Here are some photos from last night’s Sarajevo premiere of In the Land of Blood and Honey. Angelina Jolie must have exhausted her printed and neutral dress supply, because she’s back in black. And I don’t hate it. I find this dress to be very elegant and only slightly dated. Should I judge Angelina for wearing a dress that Nancy Reagan probably wore to a State Dinner during the Reagan administration? Or should I just accept that this is who Angelina is – she is the woman who likes shoulder pads, big jewelry and 1980s glamour. Brad looks especially nice here – he’s not wearing those friggin’ tinted glasses, and that beautiful coat is getting a lot of action in Europe, isn’t it? He’s worn it in London, Berlin and now Sarajevo.
According to this report at the Washington Post (read the full piece here), Angelina greeted the 5,000-strong crowd with a few words in Bosnian, then she gave a little speech in English. After the film, she got a standing ovation, which made her cry, and she said, “To share this with you means the world to me.”
At a press conference earlier in the day (in Sarajevo), Angelina talked about the need for a “wake up call” for the international community to pay attention to war crimes and atrocities in real time. She made some pointed comments about the situation in Syria too – “I am satisfied with what we made, I feel very strongly about it and I believe that its core issue — which is the need for intervention and need for the world to care about atrocities when they are happening — is very, very timely and especially with things that are happening in Syria today.” Wait… so she’s saying that we need to get involved in Syria? I mean… I understand the humanitarian argument, sure. But there’s so much more at play in Syria than encouraging America to get on a white horse and “save the day.” Will the proponents of force say that we’ll be greeted as liberators? Again? Angelina has the heart of a neo-conservative, I swear.
She also addressed concerns by the Serb community that they are being portrayed as “the bad guys” in the film: “I think it is very important that this film is out at this time and … if this film points the finger at anybody it is the international community. I understand that it’s sensitive. But I also know that the Serbian people are intelligent and open-minded people. They will know the difference between what’s been forced upon them and what they feel in their own hearts… although it’s difficult, I hope that they see intention behind it.” In a rare move, Angelina is also arranging “private screenings” for Serbs who are interested in seeing the film – she will even send the film to someone’s home, if they are interested.
Oh, and we need to talk about this hilarious photo of Angelina and the cast of ITLOBAH. Why does Goran Kostic look like that? He’s all “FML.” Dude!
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
Like the dress, but not loving it,
It’s also great that her face isn’t oily shiny like couple days ago
She looks so beautiful and elegant this one of the best looks this dress is stunning on her.
ITA and I love that dress on her it looks really good. Also just love that coat he looks so elegant!
Me too! Love the dress.
Brad and Angie are a gorgeous couple!
Yes, just what we need, actors telling us to start more wars across the globe.
I understand the humanitarian thoughts behind it, but in real life, it just isn’t so cut and dried.
I don’t think she is warmongering at all. I think she just believes that the superpowers are just sitting on their hands while people are being murdered by the Syrian president and his thugs. She is wrong… but I can see where she is coming from. You are right though, it is not cut and dried.
She is warmongering whether you like it or not.I used to be a fan but today she lost me forever.
I also don’t think she’s warmongering. And it’s a pretty narrow view to think she is referring to America when she says “we”.
Just as she’s blaming the international community for standing blindly by while atrocities happened in Serbia, she’s blaming the international community for what’s happening in Syria. That’s on all of us, I think she means.
She’s saying we should take action, not we should make war. My take on it, at least. When George Clooney visits Sudan and says “take action” nobody in their right mind thought he said “make war”. Why would a humanitarian like Angie be any different?
And I’m not American, I live in South Africa.
I agree with 88Modesty88. By ‘we’ Angelina means the international community (all of us).
88modesty88 Do you really think that the conflict in Sudan is over?LOL!
“Divide et impera”.
– Niccolo Machiavelli(1469-1527).
I bet you that a civil war between S.Sudan and N.Sudan is going to happen in the future.
Much better dress on her. I saw other site that has better pics and she seems really rested. Her arm doesn’t look as skinny as usual and it makes her look like have more shape 😉
why is brad so puffy?
Because he is an alcoholic. Alcohol makes your face puffy. BTW She has no idea about situation in Syria. She is just another hollywood ignorant who uses silky words.
She’s always proved herself to be able to answer in-depth questions when prodded by reporters on any topic she brings up. I’m sure she’s very aware of what’s happening in Syria.
Dex,i couldn’t agree more with your comment.She doesn’t know shit about what’s happening right now in Syria.
In the news today:ASSAD calls for a referendum in february.
The syrian people don’t need nobody to interfere in their own affairs OK!If she wants to help why doesn’t she speak about the Saudi situation or the Bahrain situation which are far more worst than the syrian one.
@Fallon – ‘She has always proved herself able to answer in-depth questions”
So you didn’t she the Berlin Festival Q&A where she bascially blew a guy off when he asked her a question by saying ”that’s YOUR opinion, WE don’t see it like that, I know for a fact that MOST people don’t”. She was being very patronising, laughing at him, rolling her eyes and given the person sitting next to her the ‘can you believe this dude”-look. She has said from the beginning that the motive for doing the film was to create an open dialogue but then , when she gets a chance she doesn’t take it and basically tries to humiliate a journalist at a PRESS CONFERENCE. She can’t answer in-depth unless the answer has already been written for her.
