Angelina 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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Stick it on top of your head - We need more ANGELINA JOLIE !
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Whatever Jessica and Nick went to Iraq a few yrs ago, what took Angelina so long?
How about speaking out against the war or taking time to vote?
And how is raising your kids in hotel suites being a good mom?
Why doesn’t the adoption agency look into it?
Those kids come from unstable backgrounds to begin with and Jolie is not providing them with stability.
Also who can hate on someone who is willing do what most of world isn’t. I pray for people and may donate monies but I don’t know if I could challenge myself to do more than that. Could I actually go to such campsites and witness the horros of humanity first hand? Could I leave my comfort zone and go here and yonder for a worthy cause? Could I? Could any of us? I admire Angie, the doctors without borders, United Nations, Red Cross, and so many other agencies. Praying for the release of the Korean hostages who also went outside of their box to help others…God bless all…
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Also who can hate on someone who is willing do what most of world isn’t. I pray for people and may donate monies but I don’t know if I could challenge myself to do more than that. Could I actually go to such campsites and witness the horros of humanity first hand? Could I leave my comfort zone and go here and yonder for a worthy cause? Could I? Could any of us? I admire Angie, the doctors without borders, United Nations, Red Cross, and so many other agencies. Praying for the release of the Korean hostages who also went outside of their box to help others…God bless all…
#204 Quit wondering, use your brain and start thinking !
Also, stop being stupid for your own GOOD!
SORRY FOR THE DOUBLE POSTS…
206 Gupta nothing but Jen talk huh?
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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BACK OFF! It’s our turf.
A MUST READ FROM LAINEY
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.
To the loser who said “we need more celebs like Brad and Angelina” .. LOL why? We all can let them do the work and let you all sit on your fat bums and praise them for it. Not like any of you so called fans that are inspired by her do anything about that inspiration, well other then lie about it.
If Angelina Jolie gives a **** about refugees why doesn’t she say END THE WAR? Oh yeah because it would mess up her fan base. Duh.
Get a clue people. wake up and think for yourselves, you guys re-elected Bush and the war goes on. Why is that?
love this woman, may God continue to bless her and her family,such a positive role model
The people who do the least complain the most. We can’t solve all the problems, we can try. At the end of the day Angelina Jolie will go down in history as one of the greatest women in America, if not the world, and she’s only 32.
she should be at home with her kids! an especially with SHILOH! y’know her ‘blob’! poor kid. ya realize that if angelina steps on a mine those kids will be motherless?
Whatever Jessica and Nick went to Iraq a few yrs ago, what took Angelina so long?
Interesting
Oh yeah they are always right if that’s the case then angie gave birth to twins, and has been pregnant at least 8 times, has adopted a kid from russia ,panama, twins in india ,another in prague and has married brad 30 times, broken up as many times and brad has had a dozen emotional aniston reunions all of the last 2 years. It just shows your intelligence that you believe this crap.
#138: awww, Angie did something good again that made you hurt. Why oh, why can’t she just stay at home so you can say more bad things about her, eh? Why does she have to hotfoot it to a very dangerous place and shine that light on the poor refugees? Doesn’t she know that she is scoring good points with some people and driving the trolls bananas? Now she’ll have more fans than ever and the trolls will have to undo another great deed from the good book. It sucks, man!
The evil trolls/haters posters are none other than the gay huvaniston,THE CHINNY CHIN CHIN,and their paid agents who are scowering every celebrity blog sites who happen to have Jolie-Pitts threads…CHINNISTON and GAY HUVANISTON are in full force in their quests to destroy ANGELINA and BRAD any chance they can get…WHY??? because CHINNIFER FAKE CHINNOCHIO is dying of hatred and jealousy over Brad and Angelina’s relationship and their family…The Horse-faced LONG CHIN is obsessed…right at this moment, she’s here lurking and posting…WHAT A TROLL!!! CHINNY GIVE IT UP MAN!!!
on an there are more peeps who do goodwill yet they don’t get recognized. why? cuz skeletelina is praising herself, like the spokes ho she truly iz!
Still needs a enlgish teacher
Sorry Lady T.
What happened to Spidy? I bet he got caught in his own web.
Thanks JJ.
i love that she hates being used by dirty politian,she did her refugee work and visited the troops,she is my hero
PLEASE IGNORE LOSERS,THEY ARE SO BORING AND PATHETIC,LETS SHARE THE PEACE
what’s that enlgish? :lol: speak fo ya own! ENGLISH is my best language at school. i just luv writin like this. an i’m not d.j. don’t even know who that iz. like i said multiple times. i always use my own name. ‘key ya sicko.
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