George Clooney is Arrested?
I'm well aware that this has become old news by the time this was posted but a still important issue to cover. George Clooney was arrested... but why is that important again? He's just another movie star. According to the Washington Post Clooney was arrested during a protest against the government of Sudan for its treatment of its citizens. Well Clooney, you did the right thing getting arrested because people just love hearing about celebrities getting arrested, just look at Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, and Brittany Spears. Anyways, back to Clooney. According to the Washington Post:
On March 14, he testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee claiming the Sudanese government was killing its own people and blocking aid to the Nuba mountains and the Blue Nile regions. That evening, he was among the guests invited by President Barack Obama to a state dinner honoring U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron.
“The south has all of its oil and the north has the pipelines and refineries,” he told senators. “For years, the north has been taking the oil and keeping most of the profits, flying bombs and rockets and using them on Darfur, the Blue Nile, Abyei, and the Nuba mountains.”
Beyond that much of the colonization within Africa has set up a situation in which corrupt governments have an easy way to take control. Not all African countries are like that but many of them are. If there is a problem on the horizon that can be dealt with to ease the suffering nothing is done, for example the East Africa Famine had prevented warning signs that officials ignored. For those of you much like myself who aren't entirely familiar with the map of Africa here is one:
Beyond the problems that Clooney had highlighted in his comments there has been mass genoicde within the region of Darfur that may bring back memories of the holocaust. To provide help for those who need it or for more information please go to one of these sites:
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