She doesn’t have to know about the situation in Syria (the politics, who is right and who is wrong, etc.) to be concerned about the innocent people in the middle who are suffering.
Freya Do you know that 20% of kids in the U.S live in poverty?Why isn’t she more concerned about that!!!
“which is the need for intervention…”
Because that worked well in Vietnam and Afghanistan and Iraq. So well, in fact, that we ended up arming Saddam Hussein (in the war with Iran, which he started) with the same weapons he used to invade Kuwait in 90-91!
If she actually learnt anything about the situation in Syria she’d know that it’s a whole lot more complex than a brave bunch of Care Bears fighting the forces of the evil Wizard No Heart to spread love, justice and equality throughout the land. One man’s “freedom fighter” is a whole lot of other peoples’ “religious fundamentalist”!
You’re right, the situation is really complex. It’s easy to speak like she does, but to intervene is complicated, that’s reality not a movie!
she’s got that giant botox vein on her forehead. but wrinkle-free is all that matters to her, i suppose.
Botox vein? Um, no. She’s had that her whole life. There are pictures of her smiling as a kid with that vein clearly visible. Julia Roberts has one. I also have that vein (don’t like it, but when I smile or laugh, there it is). Look it up. It’s perfectly normal. I know a lot of people who have it. It’s one of those things I wish I could change about my appearance, but meh, it is what it is.
Man…where do people come up with this shit? Botox vein.
I’ve seen photos/videos of Angie in her late teens, early 20’s with that forehead vein. It seems to show when she gets emotional.
I’m SURE she has had plenty of botox, but that vein has nothing to do with it. That’s all I’m sayin’….
you must be blind in this pic you can see wrinkles all the money she has but she goes to a sub par doc no way
i dont get why ppl think she has botox
not everyone ages the same
They come up with botox vein because it’s quite common. I had it when I did botox. Regardless if this is a botox vein or not, she does botox. What the big deal? Hell I think babies even do that in Hollywood. I don’t have a problem with botox and maybe some very slight subtle fillers. It’s the surgeries, the implants, the cat faces that I have a problem with.
Yes, she does have the heart of a neo-conservative, just like daddy. Also, the world has just about had it with the ‘save the day’ rhetoric of the US government to justify invasion, warfare and exploitation.
She doesn’t know what she’s talking about and should shut the hell up.
do you hear the screams of people being bombarded ? no you don’t care, bashing her is more funny…
What on earth are you even talking about?! Go away and form a rational and coherent thought and then we can talk.
Ida:I completely agree with you.She needs to STFU!!!Today NATO killed 8 children.Is this your definition of “intervention” Angie-jo?
Intervention does not mean invasion. It means diplomatic solutions before WAR occurs.
seriously some of you people are bent to put a negative spin on every word she says.
Oh so Brad is a drunk.. LOL.
and she has had that vein for years. but let the botox speculation continue. again the usual.
Agreed – and if anything Brad just likes to puff a bit of weed, he’s not an alcoholic. Angelina has always been veiny, some people are naturally like that. Let’s give it a rest folks….
I also have those giant vein on my forehead, but i’ve done no botox, i swear! LOL
I think that she doesn’t mean that the US should get involved, but that the entire international community should be more prepared to take action when attrocities are happening. The Arab League has asked the UN to get involved in Syria, but because of Russia and China their motion was vetoed and now the UN won’t do anything. In the Yugoslavian wars the same thing happened, instead of swift action, things lagged because certain countries valued their powerplaying more than human rights.
very well said
THIS! “In the Yugoslavian wars the same thing happened, instead of swift action, things lagged because certain countries valued their powerplaying more than human rights. ”
Yes, that was the greatest tragedy IMO -and I was a child living in those wars.
suprisingly, it seems Jolie got it. I was against this movie when it was being made, but i might eat my own words.
This is not Yugoslavia 2.0.
This is Georgia part 2 OK!
We all know how it ended.
Thanks.
[rant] I understand why this blog is pretty Americanocentric* (not surprising and usually inconsequential), but sometimes it can really twist the shite out of things. “Intervention” is not a US invention, and doesn’t mean bombing the place back to the Stone Age. [/rant]
* WRT comments. That the posts are is completely expected.
I know. Intervention is not code for war. Not everyone is bomb happy.
Brads smiling face gives me V for vendetta mask vibes.. lol.
LOL!
Since she helps shape ‘international policy’ according to recent poster/fangirl, maybe she does know the answers to all the worlds problems.
Edit
Heres the quote from a Aniston story, (of course)
Josephina says:
February 7, 2012 at 4:22 pm
They do more than donate time and money. They have helped shape international policy, they have started foundations, created jobs, lobbied, written journals, fund hosipitals.
hahaha gave me a great laugh…the quote you found from other post. Seriously, these pp believe this stuff?
@Julie,
If Angie’s name was not attached to this project you would not give a damn about the movie, its quality, or any accolade it would receive. And so far, ITLOBAH has received several awards and accolades. It was never meant to be a blockbuster movie.
You are no different than the people who hated Dr. Martin Luther King for trying to stop segregation in the South.
When Angie meets with heads of state, and other dignitaries, exactly what do you think transpires? Do you think they meet to talk about her Hollywood life or her movies? You shouldn’t doubt Angie’s depth of knowledge at this point, especially after 10 years and counting. Celebitchy has covered a few of her accomplishments.
