[cripplecreek]

I’m not nearly as concerned about the scam as I am the International Crisis Group and their attempts to get the USA involved in a local African issue.

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

A group of my fellow (female) teachers have enthusiastically signed this petition and chosen to donate to this "cause". They approached me about donating, and I said that I would consider it. After extensive research on this topic, I found that this is a moot point anyhow as the Ugandan government is complicit in Joseph Kony's recruiting of children for his militia movement. I politely informed one of the "stable" teachers that this move, while noble in its motive, would ultimately be a moot point. Her response was less than "friendly", so to speak. (I only mention they are women because of the propensity of women (in general) to be swayed by emotionally stirring "documentaries" as such, and the fact that none of the male teachers approached chose to donate)

I guess that emotion-driven "movements" like this seem to ease liberal "white guilt" to some degree...

I am surrounded by mind-numbed robots...

[bmwcyle]

Kony is possibly dead. This movement is a hoax.

[ILS21R]

It’s just a scam to fill the kool-aid bowl for 2012.

Obama sent 100 American military advisers to Uganda in last October. The following month the Kony film started production. Coincidence? Now get the spoon and stir until the hype reaches a maximum.

This October you can bet that Obama will once again be pulled off the golf course to watch the “Obama got Kony” show. Yea! Obama saved the invisible children. Whee.... 4 more years.

Unfortunately, following Uganda customs, Kony’s body was immediately thrown into a volcano before any photos could be taken.

Now drink up.

[ILS21R]

Oh, I almost forgot.

Marketing and administrative costs = Obama reelection fund.

[Stormdog]

International Crisis Group.

Guess who sits on the Board of Directors. Yup, George Soros. That’s all I need to know.

[faucetman]

“There's no doubt Kony is a bad man”. Define bad. This is a WAR. Bad things happen in a war.

Almost all the coverage about this is biased. I read a long article about this. I commend to all who haven't read it. Be informed, don't be a (knee) jerk.

www.smallarmssurveysudan.org/pdfs/HSBA-SWP-8-LRA.pdf

(snip)
“It is extremely difficult to obtain factual information about the LRA. Much of the existing voluminous research from northern Uganda is agenda-driven or fails to account for the overlap between LRA and civilian grievances and
perspectives. Because research in northern Uganda and, to some extent, southern Sudan requires the cooperation of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF), information is often coloured by the UPDF’s own perspective.

This report is based on focused fieldwork in northern Uganda and southern Sudan in 2005–07. The author conducted face-to-face interviews with a range of Ugandan and Sudanese civilians and community leaders. The military
was not present on these occasions and the interviewees were assured of anonymity. Members of the military from both countries, Sudanese politicians, and LRA representatives, including the LRA high command—specifically
Joseph Kony and Vincent Otti—were also interviewed.
In describing the history of the LRA/M–UPDF conflict in Sudan and Uganda, this report seeks a balance that has been sorely absent in previous media and
academic accounts. That the LRA/M can be seen as having arisen in pursuit of legitimate grievances—which at times have been shared by many communities in northern and eastern Uganda—should in no way be interpreted as a
defence of the group’s methods and tactics. Part of the story of the conflict, however, hinges on the use of propaganda and access to information; accordingly,
this report attempts to separate fact from fiction.”

[bmwcyle]

ping

[Fitzy_888]

We’re sending 100 combat equiped “advisors” into a two decade civil war in Uganda and some to the Congo. The purpose is to crush Christian rebels; prop up the existing regime which is worse than KONY; and, secure oil contracts for european interests or “ABC” (Anyone But China).

Glitzy sales pitch though.