Angelina Jolie in Iraq (Not Jordan)

FIRST

keep safe jolie

yeh keep safe…and wish the best for her kids..especially shiloh!
from the last thread bout her. hope its not true

dont like her, she’s pretencious

angie is truly amazing. cnn correspondent asked her why she is risking her life visiting iraq. indeed, only a few celebrities walk the talk and risk their lives to have a real look of what is really happening on the ground, for their causes. others just sit by, give money, attend dinner for some charities and that’s it.

Sadly, Iraq and the Iraqi people will be in shambles for quite some time to come.

Wow! what an extraordinary woman. A real role model to all women.
That’s Angelina Jolie. God Bless her and her family! Thank you JJ.

you think visiting iraq with the ever present danger of being hit by a bomb is pretentious? that’s the correct spelling btw….you can’t even spell right. you’re the pretentious one!!!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/07/jolie.transcript/index.html
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie gave an exclusive interview with CNN’s Arwa Damon while visiting Iraq to draw attention to the refugee crisis in the wartorn country. Here is a full transcript of the interview:

“Displacement can lead to … instability and aggression,” Jolie, right, tells CNN’s Arwan Damon.

Damon: First of all thank you obviously for your time. What is your main aim in this visit — what are you trying to acomplish while you are out here?

Jolie: Well I came to the region about 6 months ago, I first went to Syria because I work with U.N.H.C.R. and there are 1.5 million refugees in Syria alone from Iraq and while I was there, I went inside and met with some internally displaced people. And this trip is to get a better picture of the internally displaced people and to discuss with the local government, with our government, with the NGOs and with local people, the situation and try to understand what is happening, because there are over 2 million internally displaced people and there doesn’t seem to be a real coherent plan to help them and there’s lots of good will and lot’s of discussion –but there seem to be a lot of uh — just a lot of talk at the moment and a lot of pieces need to be put together. So, trying to figure out what they are.

Damon: What kind of a sense have you been able to get so far in terms of how severe the crisis is and what actually needs to be done to help out? Watch CNN’s exclusive interview with Angelina Jolie »

Jolie: Well, I in my research before I came here, I looked at the numbers and there are over 4 million people displaced and of the 2 million internally displaced it’s estimated that 58 percent are under 12 years old. So it’s a very high number of people in a very, very vulnerable situation and a lot of young kids. So far the different U.S. officials I’ve met with and different local people I’ve met with all have shared concerns and very, very strongly you know they have spoken out about the humanitarian crisis but um, but there seems to be a block in.

I’m not good at policy and fixing all this and saying what’s wrong but I do know that for example U.N.H.C.R. needs to be more active inside Iraq. In order for that to happen, they need they feel strongly about having some better protection … better security in talking with the U.S. officials, they’re willing to give that security to the extent that they can give it.

And so you know I don’t have the answers but I know that this is one thing that needs to be addressed and solved because there does need to be a real presence here to help count the people and register the people. Also even just the government here needs to empower the prime minister … here needs to empower the government that deals with migration and displacement to be able to address the concerns for these people and that hasn’t happened in a significant way yet.

Damon: Do you think that the global community has a responsibility to address that?

Jolie: Well I think the global community always has a … has a responsibility to any humanitarian crisis. And I think it’s in our best interest to address a humanitarian crisis on this scale because displacement can can lead to a lot of instability and aggression and you know pop. We don’t … we certainly we just don’t want that we have.. A lot of people feel it’s a little calmer now … this is the time to really discuss and and try to get these communities back together. But if these communities don’t start coming back together properly, if we don’t start really counting the people … understanding where they are … what they need … making sure the schools are being built … making sure the electricity the water and all these needs are being met and also understanding that a lot of the people that will return are going to come back to houses that are occupied or destroyed and bombed out and we have to we have to have… It’s going to be a big operation to understand the needs … to address it to help people put the pieces of their life back together and return to their communities. So it’s really just putting kind of … getting the plan together … getting the group together and everybody actively focused on helping the IDPS and the refugees.

Damon: What would the message that you would want to carry out of here back to the States or even the message that you would want to get out internationally in terms of what’s happening here … the refugee crisis … how serious it is and the consequences that could happen in the future if it’s not properly addressed?

Jolie: I always hate speculation on the news, so I don’t want to be somebody who speculates. Um but I think it’s clear, I think, I think you know a displaced unstable population is you know is a very what happens in Iraq, and how Iraq settles in the years to come is going to affect the entire Middle East.

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So proud of you Ange, you put others first before your safety. Be safe & I hope, you are on your way back home now. She looks tired but still beautiful. God bless her & the rest of her family.

she’s totally pregnant. I like when she said come on your CNN.

24th

good on ya Ange, i hope u stay safe and watch out for them goddamn IED’S

she’s great! and with no makeup on, she looks very human and approachable, but she does seem kind of tired and like she should get some rest. i hope she doesn’t collapse from all the stress of travelling. but she’s doing a very good thing and raising awareness.

Time will come for Iraq to be what it used to be from the help of the US & other countries, we can’t just abandon them now, we need to repair what damaged we’ve done & right now it seems we are on the right path, it will be years but it is going there. Ange represents each of us, she gives morale boost to a lot of US soldiers in Iraq, as a high caliber movie star, she can be in her mansion & be with her kids & Brad but because she views the world differently & cares about the refugees she went there personally to see what’s going on once she comes back on her trip she will report that to the UN & from that they will discuss what’s best for the refugees in Iraq, that’s really a big deal to those people displaced by war. Ange doesn’t mind to be unglamorous & dirty unlike other stars of HW who do nothing to help the unfortunate ones, it’s a lot different to be there personally than just talk about it behind the camera. Ange is doing it personally with compassion & commitment. Brad is so proud of you & fans are so proud of you. Be safe Ange. God bless.

# 6 David………you can go to Iraq & be a target. You have to be appreciative of Ange & the troops overseas specially in Iraq & Afghanistan who are there serving the people, how about you, what have you done to help others? I bet nothing because you don’t see Ange as humanitarian. You are one bitter person, you need help.

Good for you, Angelina.