Anyway, whenever you’re ready the information about her work, not fluff, can be found on the Internet. Or you can continue to …show your true character.
Angie was courageous enough to research and develop a movie about an ugly time in history. How many times does she, the actors and crew have to repeat that the movie was truly a collaborative team effort? The story needed to be told. Hopefully, there will be more movies coming in the future that will cover the Bosnian war. I am not sure if Angie did the first one.
Your comment becomes invalid when you compare someone like Angelina Jolie to the great and unique Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Just no.
And the only reason the movie was a ”collaborative team effort” was because Angelina didn’t know her facts and had to ask her cast and crew if the things she had ”written” could actually happen. She didn’t do her research except for maybe reading a couple of books and articles and doesnt know the first thing about the conflict and the people living in it.
To compare Martin Luther King, and all he has done with Jolie aka ignorant hypocrita with entourage nannies only tells me everything!
Where have we come and what have we become to even such a man with that;(
God help us all
There are literally dozens of films already made about the Balkans – you might have heard of Welcome to Sarajevo? The Hunting Party? Even Behind Enemy Lines managed to squeeze some Yugoslav politics into an Owen Wilson action movie a full decade ago. Not to mention countless documentaries, many of which were actually made by people dodging bullets in 91-95.
Oh, and we all know she read at least one book about it – the one she’s been sued for plagiarising!
Why is her face getting more rubbery mushy and muppet faced looking lately? Is she due for another tightening?
That kind of dress was so common in the early 90’s, anyone remembers?
I totally remember the big “ruching” trend. There was even a lot of it used on Project Runway in some of the earliest shows.
Her dress definitely looks Nancy Reagan-chic. At least she’s created a figure for herself again with a corset and tomfoolery instead of wearing a sack.
And she needs to shaddup about international politics. The situation in Syria is complicated and nosing into their business just seems like a crapfest waiting to happen.
You can’t really negotiate with someone who thinks its ok to bomb their own people. Or someone who constantly lies about it even though everyone knows its happening. At this point, unfortunately, ‘intervention’, according to the US, would mean war or assassination which inevitably leads to civil war or other problems from within.
Frankly, any actor talking about this kind of thing bugs the crap out of me but she does good work with refugees so I understand why she’d talk about it. But she should really just keep to helping the refugees and leave the talk about ‘intervention’ to those who really know what they are talking about.
Agreed.
like those who really know? like the US government?!
and unrest creates refugees, that’s what she’s concerned about.
Excuse me, and who are exactly “those who know”? Cause this past years, those “who dictate what should be done in the world” was american government, and we all saw what a good job it has done!
Absolutely!
I also believe that some poster are too American focus about her intervention comment. Please read the quote, it clearly did not say US intervention and given the context refers to international intervention as other commenters have written. Andelina knows what she is talking about because she is doing her part to relay the message of Human right activists. Syria has the potential to be Bosnia 2.0; when the international community fail to stop massive crimes against humanity. Read any news about Syria and you will understand that thousands of innocent people are dying and the conflict is getting worst.
Agreed
Exactly! That is the problem with some people they don’t read before they judge. They hatred for this woman is so strong that it is robbing them of any rational thoughts, well that is if they had anything in the first place. Just saying
Innocent people die because “foreign backed forces” armed terrorists in the country.The west has lot of questions to answer!There are manifestations all around the globe right now(Greece,US,…).The only difference in Syria is that you have terrorists who are commiting terrorists acts!Would it be OK for OCCUPY or the TEA party to explode BOMBS and kill members of the US army to express their point.NOT!The syrian people don’t want nothing to do with them OK!Don’t believe the media they’re lying like they did in Iraq.
Your assertions make no sense. Talk about turning an inch into a mile. We get it, you hate the woman.
Just be honest about it instead of exaggerating and wildly embellishing her statements.
Are you saying you don’t believe the victims in Syria needs some help? If your think they do then you agree with her. Simple.
Cerulean, i never said that i hated the woman!I was a big fan of her,i saw most of her films
(GirlInterrupted,OriginalSin,Taking lives,Mr&Mrs Smith,Wanted…).
I’m just shocked that she still knows so little about the region.
Russia’s FM warned that foreign INTERVENTION could lead to FULL CIVIL WAR!
I never said that ASSAD was an angel,but he’s certainly not the worst in the region(Saudi,Bahraini,Yemeni situations to name a few).
The majority of the syrian people want him whether we like it or not.
I never said that they were no victims at all,it’s well known that in every countries there are opposition parties.I made assertions because i see no difference between the OCCUPY MVT and the syrian one(people have been beaten up,jailed,…)the only real difference in Syria is that you have terrorists who are killing members of the army.People all around the world are on a global uprising against corruption.
Democracy takes time, change will come eventually. We are at a turning point in history.The powers that be need to stop meddling in syrian internal affairs.
Please read the quote, it clearly did not say US intervention and given the context refers to international intervention as other commenters have written. Angelina knows what she is talking about because she is doing her part to relay the message of Human right activists. Syria has the potential to be Bosnia. Read any news about Syria and you will understand that thousands of innocent people are dying and the conflict is getting worst.
Your post is the same with the previous post above you but in a different username. Are you the same person? Hhmmmmm….
