OlderAngelina Jolie Visits Iraq
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie traveled to Iraq and Syria to see first-hand the humanitarian needs there — the plight of hundreds of thousands of families uprooted by the ongoing conflict in Iraq.
According to UNHCR, “Yesterday in Damascus (Syria), Jolie visited a UNHCR registration center and spent hours talking to Iraqi refugees in their homes. Today, she crossed into Iraq to visit 1,200 refugees trapped in a makeshift camp at the border, unable to flee Iraq, and later watched scores of Iraqis crossing into Syria at a border checkpoint.”
“I have come to Syria and Iraq to help draw attention to this humanitarian crisis and to urge governments to increase their support for UNHCR and its partners,” Angelina said. “My sole purpose in both countries is to highlight the plight of those uprooted by the war in Iraq.”
After talking with stranded refugees at Iraq’s Al Waleed camp on Tuesday, Angie said: “it is absolutely essential that the ongoing debate about Iraq’s future includes plans for addressing the enormous humanitarian consequences these people face.”
While in Iraq, Jolie also took the time to privately visit US troops and other Multi-National Forces based in the area.
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good afternoon sisi hope you are doing fine in your beautiful homeland sending you and yours, blessings,i am so proud of angie,which i know you and your friends are to, it is so hot here,can hardly wait for nov.and dec. so it will cool off,take care,and enjoy all the beautiful things that this beautiful family are out doing, to make the world a better place.peace always.
255 puzzling : 08/28/2007 at 3:12 pm
Has there ever been another Hollywood actress so much loved and hated at the same time? I can’t think of any.
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Whuh? Are ya saying Madge ain’t a “Hollywood actress”?
MAY GOD PROTECT YOU AND YOURS ANGELINA. HAVE A SAFE TRIP BACK.
MAY GOD PROTECT YOU AND YOURS ANGELINA. HAVE A SAFE TRIP BACK.
MAY GOD PROTECT YOU AND YOURS ANGELINA. HAVE A SAFE TRIP BACK.
to # 317 this couldn’t have been said any better
exactly my thoughts
Celebrity humanitarian work is just crap
At least we humanitarian workers do not regard these doings as “help”, it’s just selfish people trying to abuse the humanitarian cause for their own purpose.
260 Naomi : 08/28/2007 at 3:14 pm
a vegan workin at kfc would be just ridiculous
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No…being a vegan is ridculous. Obviously the lack of protein derived from meat and dairy has stunted your intellectual abilities.
329 Passing Through : 08/28/2007 at 4:10 pm
239 New game-how old is naomi? : 08/28/2007 at 3:02 pm
I’ll go with 14.
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No, that’s her IQ.
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Wow. You Angeholics are catty and hateful bunch!
Wha…Wha…What??? There’s a war in Iraq?? The people there are suffering??? HUH?? Oh, thank goodness Angelina is going to bring attention to it, cuz I had NO idea!!! WTF??? This woman thinks wayyyyy too much of herself!! And, to be perfectly honest, makes me NOT want to listen to anything she has to say. Seriously, I think that’s the effect she has on most people nowadays.
Although I don’t like to see people wishing harm on her (like in death), but I do wish she would just crawl under a rock, STFU, let the kids go with assmunch, and not be seen or heard of again.
CHECK THIS OUT - **** YOU HATERS : 08/28/2007 at 4:11 pm
Dermot Mulroney tells US he’s happy to see his good buddy Brad Pitt enjoying life as a dad, even if he did go from none to four in a matter of months. “It’s pretty amazing. I have a son myself so I highly recommend it, and I’m glad he’s having these advantages,” notes Mulroney of Pitt finally fulfilling his familial wishes.
The only down side is that the two friends don’t get nearly as much time to hang out as they used to. “I haven’t seen him in a little while, but we stay in touch. I know he’s doing well.”
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awwww that was so nice
265 To The Virus : 08/28/2007 at 3:15 pm
244 Flashback : 08/28/2007 at 3:06 pm
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Remember when that was negated by Jimmy Carter himself and it was posted here? Brad spent two days with Habitat for Humanity.
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ROTFL. I luv it when the trolls get handed their heads!
Its amazing when you come to JJ.com and check out what’s going on in Hollywood~ Its amazing how hundreds respond to Angelina & Brad. I love it! So much love! This include those haters who actually took the time to open and comment. God Bless you all!
IMPEACH BUSH!
You morons make adopting sound like some type of sin. If she was adopting white babies in the US you would hate her for taking them away from non-famous couples. these are children that no one wants. she is not taking them from any one. There are a lot of orphans left in Cambodia, vietnam and Ethiopia. Yes, non-famous people in the US and other plces in the world are adopting them too. Adoption is good. Hate due to skin color is bad. Get it morons?
Angie has nevr been negative to the US. She has always supported this country. All of this stupidity about her blaming the US was started by the hate mongers on the web without any basis in fact. don’t let them spread it.
