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Angelina Takes Her Mighty Heart To Baghdad
Posted on Thu Feb 7, 2008 09:03 AM PDT
Looks like Jordan was merely the first stop on Angelina Jolie's tour of the Middle East - since Monday, she's moved on to Baghdad!
The Oscar-winner is visiting Iraq to help raise awareness of the problems of the country's two million citizens currently being displaced by the war - particularly the millions of children.
"There doesn't seem to be a real coherent plan to help them," she said in an interview with CNN.
The issue has been a pressing one for Angelina ever since her first visit to Iraq and Syria last August.
Angie is especially concerned with the efforts being made to resettle the refugees, a project with consequences which she sees as being particularly important.
"How Iraq settles in the years to come is going to affect the entire Middle East," she said. "It's in our best interest to address a humanitarian crisis on this scale because displacement can lead to a lot of instability and aggression."
She also pointed out that efforts to help Iraqis relocate have not, as yet, been entirely successful, highlighting one US effort to resettle Iraqi refugees in the United States. The plan, whose stated goal is to take twelve thousand refugees by September, has admitted 375 so far.
"There's lots of goodwill," Angelina told CNN. "Lots of discussion, but there seems to be 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."
Maybe Angie could just adopt them - after all, she and Brad practically have two million kids already!
The plight of the displaced Iraqis is, of course, very serious - good on Angie for trying to do her part!
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Why must you post old archived photos to accompany a new story? If you can't get current photos, don't post!
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Angelina has to be careful going to these countries. She can get kidnapped. I guess she goes out there to help, adopt, and seeing people suffering with nothing makes her appreciate what she has. Freaking Shitney should do something useful instead of thinking of her wealth and sex.
I hope she does not catch some disease and pass it on to her baby! UNSAFE!
Ikr. If britney is so restless ,rich, and bored why doesn't she try to help some other people? selfish!
Real bi-babe you're so right. She should give them as much money as she can but don't bring them here? That's just crazy!
Some of the hardest working people we have in our country came here from other countries, LEGITIMATELY and worked hard to build a new life...unlike the millions of illegals who need to leave and stop sucking off of our system.
Finally a REAL story in the news other than some faking fruitcake trying to hang on to her 15 minutes of fame that are LONG over. If Britney was REALLY sick, they would have kept her. Even the hospital is on to her.
Angelina has a lot of class and I'm glad she doesn't take the uneducated comments like those written in the article above to heart. Good for her!
We bombed their country to smithereens. We left them without electricity, clean water and food. We killed, by our own estimates, 100,000 civillians (some reports are closer to a million). Is it not fair that someone with the voice and the means speak out for these people?
I cant stand that bitch I hope some iraqi kidnaps her and doesnt let her go!She seems to prefer foreigners over Americans anyway, that more than obvious. I think it makes her feel really important surrounding herself with people she percieves as "under" her.
Isn't this the same bitch that just a few years ago cared more about fucking Billy Bob in the car on the way to an awards show than helping 'displaced' Iraqis or anyone else for that matter? When did this little slut morph into Mother Teresa? -How about never! It's all a cover up to stay on the A-list because she can't act for shit...
hahaha good one...
isn't that your boy lufti in the background?
shes there to help people using her celebrity! got your stupid asses to do a post on the real human suffering in the world. but hey do more inspiring stuff on britneys laxitive usage we're dying out here to know when she $hits..
we're all going to hell
WOW PEOPLE, I GAVE AWAY MY 2 CATS FOR THE TIME I WAS PREGNANT. YOU CAN CATCH SOMETHING IF YOU UNLUCKY WHILE CLEANING THE LITTER THAT CAN HARM YOUR UNBORN. AND THIS WOMAN GOES TO ONE OF THE DIRTIEST PLACES YOU CAN POSSIBLY GO. GO THERE AND HELP ALL YOU WANT, BUT WHILE PREGNANT? TO ME- SHE IS INSANE!
Self aggrandizing scrawny ass old bitch married to an old wrinkly has been. She looks like a Biafran refugee herself. She's mattress lipped venutian space alien with way too much money. Why is the Iraqi woman wearing the body armor?
Uhm ... that's definitely an OLD picture! because Adoptalina hasn't looked like that for a while!
So ... it apears the narcissitic media whore is SICK! of shitney getting all the attention! LOL!