I like this look a lot. Her earrings are nice.
I think on issues of national security, she is rather conservative. I don’t think she would be as close with Clint Eastwood and see him as a mentor if she didn’t share some of his ideologies.
Saint Angie you dont wanna nosedive into the Syria issue ya heard, just keep it humanitarian wise. So they wont come and bomb your home next for having such a big mouth because its a real touchè issue
A lot of Jolie’s detractors are haters, not unbiased like NM. NM is someone who knows how to make valid points while still giving credit when it is due, even if I disagree with some of her arguments.
But a Jolie hater is all about trying to make all global turmoil about Angie or Brad. They call Angie dramatic but they are the worst. And then their bias views render unintelligent remarks which is caused by their vitriol towards someone they put words in to the mouth of so they can say how evil and stupid she is.
I like that Jolie is involved in humanitarian efforts, but I don’t trust any government in any country in the world. The “free” governments are no longer for the people, and they will not help Syria or anyone else unless it’s in their best interest or they are ready to put a puppet leader in position which is pretty much the same thing.
I still think it’s great what she and others around the world try to do. So many unsung heroes are doing the same thing as Jolie and I am grateful there is still compassion and sympathy in the world that people like to get involved. If we could all be that way…
I agree.
True.
Right on the money as usual.
It is nice to see someone open their mouth about something incredibly important,yes syria, even though it is also so contentious. She means well, and she means the UN not the US army-think about her association those of you who first thought of war. And the dress while dated is flattering and so appropriate for premiering her directorial debut in genocide-how stupid would it look if ahe was half naked in GQ talking about beif a wildchild?
She’s hust trying to sell the goods as best she can and if she can help some syrians stay alive on the side, why not?
Saint Angie you dont wanna nosedive into the Syria issue, just keep it humanitarian wise cus its a real touchè issue. International community aint gonna do shit just because of your say so and i know your conservative idea is innate
Wow.. she seems to be waking up from her depression from her mothers death and so many disappointments.. Lovely..
Oh my sooooooooooo tired of her. Is there any other film with that many premieres?????????? I don’t think so.
Geeez just give it a rest!!!!
You don’t have to read this thread. There’s Chris Brown, KK, Scarjo and others.
Beautiful outside doesn’t mean beautiful inside. Using human tragedy to seek your own validation and to fulfill your own saviour complex isn’t pretty.
– Fred F., Tejas, USA
Fred, unless you are her PERSONAL THERAPIST, I’d keep your ridiculous, hateful assumptions to yourself….She only cares because of a ‘savior complex’? GMAB.
Oh,truth hurts! Ahahahaha
Interesting interpretation. I’ll have to give that some thought. One part of her life I haven’t heard given ample analysis to is her need to have so many children. It was one right after the other for while to the extent I got the real sense it was filling a need, void in her life. There was something that smelled unhealthy about it to me. On the otherhand, maybe she was just being the angel self she was and was saving the world, one baby at a time.
She is so disgustingly bony. That pic of her waving, YUCK!
…. she has rapidly grown into part of the propaganda machine
Angie-Jo=1%PR worker.
She is such a media whore now……
If I wanted to know something about Syria honestly I read something from a scholarly source or from the Secretary of State’s office. Anjolina Jolie is going to tell me about world affairs… think not. Call her pretty, call her generous, godly, saintly or what have you, a reliable source of information on Syria is not in the list.
Wow, she looks fabulous! The dress is beautiful and I don’t think those are shoulder pads, it’s just the cut of the neckline.
I can see why she never wears her hair up.
Considering she was in Sarajevo, I don’t think her comments had much to do about America at all. Not everything every American says is about what America should do. After all, we’re the ones who actual DO anything half the time. It’s about time someone said some other countries need to do something. So, instead of reading into it wildly, I’m going to go ahead and suggest that “intervention” could be interpreted in a thousand different ways, only one of which is “America riding in on a white horse.”
Like…In Libya for instance?Do you know how many innocent people NATO killed there?Next time just don’t be so naive.It doesn’t really matter who is doing the DIRTY job, innocent people are always going to DIE (children included).The syrian people need PEACE not foreign intervention.They have enough problems with the terrorists that are killing their children they don’t need nobody to tell them what to do in their own country.Personally,i called that COLONIALISM 2.0.
How interesting she has yet to say ANYTHING of the atrocities committed against the Palestinians. I mean, really? Not a single word since she started her Un work – nor has she EVER visited a Palestinian came OR Gaza and teh West Bank – is their plight not an atrocity?
The entire world calls it ethnic cleansing INCLUDING actual well know Israelis and Jewish professors like Noam Chomsky – and yet Angelina Jolie says nothing and does nothing.
She said nothing about the plight of Egyptians OR the revolution, or the Lebanese when 2006 happened and 1500 people were massacred – the majority being children and the youngest was a 2 week old baby.
I don’t get her at all. She says she’s against injustice and yet ignoring one atrocity and favoring one for the other – is an injustice in itself.
Note she still has yet to acknowledge the plight of the Chinese as well and the holocaust and rape of Nanking.
I don’t get it at all. She has enough time to speak of Libya and Syria – but not any of the US imposed dictator regimes?
Be against ALL injustice.
The worst are those who champion the oppressors and abandon the oppressed.
