The End of the LRA? Finally?

Usually, when I talk about Uganda, I refer to the horrible and deplorable Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009 (which is still up in the air), but here is another sinister and deadly issue that (thankfully) the Ugandan government has been paying more attention to instead of finding a way to kill (suggested) homosexuals.

The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is a militant rebel group that is notorious for abducting children in Central Africa as young as 5 years old to transform into lethal child soldiers. The group started in Uganda earlier this decade and has spread to neighboring nations. The have forced thousands from Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo to flee since the began their ruthless terror campaign on Christmas 2008.

Now, based on the efforts of US President Barack Obama and others in the international community, there is a conscious effort to disarm the LRA. YAY! I am hoping this initiative works.

Groups like the LRA piss me off, and I hope they do the same for you. For a group that shouldn't have been around to begin with, they have been the part of hindering Africa's progress as a continent, let alone the nations they directly affect. They perpetuate the images of danger in Africa due to whatever selfishness they have by stealing children and turning them into killing monsters when these kids should be in school to become the future of a cultural and mineral rich continent. I have another story coming up later today, that is more personal that aligns kind of with this issue, but talking about things that I had witnessed last week on American soil that pissed me off just as much.

Anyway, to learn more about efforts to end the LRA's terror campaign and to see how you can contribute, go to: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/