She could have just attended the “Raising Malawi” event and felt good about herself, but no, she actually went to where it’s really happening. It was great that when the CNN correspondent asked her why she was rising her life, she asked her why she was risking HER life? Basically that they’re both there because there’s a need to be there.

Just saw angie live on cnn with the us troops. She looked good and happy and sitting and talking to them in the mess hall and they were all taking pics of her. Over at jjb a fan has posted new st john ads and angie looks so stunning.

#7, lili = a moron who has nothing better to do but insult ppl and uses words that aren’t even in the dictionary. how lame and pathetic. who cares if you don’t like her? keep it to yourself…what makes you think we give a damn about your opinions?

Good Job Angie!! God Bless you and have safe trip back home…

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176664,00.html

Jolie will return to the U.S. Thursday night.

I admire her activites. It is true she is inspiration.

woah.

she has no idea about Iraqi people - every sentence is rhetorical.
this lady should donate money - not her public face.

**** off, jolie

Wow! Love her.

What Angelina is doing is tremendous. Reuters, AP, CNN and many other news agencies are reporting this. Angelina Jolie is one of the most googled people on the planet - literally. People who normally google Angelina Jolie will read about what she is doing and understand more about the human situation in Iraq.

If Angelina wanted to do this just for the publicity - she could do it by attending benefits like Raising Malawi. She doesn’t have to put her life at risk.

she’s such an inspiration.

respect !

# 36 African Girl @ 02/07/2008 at 9:40 am

Thanks Jared.

AJ is an inspiration.
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YES, she is. :)

………. @ 02/07/2008 at 10:06 am a huge meaningless ego inflation game for someone trying desperately for attention and to justify to the public, that excess attention to her loveless life

I hope you posted the above at all the threads JustJared posted for the Malawi benefit.

By the way, loveless life? Boy, if her life is “loveless” in your definition, then there is no hope for the rest of us. She has freakin’ Brad Pitt in her bed and in her life, for Pete’s sake.

Ha! @ 02/07/2008 at 10:13 am
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Angie HAS gotten ALOT of things done. She’s helped build a school in Kenya, she’s built a school and roads in Cambodia with the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Project. She’s also done this.

Liberian refugee women stitch together new future after Angelina Jolie skills course

LARGO CAMP, Sierra Leone, Feb. 23 (UNHCR) – There was an atmosphere of joy and jubilation in Largo refugee camp last week when 50 Liberian refugee women each received a sewing machine after successfully completing a sewing skills course, funded by UNHCR’s goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie.

“Today, our dreams have come true and for this we are very grateful. When we came to the camp, we did not know anything. But, with the skills that we have learned, we now know how to sew both for children and adults, we can return to Liberia and will be able to do something on our own,” said Sangay Kawala on behalf of the trainees.

At the graduation ceremony the refugees sang songs in praise of Angelina Jolie and UNHCR. The Goodwill Ambassador donated the funds for the sewing courses in four refugee camps in Sierra Leone, including buying some of the sewing machines distributed to participants. UNHCR also helped fund the sewing machine purchase in Largo camp.

“I would like to congratulate all of you on the completion of your training. You deserve the certificates and sewing machines,” UNHCR’s Kenema sub-office head Ibrahima Coly said to loud cheers and applause. Coly encouraged the refugees to use their sewing machines to help them stitch together a new future and help others.

The majority of the group and their families have signed up to repatriate back to Liberia shortly, joining some 50,000 Liberian refugees from around West Africa who have now returned home since the official repatriation started. Back in Liberia, their sewing skills will be crucial to help them restart their lives.

“The future is now in your hands. Please make the best use of it. I would also like to appeal to you to kindly assist to train other refugees or returnees who were not privileged to get the machines. I wish you all good luck in your future career,” Coly told the happy graduates.

The main aim of the sewing project was to build the capacity of refugee nursing mothers, improving their nutritional status by giving them skills to generate income, says training programme coordinator Magdalene Dakowa of Catholic Relief Services. Another aim was for the sewing groups in each of the camps to produce 500 baby clothes for refugee children.

The initial six-month training project started in January 2004. The course was so successful that the trainees went on to produce children’s clothes for both refugees and host communities as a way of continuing their career development. During this period the women in Largo camp were contracted to produce school uniforms by one of UNHCR’s partners. The graduation ceremony marked the conclusion of their career training.

Funds for the project were also used to help 500 other refugee women improve their backyard gardening, again to help improve the nutritional status of the refugees.

At the graduation ceremony, five trainers of the project – three men and two women – also each received one machine. One of the trainers, Isata Koroma, came from the host community.

“The sewing machine that I have received will help me and my family,” said Isata. “I am a single mother. My husband was killed in the war in my country, Sierra Leone, and it has been really difficult for me to take care of our seven children. I am very grateful for this assistance.”

There are eight refugee camps in Sierra Leone hosting some 46,000 refugees, with most coming from Liberia’s most devastated Lofa County. With the positive changes taking place in Liberia UNHCR is now actively promoting voluntary repatriation for an estimated 160,000 Liberian refugees still outside their homeland. Some 46,000 Liberian refugees remain in camps in Sierra Leone with Largo camp hosting 5,300 refugees.

By Sulaiman Momodu
In Largo camp, Sierra Leone

I admire this woman!!!.
Good for you Angie, you have a big heart. God bless you and your lovely family.
Thanks JJ for the new thread.

For all the people on here criticizing her work based on personal feelings, all I have to say is, so what? Who cares why she’s doing humanitarian work, at least it’s getting done. She’s doing a lot more than 99% of these lazy a$$ stars who’s only goal in life is to get one hit movie/album so they can party 24/7 and use rehab as a summer resort. Let the hate go, people!

Ha! @ 02/07/2008 at 10:13 am
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May 1, 2002

Angelina Jolie spreads goodwill in Namibia

WINDHOEK, Namibia (UNHCR) – Goodwill is in the air at Namibia’s Osire refugee camp. Between late March and mid April this year, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visited and donated food, tents and sports equipment to the nearly 24,000 refugees there.

On March 23, Jolie joined the High Commissioner’s Representative in Namibia, Hesdy Rathling, at Osire camp while working on her new movie, “Beyond Borders,” in the country.