Simple answer,she works for the 1% and she’s the biggest hypocrite in HWOOD.
@ snakeyes…yes. I have wondered this many times. She is strangely silent on the Palestinian situation which is a serious, ongoing atrocity. Angie is a mere puppet for the UN. She is set-up as a major distraction.
Maybe she views the Syrians as the ones responsible for half the problems in the Middle East – Assad and his family have to shoulder a lot of the blame for the mess that is/was Lebanon.
She has never spoken about Nanking, perhaps because it occurred about 40 years before her birth. I have not heard her speak about the rape of Carthage either.
But that philosopher king Sean Penn believes that Britain is provoking a war with Argentina by sending Prince William there.
I don’t get Sean Penn either o_O but at least he actually went down to Egypt and walked in Tahrir square with all the revolutionaries – that took guts. Considering how foreigners were always being mistreated by the Mubarak regime, him going down there was impressive.
I won’t lie I did actually wonder why Jolie didn’t go there. If she ever does though it won’t be the same because she’d most likely be going AFTER the fact. Because of Sean Penns appearance in such a hot zone- yeah it kind of set the standard.
I still thinks he’s a little coo coo though o_O
The Syrian people are the most respected people in the region!They were the only ones standing against the war in Iraq.If you ask any real patriots in Lebanon they will tell you the same thing “Syria is/was never their enemy, the enemies are the ones sitting at the UN right now trying to re-cut the map of the world.
We all know who is responsible for almost all of the problems in the Middle East…
Wow, I can’t believe she hasn’t fixed all of the world’s problems! What a horrible person!!
(HAHAHA you guys are goons)
It has nothing to do with that in the slightest I am afraid. Also, please do not insult others who do not share your opinion. 🙂
Problem solving and voicing out against atrocities are two very different concepts. Jolie speaking about an Arab atrocity as it takes place, while another takes place RIGHT NEXT DOOR and has NEVER spoken out about it is hypocritical – ALL those atrocities have been going on for decades. So where was her voice throughout them all?
I recognize why she needs to tread softly; but it would be better not to make any comment about the region at all – unless you are willing to commit and acknowledge the region as a whole.
A Saudi injustice is the same as a Yemeni injustice – injustice has no face. That’s all I’m saying – or tried to o_O
What I’m asking about is not unreasonable at all – at least not to my mind.
I respectfully decline your request to not insult others who do not share my opinion. If I see someone saying something that I think is foolish then I will go ahead and tell them, whether you say “please” or not. 🙂
You complain because an activist isn’t doing ENOUGH. She needs to be doing MORE, she needs to be fixing the problems of an entire region of the world. Sometimes I can’t believe how ridiculous people are. Complain about someone who does nothing to help the world, or who does more harm than good.
I sort of believe that there isn’t much she can say about Palestinians. American stars in general don’t say much about palestinians in public. I don’t know why it is. I think it has to do more with the media to be perfectly honest. However, she did visit Palestinian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. She did detail it in her book about her travels with the UN.
http://electronicintifada.net/content/angelina-jolie-gives-voice-palestinian-refugees-jordan/5021
You would never find that story in any other media or outlet. It has popped up but it was labelled as ‘Iraqi refugees’.
Bearing in mind, her dad is a ardent Zionist. Maybe that has something to do with it, but till this day I can’t find an American actor/actress who has said soemthing about the atrocities committed against the Palestinians. The only people I see it coming from are the British actors/actresses/musicians.
I never saw that but I’ll have to read her actual journal before I can really make a good deduction of her stance regarding that particular subject matter.
looks like the journals been taken down -_-*
Oh and the MSM can be so detestable it’s amazing you even managed to find this.
I’m actually happy she at least took note of it. Yet it’s been so long since then ad so much has happened, I would love to know how she possessed it all.
I also hadn’t known about her father until recently and really he makes my skin crawl. The man is absolutely vile and really sleezy in a way.
She is a walking UN distraction: a human bobblehead
True.
snakeyes
This is one article about one thing she’s said, and you only read it because you came on a gossip site. If you have followed her UNHCR work you would know that she has spoken out for many things over the past eleven years, and yes that includes the plight of the Palestinians.
Now I’m not saying anyone has to be interested in her humanitarian works at all. However if you are to take such a strong stance against her regarding what you feel she has NOT done, it should be from the perspective of knowledge. Do you not realize that American citizens are not allowed to just go wherever they want? We aren’t legally allowed to visit Cuba without permission from the State Department, but our government has a military prison there. Access to Gaza is controlled by The IDF, and Hamas, a recognized terrorist organization. The State Department strongly warns against travel there.
As far as Americans, actors or otherwise, taking a stand about the Palestinians what makes you think that hasn’t happened? As citizens we don’t control who our government’s allies are. Israel is recognized as a US ally.
As an American citizen do I think we should be allied with the Saudis? No I don’t, 15 of the 19 terrorists flying a plane on 9/11 were Saudi citizens. However, we needed to use Saudi airspace to invade Iraq, and the same goes for Pakistan so we could invade Afghanistan. Where was Osama Bin Ladin found? Pakistan, in an area that is the equivalent of West point here in the states.
