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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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so brad was happy to send angelina out of city.that`s the reason he smiled all the time on monday.
72 Slayer, The
Jon Stewart show, I am sure one of the nutjobs have the clip.
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Why? What happened on the Jon Stewart Show?
A MUST READ FROM LAINEY : 08/28/2007 at 1:32 pm
Angelina in Th’Iraq
Were you one of the 3 million + who watched the video of that learning impaired pageant queen bungle up her answer during the Miss Teen USA pageant the other day? If you haven’t the pleasure, click here.
For some reason, she repeatedly refers to Iraq as “th’Iraq”… kills me every time. As does the strategic use of the phrase “such as”. Snort.
Needless to say, Miss Jolie is not Miss South Carolina. And Miss Jolie can not only find th’Iraq on a map, she has actually made the trip to visit. As part of her work with the UNHCR, Angelina flew first to Syria yesterday talking with Iraqi refugees. Then she “crossed into Iraq to meet with 1,200 refugees camped out in a makeshift outpost at the border, because they are unable to leave the country. She also witnessed dozens of Iraqis crossing into Syria.”
Said Angelina:
“I have come to Syria and Iraq to help draw attention to the humanitarian crisis and to urge governments to increase their support for UNHCR and its partners. My sole purpose in both countries is to highlight the plight of those uprooted by the war in Iraq. It is absolutely essential that the ongoing debate abut Iraq’s future includes plans for addressing the enormous humanitarian consequences these people face.”
Very cool. Because as much as it could be construed as publicity and image making, at the end of the day, she’s not flashing her cootie while getting out of a car, or waving from her beach house in Malibu. And if hanging out in a war torn country in the most unglamourous conditions ever guarantees a few headlines … so be it. I personally could never. I am a lesser person. I can’t even camp.
My friend Lara is somewhere in Africa right now on assignment with the kids from Degrassi. They are building a house there for those who cannot manage and shooting the process for an MTV documentary. She’s been living in a tent or some kind of hut for the last week, probably showering with only a litre of water a day, having the experience of a lifetime. If it were me, even if attended by a dozen assistants fanning me at night, hand feeding me grapes, still I couldn’t survive. And coming home to a life with Brad Pitt shuttling from private jet to million dollar residence is still not incentive enough.
I am Jennifer Aniston.
File photo of Angelina attached.
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LMAO! Lainey can be really funny when she wants
To Curious #73…. Um I’m sorry what do I know about refugee’s or the troops, are you kidding me asking that. Have you heard of alternative newspapers umm have you heard of NPR. Why the hell would I need some malnurished, private jet setting celebrity to be the the voice of dissent in this situation. Sorry ma, you don’t know what YOU’RE talking about, by the way since Angie is a spokeperson for the UN do you actually think that they are dumb enough to allow this woman to just say anything she feels on WORLD issues. So if she’s not an authority on politics why the hell are ya’ll praising her need to talk about foreign political issues.
And yes I do know a lot more than you think because unlike most of you I have relatives who live in Iraq and guess what a lot of them have fled to Iran and some have even died, so please get with it, this issue is bigger than Angie’s need to feed into her narcissism.
43 Angie fan : 08/28/2007 at 1:14 pm
Anonymous
What a sorry excuse for a human being you really are.
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Anonymous is not only a sorry excuse, ‘it’ is a no excuse, Anonymous is not a human being, go and get lost.
46 Aeon fan-lurker : 08/28/2007 at 1:15 pm
34 Naima : 08/28/2007 at 1:10 pm
“Ok while I admire her need to play mother theresa”
Maybe when you help out you have a need to play “mother theresa.”
This is serious business for Angie. She has been doing it for 6 years. When are you people going to wake up and smell the coffee. She is the real deal. So stop with your hating and criticisms. Have you been to Iraq? Are you helping
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But that is just it I don’t think some see a need to even help. This poster saying things like Angie should go home and take care of her own children. What is that? So, she shouldn’t want to help or get involved in the world around her? Just live in her own bubble and do nothing? I really wonder what kind of life some of these people live. It isn’t enough to just clean your yard, in order to have a safe community you have to help your neighbor clean his yard too, it is jsut that simple.
A MUST READ FROM LAINEY : 08/28/2007 at 1:32 pm
Angelina in Th’Iraq
Were you one of the 3 million + who watched the video of that learning impaired pageant queen bungle up her answer during the Miss Teen USA pageant the other day? If you haven’t the pleasure, click here.
