulates success of campaign (another Red Herring)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2856714/posts

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/uganda/9132991/Joseph-Kony-2012-Obama-administration-congratulates-success-of-campaign.html

[daisy mae for the usa]

According to their Audited Financial Statement, the Invisible Children had as their stated purpose in the beginning of their organization in 2004, “Programs include educational and microeconomic initiatives in Central Africa benefiting over 11,000 people as well as biannual tours, awareness events, and fundraising campaigns statewide.”

However, also according to this same statement, “The Organization experienced very strong and unexpected revenue near fiscal year end 2011, which is reflected in unrestricted net assets at June 30, 2011.”

Under the line item: “Net Increase In Cash” 2011 is $4,923,140., whereas, for the year 2010 the Net Increase In Cash was $35,629.

Interesting to note, is what the report deems as RECENT activity. “Recently, the Organization has expanded its operations to Central Africa to address the plight of the most recent victims of the Lord’s Resistance Army’s (LRA) reign of terror who live in some of the most remote regions of the world.” The report describes a five step strategy, the 5th being, “promoting the arrest of Joseph Kony and top LRA commanders.

Read the report in pdf at the following link:

http://c2052482.r82.cf0.rackcdn.com/images/737/original/FY11-Audited%20Financial%20Statements.pdf?1320205055

In their 2011 Annual report, special thanks is given to the following:

1Love, Aid for Africa, Better World Books, Billabong, Bobby Chang, Bridgeway Foundation, Charity: Water, Chase Community Giving, Crawford Family Foundation, Digitaria, Dungu-Doruma Diocese, Else de Temmerman, Enough, Fidelity Foundation, Gary and OJ Shansby, Halogen, Humnaity United, Interactive Radio for Justice, International Justice Mission, Josh Rodarmel, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Kristen Bell, Maurice Mariano Family Foundation, National Christian Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, New Venture Fund, Oprah Winfrey Foundation, Pac Sun, Pandju Merali Foundation, Project 7, Rachel Bilson, Resolve, Salesforce.com, Sean Parker, Segal Family Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange, StayClassy, TechnoServe Inc., Tom Shadyac, UNHCR, University of California Irvine/Center for Unconventional Security Affairs, University of Southern California/Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, United Nations DDRRR, The Voice Project, Warby Parker, Wildlife Conservation Society, Wilmington Trust.

Here is the pdf link to the Annual Report:

http://c2052482.r82.cf0.rackcdn.com/images/895/original/AR11_small_final2.pdf?1325722694

Additional information in the Annual Report I found interesting, was the report on the “The Fourth Estate.” In August 2011, the Invisible Children Organization hosted a three day conference by this title. 650 youth attended. (I am assuming these are the youth pictured in the viral video.) At this conference, participants engaged in discussions of public policy, international justice, effective fundraising, and what it means to be an empathic citizen. Participants were both educators and students from many countries.

Jason Russell, in the report, says of the conference, “We thought we were coming together to teach all of you the way forward...and you instead taught all of us (including the speakers) what the future is going to look like.” He added, “But there were things I was experiencing and hearing and feeling that were beyond imagination.” And then he quotes from one of the participants, Carly Parmer, saying she said, “There are no words to describe The Fourth Estate. I told my mom and my friends, you now just have to watch me live. My actions and life will be the words.” Jason Russell ends his note with a quote from “Mama Oprah” saying “Intention Rules Your Life.”

My conclusion, based on the organizations own reports is that this is a progressive organization typical of those we have learned to become aware of. The setting of the specific date— April 20, 2012 for the Kony2012 campaign on the heals of the “99% Spring” “TRAINING” going on April 9-14 is suspect. Also of interest, maybe totally unrelated, certainly hope it is, is the historical significance of April 19.

Would love to know if anyone could shed light on any of the organizations listed in the Special Thanks section.

[daisy mae for the usa]

Ping to #29. This is what I have uncovered.

[Darnright]

>The bill was passed without congressional approval, and allows the US to deploy military forces in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and South Sudan (at the consent of those nations) in pursuit of LRA rebels.<

How on earth does a bill get passed without House approval???

[Whenifhow]

That was a direct quote from the article:

Russell presents various montages of ethically diverse groups of students raising their fists in the air, sporting KONY t-shirts, and scenes of mass celebration in response to President Obama signing the S. 1067: Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009.