Instead of criticizing an actress you should be asking why the US Government has the right, per the Colombian government, to spray hundreds of thousands of acres of crop land in Columbia to stop the growing of cocaine, this kills every type of plant including FOOD, but American soldiers are currently under strict orders to protect the poppy fields in Afghanistan.
A strong opinion is fine, but it’s best backed up by knowledge. No one person should be blamed for all the world’s problems, especially a person who has done some good, or would you prefer the alternative, that no one does anything?
Well Said! ITA
She is ignorant and hypocrite that is why
There are some people who will always think people who are actually doing something are doing the wrong thing. It can’t be helped. Fortunately, she is one of the good guys. With that said, I am not a fan of this look, it needed more pop…maybe red hair.
I don’t believe in the good guy bad guy theory that’s far too biased. It doesn’t make any sense, and in the words of Noam Chomsky – you never need an argument against the use of violence, you need an argument for it.
The middle East is a conflict zone where you cannot simply highlight one atrocity – they are ALL the same one.
People are people and each and every one of us have motives for our interests. Be it good or bad we all have them. Jolie speaks of Arab countries that commit atrocities – but they ALL do and ALWAYS have – with US backing. The ones she speak of coincidentally are the ones that aren’t US backed – Libya, and Syria. She visits Iraqi and Libyan refugee camps yet not the Yemeni, Kurdish, or Lebanese and Palestinian refugee camps. She’ll comment about rights but says nothing against the Saudi regime and their neighbors raping the rights of women and children in the region.
If she wants to take a stand – then take it, and go all the way. What is she afraid of losing? On the contrary, she would be the bravest woman in all Hollywood if she did that.
Co-sign this!
She has visited Palestinian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. It was in her book detailing her travels. The media just doesn’t like to point it out and use the term ‘Iraqi’ to hide it.
Oh just the same agenda from this site. Angie= evil brad = good americano.
Angie = botoxed brad the man who has been smoking since age 9 = no Botox
Oh no, anyone with eyes can see that Bradley Dearest has had enough Botulinum toxin to paralyse a stampeding rhino injected into his forehead.
It’s nice to have shared interests – the couple that jacks their faces together, stays together!
That dress is epic. I love it so much, I’m glad she graduated from sacks (for that occasion) and well..who cares if it was popular some time ago and not now? Beautiful is beautiful no matter the era.
what does “FML” mean?
Something s very wrong with the world. When a Hollywood actress thinks she should discuss this stuff. i don’t remember her even getting a college degree. Plenty people who have no platform are more qualified to discuss these things. We are in very strange times and I worry for our future.
Actresses are really just vessels if escapism and they would do well to remember that.
It is a bit silly to say that only university graduates are allowed to discuss issues such as Syrian intervention. Just because you haven’t gone to college does not mean you are not allowed to voice your opinions, and by it does not mean you have no idea what is going on in the world. She’s been involved in the UN for 10 years, I think she has an idea how it works.
and I’m saying this as someone who has a joint major degree in Politics and Middle Eastern Politics.
A lot can be said about the credibility of the UN using celebrities to divert attention as well.
It’s not like the UN has a wonderful track record. If anything, it has led to even more negative relationships. It’s an incompetent bureaucracy that, like fashion designers, uses many female celebrities who are in dire need of an image upgrade…
I agree with the Tinker; people who really work hard in this area, who are qualified, are never given the time of day, but just because someone is pretty and has the finances to fly everywhere, while donning designer dresses, people somehow pay attention to the sound bytes and in regard to Bosnia/Serbia, these are sound bytes. The situation is much more complex and even now, 20 years after the war, people feel so strongly about the issue that they even passed on death threats to Jolie (according to The Guardian) in regard to this film.
ITA. She’s an actress. She’s a public figure who uses her celebrity to shoot her mouth off. Humble she is not.
There are enough pundits out there who should also shut up including her. It is one thing to highlight atrocities, it is another to voice public opinions from the standpoint of someone who has never studied the issues in depth and has never been in government of even the mildest form. If she can have a platform so large, why can’t the rest of us?
The only true right she has is to come on this thread and voice her opinions like everyone else. No other.
If you really give a damn, like she does, you will get off your arse and walk the walk.
It does not cost you any money to write your congressman. Start there.
There are many grass-roots organizations that you could join to help… There is no excuse for anyone to rant and caryy on, but not help.
That’s the damn problem…no one wants to DO THE WORK. There are not enough people committed to doing the work. Make a change and get involved.
Are you involved in any way other than here? If not, why not?
Wow i love that dress, i know that people here dont like her style in the red carpet but i love it. i remember in the fashion police they said that is they put their thumb on her face the dress would be ok, but she is the one with the spark.
For the love of gods, Pitt, SHAVE already and cut your damn hair. You look like a homeless man dressed in a monkey suit.
Wow, reading all the comments about Syria… I don’t know. People are trashing Angelina for wanting an intervention, bearing in mind she didn’t really say it had to be an American intervention, but more broadly an international intervention. Whatever your personal opinions regarding Assad, please don’t forget he is a dictator who has killed 6000 protestors in one year. And for once I am going to be pointing fingers at the international community because at UN level, they did want to put sanctions against Syria but China and Russia vetoed it.
and please let’s not forget to put the context of the Syrian situation. It is not an isolated event such as Iraq, it is part of a wider range movement, the Arab Spring.