The lying piece of shit WHORE! doesn't fool me! girl interrupted wants the LOONS to pay attention!
hate her
I hope she hits a roadside bomb. I hope they take her hostage her and cut her head off. I hope they RPG the vehicle she is in. This is the perfect oportunity to eliminate this twisted sister.
Ha ha thats funny Jeff we can only hope!!
Jeff,
From your sweet lips to god's ear!
10:29,
well, i am neither a tween, gay or fat.....
try to come up with more applicable blanket statements, fucktard!
I feel sorry for those people in Iraq, especially the children without families. But! This country cannot afford anymore refugees/immigrants! This will just raise out taxes and hurt our economy. These refugees need to stay in Iraq and rebuild their country, not come here and help to ruin ours!
I don't care for her, but I give her credit for bringing attention to those poor people.Such a sad situation.
How did Angelina Jolie go from being a crazy girl who acted out sexually, drank her lover's blood, wore blood in a vial around her neck, acted like a perverted fool in public, to being the next coming of the Savior of the world? Somebody's done a HUGE PR job on her.
She eats like a barbarian. Makes me want to throw up.
My God, who raise you uneducated morons? It amazes me that there is so much venom on this blog by people who don’t know what’s going on in this world. To wish that someone be kidnapped and/or killed is unthinkable. I only wish that you feel the sorrow and heartache that such a thing happen in your family as well!!! Whether you believe in God, Allah, Mohammed, Buddha, Sheba, Jehovah, the sun god, or some other higher being, no one has the right to wish harm on others.
This is the reason radicals of the world are calling for a holy war against this country.
Posted by: Someone of the Human Race
ANGELINA HAS GONE SHOPPING FOR ANOTHER BABY...
Unmarried and knocked up again, great ambassador from the US to a muslim country. They already think we are disgusting infidels whose daughters are whores -- does she have to travel around the world affirming that fact?
Yes, I believe Jolie does it all for attention...that's how she got Brad...
Brad will never leave her with all those kids...
Regardless of her intentions, it's nice that she is raising awareness, but it would be really helpful if she donated her money!!!
To "Someone of a human race"..
Dude lighten up...ever hear of humor?
Anonymous, you think it's humorous, funny, entertaining to hope someone is kidnapped and/or killed?
Who raised you?
Anonymous, you think it's humorous, funny, entertaining to hope someone is kidnapped and/or killed?
Who raised you?
Wow, I'm completely blown away by this pic. What a difference! Angie represents the Western part of the world and this old scary looking woman is the picture of the third world. Hard to believe they both belong to the same species.
If she is so worried about the people and countries and children, why doesn't she bring food, clothing, why doesn't she build, she has the money....maybe she just wants to check out the children that are available!
Hello Im Angie Im looking to add another child to rainbow network. I can only have "blobs" i want one that will stand out and scream "My mother is a saint" one that is skinny because I dont cook and it would be used to it. I prefer a boy becase my husband like the grls too much. Can you help me?
Making fun of Angelina's kids is so stupid. Other celebrities have more children than Angelina like Mel Gibson, Justin Chambers, Eddie Murphy but nobody makes fun of them. I guess it's sexism. It's okay for men to have a lot of kids and work but women have to stay home. Considering the language in these posts, I doubt most people haven't graduated from grade school much less medical school. If Angelina is pregnant I'm sure her doctor would tell her if she's putting the baby in danger by going to Iraq. I will believe professionals who knows what they are talking about instead of a bunch of psychopaths.
ONLY GOD KNOWS, BUT ANGELINA IN MY EYES IS A GOOD ROLE MODEL. I DONT CARE OF HER PAST BUT HER PRESENT MAY HE HELP HER GET TO THE NEEDY AND MAY GOD BLESS HER. WE SHOULD ALL LEARN SOMETHING FROM HER,I INCLUDE MY SELF
ONLY GOD KNOWS, BUT ANGELINA IN MY EYES IS A GOOD ROLE MODEL. I DONT CARE OF HER PAST BUT HER PRESENT MAY HE HELP HER GET TO THE NEEDY AND MAY GOD BLESS HER. WE SHOULD ALL LEARN SOMETHING FROM HER,I INCLUDE MY SELF
ONLY GOD KNOWS, BUT ANGELINA IN MY EYES IS A GOOD ROLE MODEL. I DONT CARE OF HER PAST BUT HER PRESENT MAY HE HELP HER GET TO THE NEEDY AND MAY GOD BLESS HER. WE SHOULD ALL LEARN SOMETHING FROM HER,I INCLUDE MY SELF
I work in a disadvantaged school district. Trust me I think we should all (by we I don't mean just Americans) to assist people in need. However, we have a major CRISIS in the U.S. with teenagers being displaced on the streets or living in horrible home conditions. Can we please help ourselves before we spend all our money else where? Trust me when I say we should help others outside of our country...my grandfather was freed from a concentration camp because of Americans. But the difference is that in the '40's we didn't forget about taking care of our own as well.