Osire camp, established in 1998, is home to mostly Angolan refugees. There, the Goodwill Ambassador met new arrivals, family groups, leaders of the women’s refugee organisation and nurses who briefed her on the running of the camp clinic.

After hearing about the enthusiastic sports teams at the camp, Jolie brought hundreds of volleyballs, basketballs, footballs and nets to be distributed to the refugees. This was in line with the discussion she held with High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers on the value of sports activities as a means of maintaining health and morale (Olympic Aid Roundtable, February 9, Salt Lake City).

Returning from her day with the refugees at Osire camp, Jolie said, “These people have amazing spirit and determination. I want to come back and spend more time with them.”

On April 13, Jolie and her production team donated 270 tents and several hundred items of bedding and mattresses to Osire camp. They also contributed 13.5 tons of food supplies including corn meal, wheat, sugar, salt and beans.

In addition, the Goodwill Ambassador made a generous personal contribution to UNHCR for projects benefitting refugees in Osire camp. These included education materials and support for the Women’s Centre. She told Rathling she will follow closely events which may allow a safe and peaceful return home for the Angolan refugees she now considers her friends.

Before leaving Namibia, Jolie also worked with the UNHCR video team to complete her narration of an updated version of “We Were There,” a 27-minute documentary offering a historical perspective of UNHCR’s work over the past 50 years.

She appears in the documentary alongside High Commissioner Lubbers, Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Olara Otunnu, Nobel Peace Prize winners Desmond Tutu and Rigoberta Menchu, as well as several former High Commissioners.

The documentary will be launched for global TV broadcast on World Refugee Day on June 20.

Ha
All you have to do is go to MJP maddox jolie-pitt project and UNHCR for her work factsheet and many other sites for her causes and you will see all that she has accomplished. Because she alone hasn’t resolved the middle east conflict then her being an ambassador is useless is it? Tell that to the people who have benefitted from her involvement and they will strongly disagree.I say the same to the other critics on this board. Look for facts and the information instead of being negative to those who do actually get involved no matter how big or small part they play.

Ha! @ 02/07/2008 at 10:13 am

gosh, stop being so paranoid and bitter.

I disagree with your analysis that Angelina didn’t achieve anything in her visit. You are talking about it - something you probably wouldn’t have done if Angelina hadn’t gone. And there are more people who are forced to take note that the situation is a big mess in Iraq, even whilst you try to forget about it by reading tablies.

Perhaps, if you are smart and you are an American, Australian or British, you will:

(a) think about the possible consequences when your president/ prime minister suggests invading another country for whatever reason - be it for oil, or to bring democracy or to destroy a tyrant.

(b) think about the reasons why many people in the middle east and Asia think that American foreign policy in Iraq has been such a desparate mistake.

(b) think whether, now that America/ Britain and Australia helped to bring about the mess in Iraq, whether you can just bring your boys home, like you’d like to do and leave the mess in Iraq, like seagull who flies in, sh*ts and leaves.

Because the people of Iraq never actually asked us to come and now don’t know whether they want us to stay or go. Should we try to clean up the mess?? People’s lives are at stake - not just in this generation but the next by the decisions we make. If we leave and the mess deteriorates, then remember the next time a bomb goes off targetting Australians, americans and the British. It may be we have helped to create this anger and this despair. Let’s try to make wiser choices this time.

Beautiful in and out.

Ha! @ 02/07/2008 at 10:13 am
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March 9, 2005

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie launches centre for unaccompanied children

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 9 (UNHCR) – Children fleeing persecution and arriving alone in the United States will now have better access to free legal counsel, thanks to the new National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children in Washington, D.C.

The centre was launched on Tuesday by UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie, who last year donated $500,000 to the centre and who has been advocating for more than two years on the issue of unaccompanied children seeking asylum who are detained in the US.

Speaking to reporters at the National Press Club on Tuesday, Jolie said, “The point of all this is, when children cross into this country alone and they’re scared, we must hear them out before we make the choice to either allow them asylum in our country or send them away. It is unethical to not listen to these children. Because without legal representation we are sending children to court to represent themselves in a language that most of them don’t understand. And expecting them to recall accounts so frightening and humiliating, they wouldn’t want to tell anyone, let alone a room full of strangers.”

Each year more than 5,000 children from around the world arrive in the US unaccompanied by adults. Many of these children are asylum seekers who fled armed conflict and human rights abuses in their homelands, including forced recruitment of child soldiers, forced prostitution and servitude, sexual slavery and exploitation, child labour, abuse of street children, child brides and female genital mutilation. Some children come to the US because they have been abused, abandoned or neglected by their parents or caregivers.

A number of these unaccompanied children are apprehended immediately at airports or land borders upon arrival in the US because they lack proper documentation. Others are apprehended after crossing the border illegally. Many are trafficked into the US to work in sweatshops or prostitution rings.

In 2004, over 6,000 children arrived alone in the US and were placed in immigration removal proceedings. These children often go through complex immigration court proceedings alone, without lawyers. After being apprehended, children are placed in the custody of the Division of Unaccompanied Children’s Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Department of Health and Human Services. They are held in shelter facilities around the US and ORR works to get them released to families. About 3,000 children are released every year. Major destination cities include New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Houston and Dallas.

The Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2005 offers the promise of systemic reform in the treatment of these children. Under this bill, there would be a greater emphasis on ensuring pro bono lawyers, and the children would be eligible for guardians. The law would also address remaining deficiencies in the immigration system’s treatment of children by requiring special training for immigration judges, prosecutors and pro bono attorneys. The bill has been reintroduced this session and has a great deal of bi-partisan support.

The newly-launched National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children will support this bill by seeking lawyers willing to donate their time to help children access asylum and other forms of humanitarian protection. The centre is being implemented in partnership with the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. The key to the success of this centre is the commitment of large law firms throughout the US to provide pro bono services in their communities.

By Lilli Tnaib
In Washington D.C.

#72 Lylian:

Had to come out of lurking to thank you for this excellent, well-thought-out and well-phrased post. I apprciate you putting your thoughts in such a clear-cut, precise and objective manner.

