On the Verge of Genocide

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 23, 2013 "Militias in the Central African Republic are slitting children's throats, razing villages and throwing young men to the crocodiles" as malaria and AIDS wreak parallel horrors, The Guardian reported Friday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Green Berets on the Hunt for Kony

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2012 It seems the viral horde that spread the message of African warlord Joseph Kony got what it wanted, or maybe just had it all along. For about six months, U.S. Green Berets have been training and supporting soldiers in four nations on the hunt for the Lord's Resistance Army leader. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Invisible Children Co-Founder Arrested on Suspicion of Public Drunkenness, Masturbation

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2012 The last couple of weeks have been eventful for the folks behind the Invisible Children charity, what with the near-instant worldwide fame that came from their "Kony 2012" viral video campaign and the ensuing backlash. Now a strange new development has occurred. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Invasion Funding

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Former Child Soldier on Kony 2012: ‘Why Can’t They Preach Peace?’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: We hear from two people living in northern Uganda, including one of Joseph Kony's former abductees, about the viral #Kony2012 campaign. Also: Psychologist Francine Shapiro. Dig deeper

Former Child Soldier on Kony 2012: ‘Why Can’t They Preach Peace?’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: We hear from two people living in northern Uganda, including one of Joseph Kony's former abductees, about the viral #Kony2012 campaign Also: Psychologist Francine ShapiroThis week on Truthdig Radio: Two voices in northern Uganda, including one of Joseph Kony's former abductees, critique the viral #Kony2012 campaign. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Letter From Uganda on #Kony2012

Sara Weschler / Truthdig Mar 15, 2012 There is an evil man somewhere in Africa waging a brutal war for absolutely no reason. The biggest problem is that no one knows about him. But if "we" spread the word and pressure the U.S. for military assistance, then by the end of this year "we" can capture Kony and end this horror. Where do I even begin? There is an evil man somewhere in Africa waging a brutal war for absolutely no reason. If "we" spread the word, then by the end of this year "we" can capture Kony and end this horror. Where do I even begin? Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Invisible Children Linked to Anti-Gay Groups

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2012 Invisible Children has received donations from known anti-gay groups for its Kony 2012 campaign; a US soldier went on a killing spree in Afghanistan; meanwhile, our tax dollars are being used to transmit Rush Limbaugh's show to U troops abroad These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kony Cops an Internet Campaign

Peter Broelman, Cagle Cartoons, Australia Mar 11, 2012 Dig deeper

Joseph Kony and the ‘Visible Children’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2012 Updated Ugandan guerrilla leader Joseph Kony has forced more than 60,000 kidnapped children to kill for him Nonprofit crusaders Invisible Children say they’ll stop him, but the group has its own problemsUgandan guerrilla leader Joseph Kony has forced more than 60,000 children to kill for him. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Sending U.S. Troops to Uganda

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2011 President Obama announced Friday that he has ordered a "small number" of combat-ready U.S. soldiers -- somewhere around 100, the BBC says -- to help local forces in Uganda fight the Lord's Resistance Army and its internationally wanted leader, Joseph Kony. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )