Archive for the 'Lra' Category

Invisible Children responds to criticism about 'Stop Kony' campaign

By Elizabeth Flock A new campaign spreading across the Internet says it has one goal in mind: Make Joseph Kony, the Ugandan leader of the violent Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) “famous” so he can be brought to justice. The viral film was created by The United Nations refugee agency reported thousands of people have fled [...]

Uganda: Ending the Lord?s Resistance Army – New Enough Paper

A 130-man team of Force Reconnaissance Marines deploying to Africa this month will not be involved in a high-profile mission to advise Ugandan troops as they push to stamp out the violent Lord's Resistance Army. Can anyone name this unlikely supporter of Obama's newest military adventure (against the LRA in central Africa)? He's a fairly [...]

LRA: Rebels worth sending US troops to Africa?

I saw a huge Invisible Children Rescue rally tonight about child soldiers in Africa, and it really moved me. However, I don't know much about the situation, so I'm trying to learn more. My question is — I know the rebels loot villages, but where I've designing a poster about child soldier deaths within the [...]

LRA leader Joseph Kony: Why Obama sent US troops to Uganda to get him

Sunday Otto and Richard Odong were commanders in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda. They were responsible for the commission of numerous brutalities against an unarmed civilian population. Now back home in Gulu they have asked the Sunday Otto and Richard Odong were commanders in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda. [...]