Haven’t been posting much lately because I disagreed with Jared’s latest threads, too much tabloid crapola. And he never answers emails anymore, or at least he never answered mine, whereas before he used to, even with just one-liners. And sometimes fans themselves can just bite other fans who may have posted something they disagreed with. But if you, AG and some of the more level-headed posters still post here at JustJared, then there is still hope.

good morning, ladies :)

hey I Love Shiloh !!! here is your video :lol:

http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=V8ai4Wl7YOQ

I just have to comment on how AMAZING WOMAN ANGELINA JOLIE is, don’t care what the haters says…..ACTIONS SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS!!!! She walks the walk, very brave, and do what she thinks is right , tryly an angel.

That’s what you called CHANGE and IMPROVEMENT. Her mother must be very proud of her in heaven, always looking down at her and having the biggest smile.

Nancy @ 02/07/2008 at 9:43 am

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Nancy, Why don’t you should go instead. You’re more than capable than Angelina, right?

I’m proud to be your fan Angie.
Stay safe and keep up the good work.

Seriously! Every time I take a break from JJs for a few days, when I come back there’s always such amazing news about the JPs!

I truly admire this woman! I have never seen such a pro-active celebrity when it comes to truly living one’s life to the fullest.

Amazing, just AMAZING!. More power to you Angelina.
Thanks for being the woman that you are.
Very proud to be your fan. ;)

Angelina is naturally very beautiful woman…and i’m proud to call myself one of the millions of fans who admire her beauty , brain and talents.. GOD BLESS BRANGELINA and their LITTLE ANGELS.
No Wonder Brad is crazy in love with her….Angie is amazing..
Thanks for this thread Jared..you are the best.

I know this is for refugee,but in this pic she doesn’t look pregnant at all.look at how she hold her food.If she was,I don’t think she would hold that plate like her.

http://i25.tinypic.com/5wxjj9.jpg

Ha!, is an example of one more ignorant person who refuses to educate herself when resources are available to her (yeah you dumb b*tch, you know you’re going to “get attacked” as you say because you KNOW you’re talking out of your azz and that you haven’t even bothered to do any homework) - anyone w/ a google connection can read of Angelina’s accomplishments…they are concrete and they are working - whether it’s her unaccompanied minors bill that was signed and passed, her millenium villages project w/ dr jeffrey sachs that she funded, that has actually improved living conditions in Africa, her southeast asian/cambodian foundation that she funded that distributes AIDS drugs, (this is just the tip of the iceberg because I don’t have all day)…lastly, no one doubts her influence in terms of inspiring not just her peers in Hollywood (forget kaballah..I’d say Madge gets inspired by Angelina, ditto Clooney, and Brad has already admitted it..and here these are people DECADES and going on 20 years older than herself. ) Her own generation and the younger crowd mention her inspiration and influence regularly…so, even IF Angelina did nothing else in humanitarian causes ever, her influence on other people worldwide…inspiring them to step up to the plate as well, is and has been astounding and the stuff of legend. Face it you troll, she stands alone…Angelina, moreso than anyone else I can think of empowers the spirit of ‘one’..she is not a corporation like Oprah, she doesn’t go begging Gucci like Madge, or enlisting corporations and moguls like Bono…she reaches into her OWN pocket regularly, most of all the sheer strength and will of her own singular desire to learn, and make the world better is almost legendary at this point because of her OWN generosity, grit, intelligence and compassion she has no peer - no one is as inspiring….and they certainly have not accomplished what she has and all under her own steam.

That said if AJ is returning Thurs night, that means she’s out aready,back in the UK!

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I love your post Cliniqua!

kinda OT @ 02/07/2008 at 11:17 am
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OMG you’re really obsessed, aren’t you? :lol:

kinda OT @ 02/07/2008 at 11:17 am

know this is for refugee,but in this pic she doesn’t look pregnant at all.look at how she hold her food.If she was,I don’t think she would hold that plate like her.

http://i25.tinypic.com/5wxjj9.jpg

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why cant she.. anyway its not a soup or anything heavy… its just a simple meal … but it so obvious … cant u see it

wow!I can’t get it.

why this HA! popster who is Bennifer’s fan get lot’s of your attention.really do you expect more from JG’s or BA’s fan?they worship JG because she is taking care of her own dauther and how good mother she is.LOL

you know that’s not same shi*,another day.but Angie in Iraq is same sh*t,another day in their limited mind.so get her comment with grain of salt.I really don’t expect more from Bennifer’s fans!!

I stand corrected about helping the children. You people need to CHILL. God, you’d think I’d killed your mother or something with your reactions and if you re-read what I wrote, nothing negative was actually said about AJ. I appreciate the information, though.

Timezone, the only worshipping I see being done is on these particular threads. Gain some perspective. Switching up your name today?

i don’t like her (JEN&BRAD) but i have to admit what she’s doing is great
anyway
PEACE AND LOVE
STOP THE WARRRRRRRR

…….. @ 02/07/2008 at 10:06 am

Ha, let’s see here….

Huge meaningless ego – Check
Desperately seeking attention – Check
Loveless life – Check

Projecting much?

Ha! @ 02/07/2008 at 11:28 am
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Yes you have wrote something “negative”. You’re insulting her (almost) 8 years of humanitarian work when you say: “I think I’d give her a little more credit if she actually got something done.”.

She wouldn’t be in Iraq if she was pregnant. I bet the real reason she won’t talk about it is because it’s a rumor she constantly has to answer and she’s over it. The tabs have her pregnant every other week.

Brad Pitt Hits Back At Death Threat Story
Brad Pitt has blasted a U.S. publication for publishing a “dangerous” story about a bogus death threat he and partner Angelina Jolie have received. The angry movie star has called the report, which suggested his daughter Shiloh has become the target of a sick pest, “reckless”.

In an article running in the current issue of weekly publication Life & Style, reporters claim Jolie and Pitt have increased security after discovering a chilling note targeting their biological daughter.