For some reason, she repeatedly refers to Iraq as “th’Iraq”… kills me every time. As does the strategic use of the phrase “such as”. Snort.
Needless to say, Miss Jolie is not Miss South Carolina. And Miss Jolie can not only find th’Iraq on a map, she has actually made the trip to visit. As part of her work with the UNHCR, Angelina flew first to Syria yesterday talking with Iraqi refugees. Then she “crossed into Iraq to meet with 1,200 refugees camped out in a makeshift outpost at the border, because they are unable to leave the country. She also witnessed dozens of Iraqis crossing into Syria.”
Said Angelina:
“I have come to Syria and Iraq to help draw attention to the humanitarian crisis and to urge governments to increase their support for UNHCR and its partners. My sole purpose in both countries is to highlight the plight of those uprooted by the war in Iraq. It is absolutely essential that the ongoing debate abut Iraq’s future includes plans for addressing the enormous humanitarian consequences these people face.”
Very cool. Because as much as it could be construed as publicity and image making, at the end of the day, she’s not flashing her cootie while getting out of a car, or waving from her beach house in Malibu. And if hanging out in a war torn country in the most unglamourous conditions ever guarantees a few headlines … so be it. I personally could never. I am a lesser person. I can’t even camp.
My friend Lara is somewhere in Africa right now on assignment with the kids from Degrassi. They are building a house there for those who cannot manage and shooting the process for an MTV documentary. She’s been living in a tent or some kind of hut for the last week, probably showering with only a litre of water a day, having the experience of a lifetime. If it were me, even if attended by a dozen assistants fanning me at night, hand feeding me grapes, still I couldn’t survive. And coming home to a life with Brad Pitt shuttling from private jet to million dollar residence is still not incentive enough.
I am Jennifer Aniston.
File photo of Angelina attached.
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Right on the spot!
Angelina is nothing like Jane Fonda. I can understand why many veterans including my father and father-in-law can`t stand Jane Fonda. They have no issues with Angelina Jolie. Neither do I as a veteran, a Republican, and fox news watcher. I respect and admire her for her humanitarian work. I also love how she conducts herself. She tries very hard to not politicize things which I admire. . Personally, I don’t thing genocide, world hunger, and other global issues such as these should be politicized. Unfortunately it has been on so many sides.
Thanx for the info!
I admire Angie’s work for the refugees a lot.
The United Nations Refugee Agency announced today that Angelina Jolie is currently in Iraq to perform a Marilyn-Monroe-like routine for the troops. Noo…I wish. Angie, a Goodwill ambassador, is there to speak to Iraqi refugees in their homes and see the devastation for herself.
She said, “I have come to Syria and Iraq to help draw attention to the humanitarian crisis and to urge governments to increase their support for UNHCR and its partners. My sole purpose in both countries is to highlight the plight of those uprooted by the war in Iraq.”
“It is absolutely essential that the ongoing debate abut Iraq’s future includes plans for addressing the enormous humanitarian consequences these people face.”
Yeah, what she said. I can’t even make fun. At least she’s doing something other than going to Hyde, driving drunk, kicking dogs or showing her coochie cat. She should’ve brought Brit, Paris, Nicole and Lindsay with her and left their asses there.
Haters,you need to copy her
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20053538,00.html
37 missouri girl : 08/28/2007 at 1:11 pm
one day at the park next day in a war torn country
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I think that is the problem for some people. They want to be able to put her in a nice little box. Mother, partner, actress, activist, humanitarian etc, they don’t get she is many things and lives a very full life that doesn’t include being put in a box.
A MUST READ FROM LAINEY : 08/28/2007 at 1:32 pm
Angelina in Th’Iraq
Were you one of the 3 million + who watched the video of that learning impaired pageant queen bungle up her answer during the Miss Teen USA pageant the other day? If you haven’t the pleasure, click here.
For some reason, she repeatedly refers to Iraq as “th’Iraq”… kills me every time. As does the strategic use of the phrase “such as”. Snort.
Needless to say, Miss Jolie is not Miss South Carolina. And Miss Jolie can not only find th’Iraq on a map, she has actually made the trip to visit. As part of her work with the UNHCR, Angelina flew first to Syria yesterday talking with Iraqi refugees. Then she “crossed into Iraq to meet with 1,200 refugees camped out in a makeshift outpost at the border, because they are unable to leave the country. She also witnessed dozens of Iraqis crossing into Syria.”
