KONY2012 EXPOSED

Before jumping on the Kony bandwagon, consider the following:

<b>The Kony 2012 documentary was filmed in 2003</b>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Children

<b>Invisible Children's Kony campaign goes viral just as Lord's Resistance Army is dying</b>
3/9/12
While a viral video has helped millions of people discover the Lord’s Resistance Army, the video conceals a key reality on the ground: the LRA is a rapidly weakening force, and probably a dying organization, reduced to stealing food from villagers to survive.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/invisible-childrens-kony-campaign-goes-viral-just-as-lords-resistance-army-is-dying/article2363751/

<b>Uganda: Oil Reserves Rival Saudi Arabia's, Says U.S. Expert</b>
6/2/2009
Kampala — Uganda's oil reserves could be as much as that of the Gulf countries, a senior official at the US Department of Energy has said.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200906020555.html

<b>CNOOC weighs Uganda refinery</b>
2/22/12
BEIJING - China National Offshore Oil Corp, the country's biggest marine oil producer, is negotiating with Uganda to participate in the African country's first refinery, adjacent to the Lake Albert Basin.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/22/content_14671106.htm

<b>China's CNOOC in talks on Uganda refinery: report</b>
2/23/12
China has deepened links with resource-rich African nations in recent years as it looks to secure key commodities to feed its breakneck growth.
http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-cnooc-talks-uganda-refinery-report-055224377.html

<b>Invisible Children answers critics on web</b>
3/9/12
Yet many have questioned Invisible Children's motives, citing the distribution of its money and its willingness to co-operate with the corrupt Ugandan government.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Invisible+Children+answers+critics/6275492/story.html

<b>Guest post: Joseph Kony is not in Uganda (and other complicated things)</b>
3/7/12
Following a successful campaign by the Ugandan military and failed peace talks in 2006, the LRA was pushed out of Uganda and has been operating in extremely remote areas of the DRC, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic -- where Kony himself is believed to be now. The Ugandan military has been pursuing the LRA since then but had little success (and several big screw-ups).
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/03/07/guest_post_joseph_kony_is_not_in_uganda_and_other_complicated_things

<b>Guilt has been used to cause the public to support a war before, recall nurse Nayirah prior to the gulf war</b>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmfVs3WaE9Y
Her story turned out to be a staged testimony to gain support for the invasion of Iraq in 1990
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayirah_(testimony)

<b>Obama sends 100 troops to combat LRA in Uganda</b>
10/14/11
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/14/obama-sends-troops-uganda

<b>Visible Children offers criticism of the charity, Invisible Children</b>
http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/