Assad is going to be removed, because people don’t want him. It’s as simple as that, he is unfortunately prolonging his removal and vetoing resolutions aimed at forcing Syria to halt the crackdown is definately not helping the situation.
I agree with you on most of your points say the intervention stance. I personally am strongly opposed to any outside intervention whether it being arab or even NATO; primarily due to Syrias complicated tribal ethnicity and the histories as well as own political view points – and of both salafi and aluites.
I am strongly against the measures the Asaad regime have implemented upon the opositional movement of the people of Syria – it’s vile and disgusting. But like his father and indeed all the arab regimes still in power – he is doing nothing they aren’t still doing.
The only issue keeping him in power is not his use of froce; but of the oppositions lack of organizing a solid political party. They can’t seem to agree which faction should represent them and as a result there is in fighting within them – all the while fighting with Asaads troops.
So I do not see a real solution taking place with an intervention, it may actually complicate the matter further and destabilize things that much more. Until the opposition forms it’s own UNITED opposing political party to go against Asaad political party – there cannot be an intervention.
I have to agree, I am usually very anti-intervention, specifically when it is western powers or NATO. Because there is always a danger of installing a puppet government and causing more instability within the country.
It is true, unfortunately with Assad it seems that the stronger the opposition there is, the more irrationally he reacts to it. I mean with Mubarak and Ben Ali, they got the message, the people did not want them in power and therefore resigned. Though arguably, the military and the government are separate.
Yet I agree that the opposition lacks organization, and it seems to me that population is becoming very divided. I also believe that Assad draws alot of his support from the business and upper middle class. I have a feeling if sanctions are implemented against Syria, there is a good chance Assad will lose a lot of support in the process.
While I don’t condone a physical intervention, I strongly believe that the UN has to implement sanctions against the Syrian government, and vetoing will not help. The Arab League in a way is not a competent body to resolve issues like this, but the least the international community can do is impose sanctions.
@leen
I absolutely agree with you. I too do not see sanctions working – Iraq being the prime example. All that was accomplished was ensuring the Iraqi people became absolutely dependent of Saddam; and hundreds of thousands of people died as a result of poverty and hunger – it was a crime on top of a crime. So I agree on the sanctions call.
Yet still an intervention without winnign the mind of the higher and middle classes including the poor and tribal factions of syria – we’ll have another Iraq on our hands. It may actually vindicate Asaad in the eyes of people and unite them in fighting the ‘invadors’ it is an absolutely no win situation from an outsiders POV.
The only hope they have is if they unite but thus far as you and I both observed – that’s not happening. I think that is the tragedy of this entire conflict.
In all honesty I had expected this form the Yemeni people not Syrian, and it turned out to be the mirrored opposite.
Put your thoughts down on paper and send it to your congressman…
Make a difference.
Make a change. Start with yourself.
Assad is better than CHAOS!Since when the internationnal community gave a damn about the Arabs?They simply don’t give a damn about the syrian people(Golan?,Palestine?).
They(US,UK,FR)only give a damn about they’re own personnal interests(Israel).
China and Russia vetoed 3 times at the UN.
Do you know that the Syrian army arrested a French colonel in Homs?Do you know that the US congress said that Al Qaeda was killing members of the army and of course innocent civilians too?So…
She should be careful….I think she may be putting herself out there too much as an actress. i hope her security detail is super tight.
I like the dress though, I would definitely wear one like it, she looks elegant.
Completely off topic, only sort of not. My grandmother has always hated, like seriously gets upset and find it agitating to see, knees and armpits. My whole life this amused me. If she saw you in a tank top she would go bananas making comments all day about your armpits, same with shorts and knees.
I saw this because as I was veiwing the pictures I was like, “What a strange angle they got in that picture where we are looking straight into AJ armpit.” Then I thought, “Well, she should cover that it’s just not right.” lol – I have turned into my grandmother!
I think the dress flatters her body and gives her curves where there arent any. Brad looks strange here.
Angie should keep her nose out of politics. Just because she’s a *figurehead* for the UN does not make her an expert on world affairs. I’m sure she means well but feel she’s misquided and naive.
“Classic” does not automatically equal to “dated”.
Mayeb it just seems that way because every nitwit today is trying too hard ot be too edgy and out-there with their clothes, such that real taste or style seems to be a thing of the past.
This is a purely basic, staple dress that can be worn any decade, and it looks good. Nothing outright fantastic, but beautiful anyway. 🙂
“I feel very strongly about it(ITLOBH) and I believe that its core issue — which is the need for intervention and need for the world to care about atrocities when they are happening”
Considering AJ’s UNHCR work concerning victims of war, it’s a call to the international community for aid. Considering Syria has no natural resources any government might want, no government will intervene, however private citizens may help at some level if they are able.
At the end of the day Jolie is just a celebrity who made a film about victims of war, she holds only the power to show what she’s seen through her work. To think otherwise is no more than tin foil hat conspiracy.
Back on topic, I like her dress, the ruching compliments her figure well, and that type of neckline is very complimentary.
“Considering Syria has no natural resources any government might want, no government will intervene, however private citizens may help at some level if they are able.”
False,they are 2 things that never change:
Geography and Geopolitics.
Syria is a strategic point in the map.