Sources claim, “Someone got to their doorstep and left a threat against Shiloh.” However Pitt insists the story is completely made up. He says, “This is absolutely not true and reckless and dangerous to put these ideas out into the world.”
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/07/brad_pitt_hits_back_at_death_threat_stor

Angie is amazing. No wonder Brad is so in love with her. She looks beautiful. she is so pregnant.

what a brave woman ? even pregnancy can’t stop her mission.

oh ur description of jolieis really straight to the point!!!. …and yes, i hv a questions with the other humanitarians , u mentioned like the OPRAH really she is making billions of money but some of the people , she helps or giving are not really poor like those womens in her show. buying cars for them, when she can impact more , if she would seriously help africa or even donate much money to rebuild new orleans. most of the victims in new orleans are black, if she is true sister who cares, she would , why?…also why spent so much money buying fabulous to her so-called friends, i remembered one time about the controversy in paris, when she shopped and the french boutique about to close and theres a rumor of race thing but it died down. anyway, tht’s not the point, my question is why she keeps to people who hv a lots of things in excess or trying to please them. she was trying to be seen as a charitable person, but she could do a lot more, if she really cares about the plight of others. i really don’t get her at all. madonna, i really don’t know about her either too, she has way more money too, can afford lots of luxuries and i hope she put much of her fortune or maybe she want to get the money from begging other people rather thn digging more on her pocket just like oprah. much money was taken from the donation to her network, i think. i also hv questions about bono, i hv a black friend, he said was been doing charity for like decades helping africa but the i heard bono avoid paying taxes and tht’s why he moved to another country?…i also heard , he got much of the charity from giant corporations and moguls, does he dig more also in his wallet?…. compared to this 3 big powerful people , angelina just barely had a tip of the finger in their fortunes. i won’t question george clooney yet untill , he sincerely shows tht he really is true humanitarian.well, i don’t hv to question jaycee, yes he one time had supported tht waterforlife.org and donation donated money to build tht huge well in africa but i know he can donate more instead of buying gifts or pleasing beyonce, whe she already hv way too many luxuriious gifts and the fact she can even afford to buy it herself and she doesn’t even need it, too much to excess.i won’t even question jennifer w/ her one time st. jude commercial, i don’t think she really cares for it. but i won’t say tht she is bad person or a charitable person either. i am not sure about the bill gates foundation, as to whts really going on, wht have they build, cured and the people who hv benefited their in africa, i hope it’s a large numbers of people becoz bill gates is billions and billions migthier thn the rest. now, i rest my case, peace…..

If she’s really pregnant, why the hell would she go to IRAQ of all places?

laura @ 02/07/2008 at 11:54 am

http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=75780&newsChannel=lifestyleMolt
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in this video she look absolutely pregnant!!!
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yes, she is so pregnant. Angie, take care of yourself and the baby.

Angie is absolutely gorgeous.

http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/012350506f836e62c6459809dc20deb3377372e.pjpg

Angie always makes me proud to be one of her biggest fans. She is such an incredible person that I’m totally in awe and absolutely love and admire her.

Thanks for the new thread, Jared, or whomever runs this site now.

All you angie lovers need to look at this pic again even i cantell she has makup on, and atleast she took off her diamond earings but she is and always will be a media *****. And even if you do not want to hear it a true voight a women who condems her father for leaving her mother, but gets pregnant by a man who is still married to another women…lol she will always be a voight

Thanks laura for the video…

ITA, Sharon..She is definitely pregnant…

dina#1, love your post…I have grown to hate FOX news coverage because of past commentary but I surf the news also so I’m glad that the tide seems to be turning for the good…

Ha! @ 02/07/2008 at 11:28 am
Nah dear…we’re not acting like you killed our mothers, we just don’t like ignorance displayed so unashamedly especially in this day and age where all you have to do is turn on the computer. Why…my dear grandmama in the small 3rd world African country she lives (with very limited access to the web) still does a little research before saying anything… so you see, you have no excuse whatsoever.

Now about helping you with your childhood issues….

she is the power of poor people I love her May god bless this Angel…

That video was awesome. Angelina has a kind soul. She must miss her children & Brad very much. There a lot of tugging at her heart strings going on.

African Girl, what country in Africa is your family from?

Have you guys noticed now, that even when blogs and other press outlets are reporting that Brad ‘blasted’ the manufactured LIE about the Shiloh stalker in that sh*t rag, they give all this respect to them..they write, “Brad Pitt has ‘blasted’ a *report* in a *U.S. Publication* ….and refer

Have you guys noticed now, that even when blogs and other press outlets are reporting that Brad ‘blasted’ the manufactured LIE about the Shiloh stalker in that sh*t rag, they give all this respect to them..they write, “Brad Pitt has ‘blasted’ a *report* in a *U.S. Publication* ….and refer to it, NOT as the horrid lying tabloid it is, but as a U.S. publ., like Brad is protesting Time Newsweek or something!! Incredible lying f*cks and they are all in cahoots and ALL feed each other…it’s obvious now.

“I don’t see borders and I see lives and I see children and this is you know an environment where there is a war but there is a humanitarian crisis. And they have to be addressed simultaneously. We can’t wait for one to end to then finally take the time to address the other, it has to start right now.”

Angie for president.

Go Ange. So proud of you. Your doing great making a difference. Be back has to leave for Doctor’s appt. see you all later.

OBAMA/JOLIE ‘08

:-D

CLINTON/JOLIE ‘08

What an amazing woman! Very proud to be a fan of hers.

lainey @ 02/07/2008 at 12:29 pm - WHY DO U KEEP BRING HER SH*T HERE. We already got reports of her trip from reputable source like AP/Reutors. We don’t need this b*tch 2 cents.

she looked pregnant to me in that video where she is getting her tray. definitely rounder in the middle.

Take care Angie! You are an inspiration for many.

#47: are you talking as an Iraqi from the safety of the United States? If you had been there as one of the IDPs, would you still be bitter about being helped in settling back to your home?

Speak for yourself but don’t ever dare assume everybody walks in your shoes. If they didn’t need help, they wouldn’t be in flight!

HA ! GET A LIFE. AT LEAST SHE’S DOING SOMETHING FOR THE US TO BE INFORMED AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. SHE IS THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. NOW , LET’S SEE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE LATELY? OF COURSE, NOTHING, JUST OPENING YOUR BIG STINKY MOUTH AND CRITICISING OTHERS OF WHAT THEY DO. NOW LOG OFF TO YOUR COMPUTER AND GO OUT THERE AND DO SOMETHING HUMANITARIAN , OK?

