A Closer Look: Kony 2012 - Page 2

On March 09 2012 12:08 Celestia wrote:
Wow, your dad was a diplomat in Libya? What were his thoughts about Libya back then (before the civil war)?

On March 10 2012 07:29 Zaranth wrote:
Ending The LRA: Reason For Optimism And Political Commitment. Ned Dalby, January 10, 2012. International Crisis Group. http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/africa/horn-of-africa/uganda/op-eds/dalby-ending-the-lra.aspx

The Lord’s Resistance Army: End Game? Africa Report #182, November 17, 2011. International Crisis Group. http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/africa/horn-of-africa/uganda/182-the-lords-resistance-army-end-game.aspx

Both of these articles are worth a read IMO. The articles above advocate use of force to capture Kony in a similar way that IC is (I think). They state that Kony is still at large and still responsible for mass murders, maimings and kidnapping throughout the region (No he is not in Uganda but he is still making war on civilians in other countries). It's interesting to see what the recommendations of this organization are.

I have been trying to follow this story since I saw the original IC documentary when I was in college, and now they're back with this new video. My main question is: what sorts of things have they accomplished on the ground in Uganda since they were last on my radar? I believe that IC has been funding schools for the abducted children.

Thanks for posting this blog, I hope the discussion here will be about the FACTS. :-) Let's at least find out what's really going on.

On March 09 2012 12:20 AbstractVoid wrote:


Not my dad my teacher's dad. He told us a lot of stories on how it was a culture of bribery. You couldn't be expected to receive anything without a bribe even just general service at a store required bribery. He also dealt with some pretty scary things such as getting caught in the crossfire of a rebel fight during his walk home from school and having to be sheltered in a concrete building to be protected from bombings.