Yes, smack dab in the middle of the 22 nation strong League of Arab States, which Syria is a member of (although I believe their membership is frozen), and they refuse help from them as they fear losing their sovereignty. The Arab League had called for a UN joint peacekeeping force for Syria, which Syria rejected. Nothing will happen until Assad’s removal.
My post wasn’t that no one SHOULD help Syria, but that no country wants to be the one to make the move. Syria sees any action right now as a threat.
You can not intervene in a country’s politics when they are in full scale revolt. Governments deal with leaders, not the country’s people, and no country should deal with Assad, as the Syrian people reject him as their leader. No one can do anything in the name of peace until there is a new government in place. That is the nature of politics.
In a recent poll:55% of the Syrian people are for Assad!A referendum is going to be held in february 26th 2012(in a week!).A nationnal referendum to vote a new constitution is a form of direct democracy NON?
Syria is an independant country and they don’t need the “Arab League”(AKA the despot league)to make decisions for them OK!Those puppet leaders are not in a position where they can give lessons in democracy to other countries in the world trust me!!!
Sick of her Mother Teresa Persona. Hope Billy Bob’s new movie brings back her “blood in a vial necklace” vibe. So funny. I used to like her but I’m beginning to think she’s just a card board cutout placed here and there to promote goodness.
Awww – Lainey has her emotional pics. She looks… human for a change. Very sweet.
On her points about intervention – meh. I generally don’t take actor/humanitarians very seriously as the rhetoric is with rose-coloured glasses and overly simplified. I think that they forget that humanitarianism is not an occupation, and being one does not make them automatic experts or greater experts than those who read the papers regularly. But whatevs – that’s HW philanthropy!
I’m curious – is this standing ovation business because of the quality of the movie or the subject matter? it didn’t seem to do that well with the critics…
you think Iraq is isolated from this? No way.
Intervention around the world, and especially in the Arab world, will have American involvement. It’s unavoidable.
edit – sorry this was in reply to #42 – Leen
Carly Simon needs to write a song about her titled… “You’re So Vein”
I love the dress. She looks good but she is too boney.
she looks beautiful again, classic, she never said she was an expert on these subjects, but reads and try to keep up with whats going on in the world (countries-over seas)which is part of her job. sorry, can’t forget about my main man brad, he looks dapper.
It’s enlightening to hear her speak…someone who really knows what she’s talking about and her concerns for other people. I get annoyed when all an actress can talk about is her hair or body or how she bagged the most beautiful girl award when clearly she is not and she is superficial.
Nice dress. But please. sit. down.
Can’t say that I have ever seen so much promotion for a movie that is rotten on rotten tomatoes and has only made about $200,000. Wonder who is paying for all this promotion, private jets, hotels, etc? This has to be costing a fortune – and for what? Oh right to bring awareness – sad that in a world of about 6 billion only 20,000 will actually be more aware. There must be better ways to bring awareness then for Brad/Angie to fly around and go to premiere after premiere.
As for the Syria talk- she should really stay out of it. She knows so little about any of this. Just like her mentioning the Arab Spring a few months back. What spring?
Guess What? they are still considered the King and Queen of HW. And still admired worldwide.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAH! I totally agree, Sue, with everything you said. I dont know why it’s getting all this hype. It barely scored higher than that crappy movie with Reese Witherspoon. And she won a Golden Globe?! Just shows how much the Commitee wants to rub shoulders with the big stars. That movie is a crap-fest. End of story.
…and the forehead vein is back. Guess they left the vein wrangler at home. At least the butt pads made it for this outing. THey were left behind the night she wore the gold color dress and you could really tell. It’s funny watching Brad grab her butt pads.
He must like the feel of memory foam.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. OMG, she mentioned Syria! OMG, she didn’t mention Palestine! She expresses concern about [fill in the blank] – how dare she! And how dare she not express concern about [insert other world event here].
Obligatory comment about being SO over her (and yet not able to stop posting about her). :-/
I love how the dlisters run here posting the exact same comment on that site and jj. They really are a pathetic lot.
They just can’t stay away from anything Angelina.
I don’t care if someone likes or doesn’t like Angie – I just find it weird that there are people who are *so invested* in not liking her. Going from site to site with the same comments seems a bit freaky.
anorexic
She is beautiful.. happy and has an amazing life.
LOL at the people so obsessed with all things Angelina. Well I guess I get it. For the ones telling her to sit down or shut up, maybe take your own advice and stop following every move she makes.
She and Brad are obviously in love and happy. Something that is probably at the core of the hate. And yes hate. The negative comments have nothing to do with the topic. that underlying hate is something that some of these people need to get a handle on. She has done nothing personal to any of them. And the ugly comments cross lines of sanity.
They are a beautiful couple. they care and are tying to do good. They get a huge reception wherever they go.
Meryl movie is rotten too, yet she is getting awards recognition and promoting. Seriously. RT is not the the be all and is all of everything. Regardless of the money it makes. She has done an amazing job. She should be proud of herself and her cast. Well deserved recognition.
Agree Brad and her are happy and in love. But what does that have to do with her movie bombing, her spending millions on flying around to promote it, on her consant comments on the middle east situation when she realy know nothing about it? By the way making a movie about war is not trying to do good. How about trying to actaully adress the topics instead of her and Brad being in love. That is old news who really cares any more. They are a couple – so? What about the fact that her movie is bombing so badly – what does that have to do with them being in love?