Said Angelina:
“I have come to Syria and Iraq to help draw attention to the humanitarian crisis and to urge governments to increase their support for UNHCR and its partners. My sole purpose in both countries is to highlight the plight of those uprooted by the war in Iraq. It is absolutely essential that the ongoing debate abut Iraq’s future includes plans for addressing the enormous humanitarian consequences these people face.”
Very cool. Because as much as it could be construed as publicity and image making, at the end of the day, she’s not flashing her cootie while getting out of a car, or waving from her beach house in Malibu. And if hanging out in a war torn country in the most unglamourous conditions ever guarantees a few headlines … so be it. I personally could never. I am a lesser person. I can’t even camp.
My friend Lara is somewhere in Africa right now on assignment with the kids from Degrassi. They are building a house there for those who cannot manage and shooting the process for an MTV documentary. She’s been living in a tent or some kind of hut for the last week, probably showering with only a litre of water a day, having the experience of a lifetime. If it were me, even if attended by a dozen assistants fanning me at night, hand feeding me grapes, still I couldn’t survive. And coming home to a life with Brad Pitt shuttling from private jet to million dollar residence is still not incentive enough.
I am Jennifer Aniston.
File photo of Angelina attached.
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hahahahahahhahahahhaa
For those who think that this is not for real, why don’t you put your life in danger to help a cause that should concern all Americans. The plight of the refugees reflect on America and how well we take care of the people that have been affected by the war. Please stop you hating and think about the good that this will do. Do you really think that she would risk her life for publicity for herself. All she needs to do to get publicity is to walk out her front door. Love Angie and hope Brad is getting some sleep and not worrying too much.
Caring about what happens to ordinary people who lose everything in war is not unpatriotic. It’s just a human thing. I think Jolie does her best to stay focused on the people who need humanitarian attention.
Tabitha: that’s exactly what I think about her as well, but amazingly enough, I’ve heard people say that…I probably shouldn’t have used that analogy, but Slayer was asking why people think she hates America and I remembered the 9/11 comments and the closest celeb I could remember that got into so much trouble over something was Jane Fonda…Angie got death threats from her comments…I really didn’t mean to cause an Angie to Jane Fonda debate..sorry for that!
72 Slayer, The : 08/28/2007 at 1:26 pm
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Please ignore the troll. Angie votes, she just doesn’t publicly endorse a candidate. As she stated she has to work with both side Dems and Reps and doesn’t want to harm the very people she tries to help.
That’s why i love her ! all around modern lady !
Fierce, intelligent and beautiful inside and out ! Some of my female friends younger than her, doctors were in Rwanda, Mozambique, Darfur and some even saw the killings and had to negotiate their life with rebels.
They have children too but it’s their job and they do it with pride and passion beacque fear is never an option when you have passion, courage and the urge to help others.
Women and men of honor and courage !
That’s all.
Angie is a great role model!!
Lady G is right…ignore the troll comments…a lot of celebs refuse to endorse certain candidates to avoid being labeled as influencing people to vote a certain way…they probably focus closer on issues at hand than disclosing who they will vote for…
I see angelina voting for Guliani.
To those who say her visits to these countries doesn’t do any go are uninformed. She visited Sierre Leona at the height of their civil war, genocide. Very few people in the US knew what was going on there. Even she admits she didn’t know. Did she stop the slaughter? No. But she helped to bring what was happening there to the third page of a newspaper instead of the last page. Where ever she has gone she has brought the spot light to that area. She has never said she was the savior of the world. That pharse comes from the hating tabs, and trolls. Most Americans do not focus on what is happening in other parts of the world unless it affects them directly. But they do focus on the lives of celeberties. So, she leads the spot light to the places that don’t get spot lighted. Is that wrong? No, it isn’t. Unless you don’t want to be informed about what is going on. No, unless you don’t want to be made to feel guilty for doing nothing. She went to Syria and Iraq. She didn’t go into the war zone. This is the reason they keep her visits secert. Imagine the tabs would have boardcast it to the four corners of the world blasting her for what she she was doing. Someone of you really need to reassess why you dislike this woman so intensely. It is unnatural and unhealthy to hate a person you don’t know, have never met, yet continue to follow ever waking minute of your day. This is not about the X. This hate is almost pathological.
I am happy to be a fan of Brad, Angie and their family. Why? Because they try to do good and help others. Whatever their motives, they try to help other. Peace
“Ok while I admire her need to play mother theresa, I’m sorry but she’s not doing anything that other folks out there arn’t.”
Incorrect. She is there as an official representative of an organization that does NOT just take any celebrity who raises their hand - she had to earn her right through her complete understanding and/or ability to learn about world issues; her suitability to converse intelligently with world leaders while also bringing empathy to those in need; her willingness to travel all over the world as needed (often, to dangerous places); and most importantly, her ability to COMMUNICATE the real problems through her celebrity status and influence.
