[DCBryan1]

I too watched the video by Invisible Children, LLC Kony 2012 and it brought a tear to my eye. However, so many good-intentioned, feel-good, charities have burned me in the past.

LO AND BEHOLD, when you check out www.charitynavigator.com and other sites that monitor scams, you see that only 28% of funds go to Africa/Uganda, and three (3)!!! members take in the rest as it is distributed to "program costs". Anyways, I checked out some AFRICOM sites and Kony is a has been, and not even in Uganda anymore. Bring him to justice? Yes. Care for those in the warzone? Yes. Give to your church with Africa missions such as UMCOR? Yes. Give to Kony2012? HELL NO!

BTW...when Bill Clinton and Bush "cared" for the plight of Africa, 6mm people died due to our good intentions due to reprisals and tribal retributions centuries old.

[melsec]

BTW...when Bill Clinton and Bush “cared” for the plight of Africa, 6m people died due to our good intentions due to reprisals and tribal retributions centuries old.

I have long felt that we need to stop giving to African governments. Having money and propping up illegitimate despots creates tribal and power rivalries that only succeed in creating more wars and a reliance on that income stream.

I am happy to help through Caritas or CCF but no little tinpot socialist charity is going to get my hardearned.

Mel