Joesph Kony *PLEASE READ!*

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]Who is Joesph Kony?
Joseph Kony is the world’s worst war criminal. In 1987 he took over leadership of an existing rebel group and renamed it the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The LRA has earned a reputation for its cruel and brutal tactics. When Joseph Kony found himself running out of fighters, he started abducting children to be soldiers in his army or “wives” for his officers. The LRA is encouraged to rape, mutilate, and kill civilians–often with blunt weapons. The LRA is no longer active in northern Uganda (where it originated) but it continues its campaign of violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. In its 26-year history, the LRA has abducted more than 30,000 children and displaced at least 2.1 million people.

What is the goal of Kony 2012?
Invisible Children has been working for 9 years to end Africa’s longest-running armed conflict. U.S. military advisers are currently deployed in Central Africa on a “time-limited” mission to stop Kony and disarm the LRA.
If Kony isn’t captured this year, the window will be gone.


Why are we making Joesph Kony "famous"?
Invisible Children’s KONY 2012 campaign aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice. In this case, notoriety translates to public support. If people know about the crimes that Kony has been committing for 26 years, they will unite to stop him.

Secondly, we want Kony to be famous so that when he is stopped, he will be a visible, concrete example of international justice. Then other war criminals will know that their mass atrocities will not go unnoticed or unpunished.

**For more information about Invisible Children, visit www.invisiblechildren.com **
 
Uganda says Kony 2012 campaign misinforms — RT

While awareness was definitely raised, the question now is: what was the actual motive behind the video
reporting six-year-old events? Some say simple greed, as skyrocketing YouTube figures resulted in skyrocketing donation figures. Others
think big politics and recently-discovered Ugandan oil reserves might be involved. Last October, the US deployed troops to Uganda to provide military assistance in capturing Kony. Coincidentally, the mission came after Uganda had announced discovering some 2.5 billion barrels of crude
oil. The troops are still in the region and have no intention of leaving, the US State Department says.
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