Some celebrities would make it all about themselves, rather than keeping the focus on the issue at hand. Angie does not, and never has.
“We don’t need Angie to tell us something we all know since we watch the news and pay taxes, which helps kill more innocent people. ”
Again, incorrect. The focus on the news has been woefully inadequate about the plight of those who actually live there. The focus by our media is always about our troops, and whether or not they should even be there.
“And don’t misunderstand I am not hating but maybe the problem with this country is that we get our info about serious world issues through celebrities instead of policy makers.”
Oh by all means - LET’S get all our information from policy makers. Because certainly, they have all the RIGHT answers - after all, President Bush did nothing but give us correct information about weapons of mass destruction in that country … oops.
I would much rather get my info from journalists and educators rather than Angelina or anyone else trying to “bring attention to serious issues.”
The REALITY of the situation is that there NEVER can be ENOUGH attention brought to issues like these. And the fact is - a celebrity will often bring interest when Joe Q. Journalist can’t. Don’t like it? Too bad. That’s the way it is - and you’re free to ignore visits like Angie’s. The bottom line is, she’s reaching more people - and that’s a good thing, whether you like it or not.
he is such a gr8 woman
she should do some work in Peru where da earth quake happened!!!
Deadly Earthquake Shakes Peru, Prompts Red Cross Response
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies sends assistance to Peruvian earthquake survivors.
By Katie Lawson , Staff Writer, Redcross.org
Thursday, August 16, 2007 — A 7.9 magnitude earthquake rocked the central coastal region of Peru early Wednesday evening, destroying buildings and leaving many people without power, water or communications. Immediately following the quake, the Peruvian Red Cross sent a relief team to the region to assess the damage and evaluate the needs of those affected.
The powerful quake struck around 6:40 p.m. local time and was centered 90 miles south of Lima, the country’s capital. Initial reports indicate that several hundred people were killed and more than 1,300 have been injured. The province of Ica was hardest-hit by the largest temblor to strike Peru in 30 years. Widespread damage was also reported in the area of Chincha.
Tsunami warnings were issued up and down the coast of Central and South America, but were later cancelled. Several aftershocks have continued to plague the region with more expected in the days ahead.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (International Federation), American Red Cross and other Red Cross national societies maintain a warehouse of relief supplies at the Pan American Disaster Response Unit (PADRU) in Panama. Two planes loaded with tents, plastic sheeting, blankets and jerrycans (for carrying water) are scheduled to land in the town of Pisco on Friday morning. The supplies will assist more than 2,000 families in the affected area.
On high alert following the quake, PADRU deployed three disaster management delegates to assist with emergency operations. Rescue workers have been struggling to reach the hardest-hit areas due to giant cracks and fallen power lines on the Pan American Highway, a major inter-coastal thoroughfare. Rockslides were reportedly blocking other roads in the area.
The International Federation has released $205,000 from its Disaster Relief Emergency Fund to support the Peruvian Red Cross relief operation.
While the American Red Cross does not accept individually donated goods, the Red Cross is accepting financial donations for this disaster. To donate, call 1-800-RED-CROSS, or for Spanish, 800-257-7575.
The American Red Cross, its partners in PADRU and the Peruvian Red Cross continue to monitor and assess the situation. Assistance by the American Red Cross may include mobilizing relief workers, supplies and financial resources.
I have to go to class…so good bye everyone!
But before I go, if anyone is questioning Angie’s visits and UN work, go to the UNHCR page, search for Angelina and pull up her fact sheet…it closely chronicles her visits along with her involvement in World Refugee Day and other chairites…it’s in a PDF file
Not sure why all the women are acting like what she is doing is a great thing? You hags believe in being barefoot and pregnant, give your life and dreams for a man and his dreams. He11 with women of 2007, lets go back to 1950.
110 Haters prefer americans like Miss South Carolina.
OMFG did you see that video on YouTube? I almost fell out of my chair laughing. That poor girl will never live that down. Imagine being exposed as a terminal idiot in front of the whole world.
82 A MUST READ FROM LAINEY : 08/28/2007 at 1:32 pm
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I have my issues with Lainey from time to time but that was a good read
Ok now, I really have to say this- she´s an IDIOT.
Good heart and all, but the radical “peopl” there won´t be held at bay by a good heart.
I really can´t believe that she would risk her own life so carelessly.
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