WHO IS JOSEPH KONY?

SuperMoniMonk
SuperMoniMonk Posts: 467 Member
edited November 12 in Chit-Chat
WHO IS JOSEPH KONY ?

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  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
    Joseph Rao Kony (born 1961 in Odek, Uganda[1]) is a Ugandan guerrilla group leader, head of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a group engaged in a violent campaign to establish theocratic government based on the Ten Commandments throughout Uganda.[1] The LRA say that God has sent spirits to communicate this mission directly to Kony.[4]

    Directed by Kony, the LRA has earned a reputation for its actions against the people of several countries, including northern Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Sudan. It has abducted and forced an estimated 66,000 children to fight for them, and has also forced the internal displacement of over 2,000,000 people since its rebellion began in 1986.[5] As a result, in 2005 Kony was indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court at the Hague, but has succeeded in evading capture since.[6]

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kony

    Doing God's work obviously.
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
    I assume this is why you're asking.
    Uganda's Rebel Leader Joseph Kony Becomes Unlikely Trend on Twitter

    Voice of America‎ - 2 minutes ago

    Twitter users around the world have inundated the micro-messaging site with calls to stop the Lord's Resistance Army and its leader Joseph Kony.
  • SuperMoniMonk
    SuperMoniMonk Posts: 467 Member
    Joseph Rao Kony (born 1961 in Odek, Uganda[1]) is a Ugandan guerrilla group leader, head of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a group engaged in a violent campaign to establish theocratic government based on the Ten Commandments throughout Uganda.[1] The LRA say that God has sent spirits to communicate this mission directly to Kony.[4]

    Directed by Kony, the LRA has earned a reputation for its actions against the people of several countries, including northern Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Sudan. It has abducted and forced an estimated 66,000 children to fight for them, and has also forced the internal displacement of over 2,000,000 people since its rebellion began in 1986.[5] As a result, in 2005 Kony was indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court at the Hague, but has succeeded in evading capture since.[6]

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kony

    Doing God's work obviously.



    KONY 2012!
  • RhinestoneRocky
    RhinestoneRocky Posts: 124 Member
    So abducting 66,000 children is 'doing god's work'??? Kony 2012? I hope that is a joke. I really really do.
  • SwannySez
    SwannySez Posts: 5,860 Member
    So abducting 66,000 children is 'doing god's work'??? Kony 2012? I hope that is a joke. I really really do.

    No, I'm pretty sure he was absolutely deadly serious. Like most of the proponents of child-abduction around here. It surely was not sarcastic based on the fact that his group is called the Lord's Resistance Army and that he claims a mandate from God to establish a theocracy in Uganda. Nope. All about supporting the abductions.
  • Steelheart7
    Steelheart7 Posts: 1,056
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc&sns=tw

    KONY2012

    watch it .. it is amazing.
  • Steelheart7
    Steelheart7 Posts: 1,056
    So abducting 66,000 children is 'doing god's work'??? Kony 2012? I hope that is a joke. I really really do.

    KONY2012 is not about making him look good .. it is about making people aware of what he is doing and then doing something about it.

    Watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc&sns=tw

    it is amazing to me the impact that people have in the world and my biggest worry is my weight.
  • RhinestoneRocky
    RhinestoneRocky Posts: 124 Member
    So abducting 66,000 children is 'doing god's work'??? Kony 2012? I hope that is a joke. I really really do.

    No, I'm pretty sure he was absolutely deadly serious. Like most of the proponents of child-abduction around here. It surely was not sarcastic based on the fact that his group is called the Lord's Resistance Army and that he claims a mandate from God to establish a theocracy in Uganda. Nope. All about supporting the abductions.

    Ahhh, I see. Sarcasm. One can never tell on the internet since there isn't any real way to convey inflection or 'tone' in a persons text. Thanks for replying so nicely! I truly appreciate your efforts to reply to someone on the internet.

    Thanks for posting that video Helovesme87!
  • Steelheart7
    Steelheart7 Posts: 1,056
    :bigsmile:
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
    I was going to post some sort of smiley after my post about "God's work," but none properly conveyed the serious disgust I felt. Sorry that I was unclear.
  • SuperMoniMonk
    SuperMoniMonk Posts: 467 Member
    I was going to post some sort of smiley after my post about "God's work," but none properly conveyed the serious disgust I felt. Sorry that I was unclear.

    I knew you wre being scarcastic. PLus he names his army " Lord'S " so yeah. This guy needs to be locked up !!!
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