Love you Angelina,in my eyes you are a great lady.Love you and Brad and children wishing you the very best.

Its true, Angelina Jolie is pregnant with TWINS. My Baba can confirm it. He did, after all, sit RIGHT NEXT to her at lunch yesterday. Check out this video, …
bookerbean.blogspot.com/

:( @ 02/07/2008 at 12:39 pm

Does this mean she is not pregnant,I don’t think she would put her life and her baby’s life in danger If she was pregnant.I was so happy when I heard she was pregnant.seems my happiness wasn’t meant to last long. :(

btw good to see her doing some good in this world.bless you and your heart and your family.

Am I the only one who can’t see any sign of pregnancy in the video posted by Laura.Sharon can you tell which moment made you sure she is pregnant.
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Why can’t she go to Iraq when she is pregnant? She went to Pakistan when she was pregant with Shiloh. In the video, when she is getting her tray, her middle section looks rounder and bigger. She IS pregnant, deal with it.

http://thejjb.com/topic/238320/t/BRAD-ANGELINA-MEGA-POST-part-2.html?page=127

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scroll down to see AP video… absolute pregnant

Gob bless her heart and stay safe!!!

Athletes, Artists, Governments Cooperate on Causes
Conflict resolution, refugees, other issues foster unique alliances

By Jacquelyn S. Porth
USINFO Staff Writer

Washington — Promoting effective conflict resolution, alleviating poverty, helping refugees and preventing wildlife trafficking require unique partnerships among government leaders, nongovernmental groups, artists and athletes to reach diverse audiences effectively.

Such public-private partnerships are increasing in a world in which multiple messages and channels of communication are needed to find solutions to issues. The U.S. Department of State, for example, has enlisted athletes and others from the private sector in its public diplomacy outreach efforts, while the United Nations has recruited actresses and other public figures to serve as “goodwill ambassadors.”

THE VALUE OF NONTRADITIONAL ENVOYS

Rice recently met with actress and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie, who has traveled on missions to 20 countries including Chad, Sierre Leone, Iraq and Burma.

Jolie, who represents the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, has lobbied the U.S. Congress and launched World Refugee Day activities in Washington in 2005 with Rice and Paul Rusesabagina — a hotel manager in Rwanda who protected refugees in 1994 and whose experience served as a model for the film Hotel Rwanda.

Cooper says Jolie is an example of another person who has used her celebrity “to engage politicians at the highest rank,” as evidenced by her attendance at events such as the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2007/October/20071026085953sjhtrop0.8629877.html

I think she will really like Austin area in the spring.

hi sharon, angel, felinelilly.

She´s perfect, beautiful, good person, wonderful mum, good “wife”, very, very, smart, a realy good actress, and most of all a WONDERFUL human being.
I love her so much

@101: oh, my gosh! She’s beautiful…her dress looks so good on her. Now why doesn’t she wear more dresses like that on the RC? Even her do is great on her. I bet that item will sell well. EVerybody who buys it will think they’ll look like her in it.

Thanks for posting it.

CNN,want to be a tabloid,from perez

A very pregnant Angelina Jolie, the goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, arrived in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, today.

The mother of four (and more on the way) met with General David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, the Iraqi Prime Minister, and Iraqi migration officials.

When Angie says she wants to chat, you say, “How quickly?”

In an interview with CNN early this morning, Angelina said regarding her trip, “I felt I had to come here because it is very difficult to get answers about the internally displaced people. There’s lots of goodwill and lots of discussion, but there seems to be just a lot of talk at the moment, and a lot of pieces that need to be put together. I’m trying to figure out what they are.”

Angelina is expected to hold a press conference today to talk about her meetings with Gen. Petraeus and Iraq’s minister for displaced people.

Angelina was all talk when it came to discussing Baghdad, but when the interviewer asked her about the pregnancy reports in Hollywood, Jolie quickly interrupted her question with, “Oh, don’t. Stop it. Stay true to your tradition. You’re CNN. Don’t do it!”

When the reporter mentioned she just had to ask, Jolie responded with “But I don’t have to answer. OK?”

And the interview ended shortly after that.

Jolie: 1 - CNN: 0

[Image via WENN.]

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#105: timezone, that should put to rest the trolls’ speculation as to where Angie will be when Brad starts shooting for TOL. Hopefully we’ll get some pics of them settling down there for the duration it will take to get it done. We might see the rise of the bump, yay!

(Consequently, that do that he is sporting seems to be for the film so speculators who guessed it were right on.)

Thankyou
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I liked this part:

She is very nice, intelligent, serious about the refugee cause, and I cannot imagine how she survives given that she cannot take a step anywhere without crowds of people and cameras in her face. We had selected a group of troops and embassy officers to sit and have lunch. She was extremely sweet to all the people at the table, spent lots of time chatting with everyone, and agreed politely to every request for photos, autographs, waves.

Thankyou @ 02/07/2008 at 12:51 pm Its true, Angelina Jolie is pregnant with TWINS. My Baba can confirm it. He did, after all, sit RIGHT NEXT to her at lunch yesterday. Check out this video, …
bookerbean.blogspot.com/

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Thanks!

How did your Baba know that she is having twins, did she told him about it? And which one is your Baba is it the one wearing a suit?

Just bringing what you wrote in your blog!

http://bookerbean.blogspot.com/

Its true, Angelina Jolie is pregnant with TWINS. My Baba can confirm it. He did, after all, sit RIGHT NEXT to her at lunch yesterday. Check out this video, where I swear Angie makes eyes at my very own Baba. Brad Pitt better watch his back. Oh, and in case you were wondering about that plate of food in front of her- don’t be fooled… she doesn’t actually eat. Here’s Baba’s report:

It was a madhouse. Word had leaked out enough that there was going to be a special guest in the DFAC that there were crowds of people there with their cameras.

