CONTROVERSY OVER "KONY 2012" Continues: Watch Two Ugandan's View on This..and Decide

[KoKo]

Is US Interests Important in "Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) a factor in this?

http://www.democracynow.org/2012/4/18/kony_2012_ugandans_criticize_popular_video

We look at the controversial video, "Kony 2012," that targets Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a group notorious for kidnapping children, forcing boys to become fighters, and using girls as sex slaves in Central Africa. Released on March 5, it was viewed more than 100 million times online in just under a week, making it the most viral video in history. We speak with two Ugandans about the impact of the film and how the Kony 2012 campaign calls for U.S. military intervention in Central Africa to fight the LRA. Milton Allimadi is publisher and editor-in-chief of Black Star News. Victor Ochen is a survivor of the LRA war and director of African Youth Initiative Network, based in northern Uganda. [includes rush transcript]
Filed under Uganda, Africa.

[Junkdrawer]

1. Cliff Notes Version: Ugandan People want a negotiated settlement, US wants a war....

to keep Chinese influence out of the region. Ulterior Motive: Oil.

[KoKo]

4. You don't think this interview moves the story forward for folks who believed in the Original?

Why is "additional information" now "cut off" with your reply about..."It's all about Oil?"

[Junkdrawer]

7. I listened to the original this morning AND I watched it again with my son tonight...

before I saw your thread. I think it's an important story.

But you are aware of Jason Russel's meltdown:
http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/18/jason-russell-video-naked-meltdown-kony/

A lot of folks who believed in the Original feel stupid and used. My son was never fooled, but many of his classmates were.

[Junkdrawer]

2. If my son's HS is any measure: When the video first went viral, almost the entire HS....

bought into Kony 2012.

Today, only a few die-hard 8th graders remain in the Kony 2012 camp.

Yesterday's News. Nothing to be gained by rubbing it in.

[KoKo]

3. Why is it "Yesterday's News" when WE Americans have Troops in there?

Can you tell me why you think the Two Ugandan's report should not be follow up to a Major News Story where a person who did Viral Video (who is identified with Liberty College) should be considered "OLD NEWS?"

[Junkdrawer]

6. I'm saying my son isn't doing "I told ya so" to his classmates....

As long as everyone is on the same page with "Kony2012 is a con job", it's old news.

If the media trys to push a "The kids overwhelmingly support Kony2012" line Friday, it's bullshit.

[KoKo]

5. .... because our West Coast comes in late...and things drop to Archives.

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