The video Kony 2012 (follow link below) posted by advocacy non-profit group Invisible Children to raise awareness about the pernicious evil of Joseph Kony. Kony is the head of Lord's Resistance Army, a small but infamous militia that has terrorized northern Uganda for years with killings, torture and the kidnappings. The campaign, calls for the arrest of Joseph Kony, has now been viewed almost 70 million times since its release.
While Invisible Children’s aim is noble it has also being harshly criticized for misleading the public. For example, Joseph Kony is not in Uganda and hasn't been in Uganda for almost six years. Secondly, the Lord's Resistance Army now numbers at most in the hundreds.
It would be a huge shame if the debate this campaign has spurred because of out-dated information shifts the focus away from what is treacherous, albeit complicated situation in Uganda.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/07/viral-video-puts-spotlight-on-ugandan-warlord/
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