I work in a disadvantaged school district. Trust me I think we should all (by we I don't mean just Americans) to assist people in need. However, we have a major CRISIS in the U.S. with teenagers being displaced on the streets or living in horrible home conditions. Can we please help ourselves before we spend all our money else where? Trust me when I say we should help others outside of our country...my grandfather was freed from a concentration camp because of Americans. But the difference is that in the '40's we didn't forget about taking care of our own as well.
With all that money why not take care of the children in our own country.
This world needs people who judge and ridicule less and more people who do try to do good, like Angelina. No one has a perfect past, and we can't do anything about that, but we can do something about our future. Hopefully good things for ourselves and for this world we all have to share together.
OMG! THE HORROR!
GET THAT POOR WOMAN SOME PORCELAINE VENEERS, STAT!
SHE NEEDS TO GET HER HAIR DID TOO! I'M THINKING A WARM CARAMEL COLOR WITH SOME CHUNKY HIGHLIGHTS.
WE'RE GONNA NEED A MAKEUP TEAM AND A FEW STYLISTS TO FIX THAT TRAINWRECK!
Good? Good for who? Oh wait that would be every third world nation, screw the US they are only good for the money. I often wonder why she doesn't bother with our poor, sickly and homeless. That's why she doesn't have any use for her own biological kid she's a blond haired, blue eyed, American.
SHE DOESNT HAVE ANY BUISINESS DOING THIS. JUST LIKE BRAD AND NEWORLEANS, THEY ONLY BLAME THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD.
both of them need to go spend about 2 weeks on the street with our homeless displaced citizens. or how about spending a couple of weeks as a stand in border patrol guard between mexico and the United States.
I totally agree with some comments that you made Amy and Tracey, for all you out there that think that you know it all and can judge it all (apparently you think you know it all if you guys talk like that). Angelina may have been that bad girl-that majority of the men would want, but first- take at look at yourselves and shut up, you are not the holly saints to wish someone gets kidnapped or catches a disease, you never know may turn against you, second-if you are so angry with her, why did you click on to read the article? Just to badmouth someone's lifestyle, judging her by how much money she has and how much should she share them with you-greedy! Everyone gets second chances, and third, and fourths...have you never gotten o prove yourself over and over. It is about time you ignorant people out there, became appreciative that a persona of her scale puts her life in danger for this entire country, and yes at the risk of catching a disease, BUT SHE DOES IT, as compared to the other major stars that just enjoy their time vacationing. You ADMIRE Britney for she can't stop drinking, but are criticizing a person that has made up her mind and is concerned with humanity's mistakes. Enjoy life when you have, as tomorrow may not be a good day for you; and the key to living happily is to wish others to be happy too...
LOVE her!
I feel sorry for the refugees and if she
wants to take care of them that is fine.
However if you read the news, there are
lots of problems in America. What are
all the people losing their homes going
to do. Businesses are closing and there
aren't enough jobs that pay enough for
people to live on. Food banks need more
money, Salvation Army needs more and
bringing in more people is going to make
it worse. I find nothing wrong with helping people already living in America. To me that should be America's
first thought, not importing more when
jobs are going to other countries. Our
town has lost three major businesses so
there are no jobs and not much money.
Did she go there to get her picture taken or did she take her millions over
and build houses, buy food, and help
meet their needs. If she wants them
taken care of she needs to go there and
do it. She might care but she isn't going to give her homes, private jets
and everything else to help. She didn't
even donate as much as she made off her
kids pictures. Does she even know that
America is starting to have a lot of
problems right now?