If any one in the US bothered to listen on 60 minutes a former soldier in Iraq and a former state Department official spoke about this humanitarian crisis because a lot of those people are running because they were targeted due to HELPING AMERICANS. We owe these people. Bush administration is not doing enough for people that helped us. They have sent financialaid to Syria to help feed them but that is not going to protect those people w/ the insurgents after them for helping Americans. That is why they are targeted. Angelina is in no way anti-American by bringing these people’s plight to light. That is why the UN has celebrities as ambassadors. Audrey Hepburn was laued for her efforts. You criticizers do nothing while people are dying or threatened because you are cowards. If you did not have the anonymity of the blogs you would never say half this BS to any ones face. When I was a kid I had no idea who audrey Hepburn the actress was but I knew about the Halloween drive to give to refugess every year and her work w/ the UN.
What she is doing is not only positive but also needed. We do owe these Iraqs.
Naomi = Sam = on Huvane’s payroll = post on behalf of Aniston
It is getting crazy in here, so I’ll come back when things calm down later on today.
As a UNHCR goodwill ambassador, Ms. Jolie generated interest to the plight of refugee and IDPs in Iraq. Kudos to her.
Please pay a visit to http://www.ninemillion.org, a donation web site under the auspices of UNHCR (with other donors) established for refugee children.
If you applaud her work, show your support.
If you criticize or doubt sincerity of her work, then participate in with your efforts instead and support refugee children.
For anyone interested in reading about the refugee crisis in Iraq (which has been acknowledged only recently within humanitarian organizations) please see (www omitted)
eldis.org/go/topics/resource-guides/conflict-and-security/refugees-and-idps&id=32351&type=Document
aniston ,i bet she has her butt here too.
Who Angelina or Brad votes for is none of our business. Angelina is a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. She is doing the work that she has been for almost 6 years. A Goodwill Ambassadors job is to bring awareness in their area of concern, in Angelina’s case it’s refugees displaced by war.
I think she already visited Iraq before, this may not be her first trip. Also she went to see the US and coalition troops on her own apart from the UNHCR which was a very good thing. She did not HAVE to to this.
Keep up your work Angelina.
318 huh : 08/28/2007 at 3:59 pm
299 shimizu love: how do you know jenny shimizu?she is a liar, do you know her personaly? i do she ****.
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Angelina’s never hid her bi-sexuality. What makes you think that Jenny Shimizu is lying about anything?
Angelina may be trying to quell her natural tendencies at this point, but one can’t hide those urges forever. Then it’ll be, “HELLO, JENNY!!!!!!”
330 Jersey Girl : 08/28/2007 at 4:11 pm
And would you look at that she has made you aware of it also.
That’s my girl.
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“At least we humanitarian workers do not regard these doings as “help”, it’s just selfish people trying to abuse the humanitarian cause for their own purpose.”
Please tell us the humanitarian work you are involved in. Lets exchange notes here.
333 Passing Through : 08/28/2007 at 4:12 pm
I am dying here at work. That was good.
Hi curly! It’s good to see your post.
Hi guli! Have you been following the Presidential election in Turkey?
Hi Mediterranean! Glad to see your post also. Is your daughter going to preschool?
It’s crazy aroung here today.
Take care and be well!
Credit CoffeeDog at JJB!
Actress Angelina Jolie, a UNHCR goodwill ambassador, meets an elderly refugee, one of some 1,300 trapped at the makeshift Al Waleed camp inside Iraq, unable to leave the country for neighboring Syria, on Tuesday.
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SO EASY : 08/28/2007 at 2:49 pm
So easy to talk about Iraq qhile we’re siting in our houses or offices, so easy to talk, trash and fight about Iraq while we have, clean water, great food, a good computer and LOTS of free times.
So easy to attack and trash people we´ll ever met and pretend we know something.
So easy ….
All while real people are dying, getting raped, losing their homes, getting wounded, etc.
I lived in war zones, part of my family is dead because of war.
I’m not the biggest fan of Jolie but she’s there so I’won’t say a thing. I really don’t car about her intentions, either way no one had clean intentions, not goverments, not politicians, not the UN, not the companies..
That’s how our world works.
Again very easy to talk when you’re sitting in your house probably with a drink and food next to you.
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Thank you
Aniston is heading over to Greece to help out with the fires there!
Hey Angelina: the war created the refugees. Thanks for supporting the anti war movement in the US, you really are a role model for speaking out against crimes against humanity! Sorry it hurt you ticket sales but next time dont’ buy another multimillion dollar mansion ok?
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335 Lara Croft : 08/28/2007 at 4:13 pm
I am going to assume you are a humanitarian worker yourself and not critices you for that lame comment. You are also appreciated. Her message and trip is not for you but those who are in power to send you some more help, if you are a UN worker. In this life every little bit help.
#190: no, I don’t. Shows what you know. You’ve got a hard on for those who contradict your message of hate. It just so happens you picked me this time. Trolls do that…they pick on someone and try to shift attention or create some intrigue. Now you kiss off, smelly crotch!
Most Americans in their 20’s do not vote. She is in the norm. To penalize solely her for that is absurd. That remark was made a long time ago. I would not be surprised if she does vote now. you can do absentee ballots. you don’t have to go to a polling place. She has also been astute enough to know whoever she does support she will keep to herself. George Clooney learned that the hard way when he supported his father and there was a Hollywood backlash even though his father never lived in “Hollywood”.
I am sure she is already back. That is how you do it for any ones safety. She has always supported the troops and never said anything remotely anti-troops. No non-famous people can’t meet politicians but we can write. A writing campaign is very effective. Let the administration know that we ahve to do more for the refugessa nd particularly the Irags that helped americans.
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