For those of you who have been immersed in March Madness and/or preparing your taxes, you may not be aware of who Jason Russell is. For the past several years, Jason Russell has devoted his life to making the U.S. and other countries aware of Joseph Kony, a Ugandan War Criminal. Joseph Kony abducts children in Uganda. He steals them from their parents; he makes them kill other people including their own parents; he forces them to mutilate the faces and bodies of others. He has taken over 30,000 children and turned the girls into sex slaves, and the boys into child soldiers. He has literally stolen their childhood and their opportunity to go to school. He has stolen their wills to live. This monster is not fighting for any specific cause. He and the LRA just want to maintain power. Until now, noone has tried to stop this horrific man.
Jason Russell has produced a 30 minute video, Kony2012.com / Invisible Children. Watch this powerful film. Only then you will understand how we have the power to change the course of human history and arrest Joseph Kony and stop the rebel group LRA. Through technology we can educate the world about this viscious man. Under President Obama, the unseen became visible. In October, 2011 American Advisors were sent in to Uganda to assess the situation and stop the LRA. In order to find Kony, American Advisors must recommend we stay there and deploy soldiers to help this cause. Please go to Kony2012.com, sign your name. write a congressman. Donate to TRI. For a few dollars a month, you can aid in this fight. At the very least, watch the video. Educate yourselves. If you have children, this will literally take your breath away.
And, for those of you who saw Jason Russell's meltdown, please do not allow that to mar your effort to help this cause. We need to track down this war criminal and arrest him. I, for one, am happy that Mr. Russell exists. His devotion to educate us on the evil atrocities Kony has committed is admirable and good. We do have the ability to make a difference-let's start now.
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