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The video is well-made and the little boy is so cute! Kony should be stopped, although from comments it seems he has moved to another region and hasn't been as active since 2006. I'm glad they are actually helping the people with education, etc. and the money they're raising isn't just going towards marketing. It's good that young people have been roused to wanting to help the people of Africa. Another commenter asked, "Who's funding this Kony?" He must be getting his support from some power (possibly for oil), and also if he is killed, will there not immediately be others to replace him. This video certainly shows the ability of gifted individuals to rally up millions to support a cause. However there are so many hidden silent victims all over the world, and that's just so horribly sad.
Through AFRICOM, the United States (Israel) is seeking a foothold in the incredibly resource rich central African block in a further maneuver to aggregate regional hegemony over China. DRC is one of the world’s largest regions without an effectively functioning government. It contains vast deposits of diamonds, cobalt, copper, uranium, magnesium, and tin while producing over $1 billion in gold each year. It is entirely feasible that the US can considerably increase its presence in DRC under the pretext of capturing Joseph Kony. The US may further mobilize group forces, in addition to the use of predator drones and targeted missile strikes, inevitably killing civilians. In a press conference at the House Armed Services Committee on March 13, 2008, AFRICOM Commander, General William Ward stated that AFRICOM will further its regional presence by “operating under the principle theatre-goal of combating terrorism”.During an AFRICOM Conference held at Fort McNair on February 18, 2008, Vice AdmiralRobert T. Moeller openly declared AFRICOM’s guiding principle as protecting “the free flow of natural resources from Africa to the global market”, before citing China’s increasing presence in the region as challenging to American interests.The crimes of the Lord’s Resistance Army have been documented in the past and they are truly despicable actions. Presently, the operations of the LRA have nearly dissolved and their presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is difficult to verify. While the pro-war filmmakers behind KONY 2012 naively call for the US military to assert its place in the conflict, an independent fact finding mission would be far more effective in assessing the seriousness of the LRA threat in the present day.Editor’s Note: Please also read about verified Western atrocities carried out in Uganda on behalf of the same corporate neo-imperial profiteering dressed up as “feel-good” activism. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login