The bill was passed without congressional approval, and allows the US to deploy military forces in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and South Sudan (at the consent of those nations) in pursuit of LRA rebels.

The film further advocates the requirement of public support for US military operations in the region through forms of street activism, encouraging viewers to purchase Action Kits ($30.00) and posters ($10.00) featuring images of Joseph Kony. Russell then ......

[Whenifhow]

Link
http://www.theresolve.org/lra-disarmament-and-northern-uganda-recovery-act-of-2009

Excerpt:
Record-breaking level of Congressional support

Following introduction in May 2009 by Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI), Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA), Representative Ed Royce (R-CA) and Representative Brad Miller (D-NC), the bill gained an average of 20 cosponsors a month until passage the next year. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate on March 11th, 2010 with 65 Senators as cosponsors, then passed unanimously in the House of Representatives on May 13th, 2010 with 202 Representatives as cosponsors. These 267 Members of Congress helped bring to the President’s desk the most widely cosponsored bill Africa-related piece of legislation in the last 37 years, or as far back as electronic records document.

“These 267 Members of congress” Link
http://www.theresolve.org/pages/list-of-congressional-cosponsors

[lapsus calami]

 

 

Excellent work guys and/or gals. There's certainly a stench to all this alright. Way too organized, synchonized and polished - like a marketing campaign to sell laundry soap or a PR drive to polish a politician's image. Whatever it is, I cannot see it as sincere. There's smoke here, it's a matter of finding the fire and identifying what sort of fire it is. The bad news is that all this interesting info is sitting on a thread with 33 replies (soon to be 34).  Needs to be bundled up and sent over as a neat package to anyone with a big microphone and a pulpit, such as Brietbart's "BigGov" dot com, Mark Steyn, Rush, Hannity, Malkin, Beck - whomever. This needs some resources applied to get a light shined onto it so what's really going on will unravel and come out.

 

 

 

[daisy mae for the usa]

New info from another thread thanks to Ben Barrack.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2857229/posts

Also, for those who haven’t seen #29—— follow the money. Anyone know anything about any of these organizations worth questioning?

[Whenifhow]

Other sources;
Article:
KONY 2012, Invisible Children’s Pro-AFRICOM and Museveni Propaganda
http://blackstarnews.com/news/135/ARTICLE/8007/2012-03-08.html

Invisible Children’s goals initially may have been to publicize the plight of children caught in Uganda’s decades-long conflicts; lately, IC has been acting as apologists for General Yoweri K. Museveni’s dictatorship and the U.S. goal to impose AFRICOM (the U.S. Africa Military Command) on Africa.

This video is the promoter of the video on CNN with Piers Morgan

Kony 2012 Filmmaker: Kony, you hear us, surrender #KonySurrender
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaBxTfa2yUs&list=UUupvZG-5ko_eiXAupbDfxWw&index=5&feature=plcp

[daisy mae for the usa]

Blue and Silver— pinging y’all to this thread. Wonder if you might have any insight into the names in #29. Do any of these foundations, etc., ring bells related to other foundations and private organizations you already have heard about? This KONY thing has a smell.

[Whenifhow]

Here is info on just one of those on the list.
Project 7
http://www.project7.com/

http://www.project7.com/mission/

Kony 2012
http://www.project7.com/2012/03/kony-2012/

Project 7 on Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/project7

Save the Earth
http://vimeo.com/37634038

Products for Good
http://vimeo.com/37634652

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project7.com
We make products that help fund projects in seven areas of need. Join our community and “Change the Score.”
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Project7 (@Project7) on Twitter
https://twitter.com/#!/project7

Project 7 | Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/Project7

Project 7 Water Authority

http://www.project7water.org/

[daisy mae for the usa]

That’s an interesting organization. Basically, as I understand, they are selling a few goods and passing a portion of profits to non-profits.

I know that Oprah is one of IC’s biggest contributors. She has done a lot to help in Africa. Who could doubt the needs of people on this entire continent?!

I am concerned about the angle that may be occurring with IC that has to do with the using of a true-hearted cause to promote a political agenda. The opposing view to this IC thing seems to believe that is exactly what is going one. But without some money trail— it is only an opinion.

Maybe IC is on the up and up? I just have questions. The viral video has too many psychological manipulation techniques in it for me to trust this movement, especially when its greatest appeal is to our American youth.

[bluecat6]

Nothing that stands out. Anneburg in is there...we know that is is familiar. JPMorgan - so a national name.

Rest look like West Coast organizations.