First of all, yes, she is pregnant, with twins. That is true. She is very, very thin though. No real noticeable bump but she was wearing a loose long-sleeved black sweater that didn’t reveal much. When she was putting on her body armor as we left the UN HQ she did joke about why they didn’t make special fit for women since that would be more comfortable for her breasts. (I am not kidding–Lant, I could have started this e-mail “So Angelina Jolie was talking to me about her breasts today.”) The overall attire was black, pants, boots, short trench coat when we were outside, and a black back pack. No jewelry, no makeup except a little for the TV interview, a gold watch on her right wrist, and a little chinese tatoo on the inside of her left wrist and a larger sort of South Pacific tatoo on the outside of her left forearm. (She is left handed.)
She is very nice, intelligent, serious about the refugee cause, and I cannot imagine how she survives given that she cannot take a step anywhere without crowds of people and cameras in her face. We had selected a group of troops and embassy officers to sit and have lunch. She was extremely sweet to all the people at the table, spent lots of time chatting with everyone, and agreed politely to every request for photos, autographs, waves.
Let’s see what else? For lunch she had chicken fried steak, potatoes, corn with red peppers, and a diet pepsi. She ate very little of it however (you can see her nibbling in the cnn footage). I had mushroom soup, crab meat wrap, and a gatorade, but of course none of you care about that. So that is my day in Baghdad.

CRAZY. My Baba is officially the coolest grandpa ever (at least in my mom’s eyes). Here’s another video clip. Stay tuned for more photos…

Aww, hey tabitha…wish you could get to meet AJ one of these times. :-)

People says that AJ will be back in the US Thursday night, that means she is almost home!! :-D I bet those babies and Brad miss her like crazy.

angel @ 02/07/2008 at 1:03 pm THIS IS THE VIDEO

http://www.tmz.com/tmz_main_video?titleid=1407950753
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OMG, you can totally see it. There’s a moment in plain view, when she’s getting her tray. She’s pregnant.
Hi angel.

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i´m so happy for them
I cant wait for the confirmation :)

see this
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176664,00.html

I know she went to Iraq last year. Great woman!

Does anybody know what happened to bafans forum, is it down or my PC is just acting weird?

oh my i just read those hateful comments in Angie’s thread from Perez Hilton and a hater posted over there using the name “Guli” i guess they are obsess not only with Angie but also with angie’s fans here that’s why they are hijacking fan’s name.. pathetic hags.

#130: no wonder you a hater…you are stupid and blind. Can’t stand to see people happy, are we? He was still married? His divorce was handed down in August and she got pregnant in September. They worked fast but they worked it past the expiration date of the “merger”.

I wonder why your idol never got pregnant with VV? She was sure bangin’ him all the while the divorce was being processed. She was still married then, wasn’t she? Too bad her eggs were too scrambled to produce a good omelet.

I agree with Angelina

If she really wants peopleand her fan focus on Refugee,she should whether deny pregnancy or confirme it.just look at yourself,no one of you is actually listening to her,you are watching whether there is bump or not.when her fans are like this,what can we expect from haters.

Is it that much important whether she is pregnant or not?even more than people’s lives?

# 32 AJP @ 02/07/2008 at 9:27 am I have already sent her blessings over the airwaves as she was airborne. It was written by a teacher of mine who just passed over last month:

May the light of your soul guide you
May the light of your soul bless the work
You do with the secret love and warmth of your heart
May you see in what you do the beauty of your own soul
May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light and renewal to those
Who work with you and to those who see and receive your work
May your work never weary you
May it release within you wellsprings of refreshment, inspiration and excitement
May you be present in what you do
May you never become lost in the bland absences
May the day never burden you
May dawn find you awake and alert, approaching your new day with dreams,
possibilities and promises
May evening find you gracious and fulfilled
May you go into the night blessed, sheltered and protected
May your soul calm, console and renew you

by the late Irish Poet John O’Donohue

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Beautiful!

This is one I have allways loved; for Angelina and her family;

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

traditional gaelic blessing

I think @ 02/07/2008 at 1:43 pm
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No you dont. Youre an amoeba.

cmar,you are right

Felinelilly @ 02/07/2008 at 1:17 pm

angel @ 02/07/2008 at 1:03 pm THIS IS THE VIDEO

http://www.tmz.com/tmz_main_video?titleid=1407950753
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OMG, you can totally see it. There’s a moment in plain view, when she’s getting her tray. She’s pregnant.
Hi angel. :)
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OMFG I AGREE

Wow, okay, so close to believing without her own clear confirmation.. THANKS

bampzs,we should be useto these losers now,they are boring

Dancer @ 02/07/2008 at 1:43 pm

Ha and the rest critical of her visit to Iraq:

She is a UNHCR (High Commission on Refugees) ambassador. Part of her job is to generate publicity. There are six ambassadors at any one time. I bet most folks can’t name the other five–because they generally do two fund raisers a year. Angelina is much more involved–she has averaged about one event a month since she began her stint about five years ago. Other ambassadors have included Sophia Loren, Armani and more. I don’t believe any of them ever went to visit a country torn apart. If you think she is doing this for publicity–exposing herself to the attrocities that men commit upon one another–then maybe you need to go over to one of these countries and check it out personally. You probably would never go back. It is heartbreaking.

Secondly, because of her activism, the UN has her doing trips like Iraq where she goes back and reports on conditions so that the UN can better serve their population in any given country. They trust her view points because they know she studies and is an informed ambassador, not just one giving lip service to her work.

Thirdly, what a morale booster for the troops to have her eating with them, signing autographs and acknowledging their sacrifices. They’ll be telling their grandchildren about when they met Angelina Jolie just like the WWII troops told their stories to us.

And for those of you who criticize her for leaving her children and risking her life and that of her unconfirmed as of yet baby–well, then you need to level those same criticisms at those that put their lives at risk everyday for our safety: our police forces, fire departments, our troops, those men and women with families who fight the wildfires so they won’t spread and burn your house down, who are fighting to rebuild the Gulf Coast and New Orleans where crime rates are at an all time high. Or those community activists that try and effect change in the inner cities of Chicago, New York City and the rest of our inner cities. Every day they go to work not knowing what is going to happen–will this be the day I die from a crazed motorist? From burning beams falling on me? A sniper’s bullet?
Life in many ways is a roll of the dice. Those five women in Lane Bryants in Chicago probably walked in there feeling perfectly safe never dreaming their visit would end with a maniac shooting and killing them. Those students at VA Tech as they went about their day never expected to not see the sunset.