We human being are on the part of the world we cant really determine by ourselves based on the statue we are crated by GOD,if for one reason or the other you are fortunate to be among the presumed GOOD based on the fact that you are born in a country with presumed Western part of the world,I appreciate all the above comments but trust me lots, i mean lots of these displaced people are better than you individual americans thats why your government is making it important project to dismantle any thing union,group of people thats working hard to change the world, your governments fought the poor Iraqi's there blood are on you people which will rise soon and ask you ignorants,Am sure everyone will be contempted with what ever their country can give at any moment in time, Its you people that were never contempted and always want more that has being found to leading to distructions.Maybe she Angelina is one of the choosen soul that can help cleans the evil and bloods in you peoples hand.Its very unfortunate that your policies and organisation has not done the world any Good but destroying the human communities with you people unjustified ideas.give the new born hearts Jolie a chance to prove something to you that God is alives,is not based on how much bugger you eat to make your country have the largest number of fatty ASS bugger cleaners but how much love you can share around,Starting from your door step.Iraqi migrating to your country? am not sure if its possible,but for any reason your people are paying for your country policies for dehoming these innocent people.why do i even care much since your government doesnt care much about you just as mine doesnt either. we should just be friend and give hands to these who needs and stop critising these that wish to even if you fatty Ass has got nothing to offer
People are just jelous of how Angelina lives her life right now. Sometimes human being change from bad to good and now she is on her happy stage of life with partner and children and helping lives.
for ALL you haters Get a *%^@ live.bi babe jeff & jenna & anonymous, ( no balls to put YOUR name in) Jolie & Pitt are the bomb. You losers ever hear of KRAMA, well back at ya losers !!!!!!!
Angelina should run for president. She has more sense in her toenail than the whole bush admin put together. Oh and she is not an ignorant american, which kind of helps too.
If we take in these refugees then we will reduce our country & our childrens life down to the lowest common denominator. I'm all for helping people but I think these bleeding heart, do-gooders should 1st give all their money but an average living income (1 million a year Ill permit),"then" I'll listen. Look at the Pitts, Madonna, Depp & company with their extravagant lifestyle roaming like gypsies. Give up YOUR life style 1st then ask me and mine.
If we take in these refugees then we will reduce our country & our childrens life down to the lowest common denominator. I'm all for helping people but I think these bleeding heart, do-gooders should 1st give all their money but an average living income (1 million a year Ill permit),"then" I'll listen. Look at the Pitts, Madonna, Depp & company with their extravagant lifestyle roaming like gypsies. Give up YOUR life style 1st then ask me and mine.
I have never liked Angelina, 4 all the things she have done to others. But in 1 of the magazine i read, she had said how her children r her world and she would never do anything to harm them, but here she is going to visit a nation that is under war with not one but 2 babies in her tummy. What kind of person would think 1st of herself, her needs and what she wants like attention because she goes out to irag, before the 1 or 2 babies she is caring and is suppose to take of. I do agree she should help with all that money she has problaly just sitting in the bank. But do it by bring food, clothing, and by especially help build some homes for this people.
honestly i think, no matter what people do, is their concience at the end of the day to judge them. let all people in peace,and hope and pray for those in war. everyone should hepl in anyway they can, starting inside your homes, work the relationships with your family, make small good things during the day, always be greatfull for each day you live in calmness,and try to bring joy to everyone you know,and everyone you wifh to help. let us all do the best we can do, for all those who need help, whether they are in our country or far from it. just an opinion from greece,Europe.
i love angelina...you people out there criticizing and hate her..are simply nothing,she just want to make the best in her life in concerns for the people who needs taking care of...we are just so lucky we are eating delicious foods,hanging out w friends,go to a bar,shopping..oh we should be thankful that we are not likely in their fate..we are one of the luckiest my two thumbs up for angelina!!!if i were that rich i would be like her.i will lend my hands to those in needs specialy those people who are suffering cruelties in life ....mabuhay ka angelina!!!
i love angelina...you people out there criticizing and hate her..are simply nothing,she just want to make the best in her life in concerns for the people who needs taking care of...we are just so lucky we are eating delicious foods,hanging out w friends,go to a bar,shopping..oh we should be thankful that we are not likely in their fate..we are one of the luckiest my two thumbs up for angelina!!!if i were that rich i would be like her.i will lend my hands to those in needs specialy those people who are suffering cruelties in life ....mabuhay ka angelina!!!