Angie knows if anything were to ever happen, her kids are in great hands–their father’s. She knows Brad’s family and her family will step in to support them and love them. And she is not stupid, if you noticed there was hardly any publicity about her trip. She is well protected because the UN and the US doesn’t want the headline story to be Angelina Jolie Dies while on mercy mission.

I think what she is doing is wonderful–both her deep love for her family and her unstinting commitment to her work with refugees and those displaced by war and natural disasters.

As she once said when asked about the criticism about her work with the UN (paraphrased)–those that know me know the real story and that is all that matters. And she matters to those that need the hope she brings, to those that find her an inspiration, and to those children she adopted and gave a chance at a wonderful life.

Just wish there were more out there with her passion and devotion. GO ANGIE.
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Great and beautifull post!

ansley @ 02/07/2008 at 1:20 pm

Thankyou
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I liked this part:

She is very nice, intelligent, serious about the refugee cause, and I cannot imagine how she survives given that she cannot take a step anywhere without crowds of people and cameras in her face. We had selected a group of troops and embassy officers to sit and have lunch. She was extremely sweet to all the people at the table, spent lots of time chatting with everyone, and agreed politely to every request for photos, autographs, waves.
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She looked so beautiful, kind, and approachable. Maybe that’s why the camera’s are so bold as well–she’s very approachable and they sort of take advantage.

TO EVERYONE BEING CRITICAL AND NEGATIVE ABOUT ANGELINA’S HUMANITARIAN WORK– IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT YOU THINK, DO OR SAY :

“The opinion that really counts is that of the world’s refugees, millions of whom have benefitted directly from the work of angelina jolie…..they love her….”
Ron Redmund, Chief Spokesman, Office of the UN High Commissioner for RefugeesUNHCR) Geneva about Angelina Jolie.

volunteering in relief work*, bringing awareness*

W

She suddenly becomes less haughty when Angelina asks her “Her about you?” jokingly when she asks her “So why is this so important to you?” Thank goodness. It was becoming intolerable.

Felinelilly

I watched it also. I started crying also. I told myself stop crying what’s wrong with you? What was wrong? I was so proud of her and her courage. I was so happy for her and all people who dare to do something that is outside of their comfort zone. Peace

CLINIQUA @ 02/07/2008 at 2:14 pm

Ugh…Clooney strikes out and so does Madge…that Gucci/Kabbalah/celebrity clusterf*ck sounds obscene and frankly insincere….and I for one am sickened at any ‘charity event’ that invites a sexist homophobic nasty old blowhard GOAT like Trump who has a penchant for beating up on Angelina Jolie…I’m glad the UN was uneasy, let Madonna and her celebrity shallow egomaniacs raise their millions on their own..she’s just associating herself with the UN for legitimacy…she sounded so ridiculous in that speech..she’s like 99.9 percent ambition and 0.001 percent heart..sure she gets sh*t done sometimes..but it always feel phony as hell.
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People can never smell the bull**** right under their noses. It would have just looked too despicable for her to snatch up a kid like her newest diamond ring, so she had to back track and try and do something for the poor boy’s country.

Let’s all attack Angelina and so on and none of the other bull******** celebs, but the one true humanitarian who was doing it all before it was “popular” and “cute”

African Girl @ 02/07/2008 at 2:47 pm
Quick Question
Where do pregnant Iraqi women go to?
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Oh dont you know, AG? Pregnant Iraqi women arent white so their babies wont be white and so dont matter.

Remember, only the white Jolie-Pitts matter, so pregnant Angie means another white Jolie-Pitt is on the way, who must be cared for differently from the nonwhite Jolie-Pitts. And so, Angie is a b*tch for putting her white unborn baby in harm’s way by going to Iraq.

Got it?

She looks tired–I hope she doesn’t wear herself out. She’s so passionate and knowledgeable about this subject.

We love you, Angie!

CMAR

…since I’m not a native speaker, I’m not sure if you are being ironic with the white baby-important / non-white baby -who cares explanation in your post.
I see that most of the people critizicing the trip are of course people who don’t like AJ, and use every excuse for bashing, even in things that have a good objective, such as a humanitarian mission, where the point is to help the people who are in conflict zones.
I think that AJ is doing the right thing, if she is pregnant or not she made her choice to go and visit anyway. I’m sure that she knows and has witnessed how difficult are the lives of people in those war conditions , after natural disasters and such, nad therefore she feels that traveling while pregnant (if she is) is just something personal , that does not impede the mission. As AG points out, there are regnant women there too, is not freakin’ Mars or anything :)

OMG, is she safe there? I hope so.
GOD BLESS THE JOLIE PITTS

:O thank JJ

For job reasons people have to do sometime small sacrifices, I guess they have plenty of time to make up for not being around. Anyway he is a small kid and he won’t necessarily whine all day if something was not “picture perfect” unlike others like the above poster

I think Angelina is a beautiful, intelligent and very devoted not only to her family but the families of the world. Why would she go to Iraq if she’s pregnant? quite simple, she has a job to do. She has families depending on the assistance she may well bring to them. She puts everyone else first. It’s easier for people to dislike her for whatever reasons that suit them. Easier than looking at a devoted Spouse, Mother and Humanitarian and think.. maybe all of these qualities are just the tip of the iceberg, that Brad sees in her. Have you noticed the difference in Brad, what he is currently involved in, supporting and building homes for the victims of Katrina in New Orleans.. If America has a pair of sweethearts, Brad and Angelina are ours. We need to be proud of their accomplishments. We also need to be proud and very protective of their children. Stop going to websites that boast the childrens photos, stop buying rag magazines that have the children posted on the covers. And start bashing these magazine editors when they allow stories to be publish that are untrue and exploit the children.

im so proud of u angie, i love u so much and i like to be ur right hand in iraq. im engineer and i can do that and proud of doing it. may god bless u and protect u.