Campaign to arrest Uganda rebel chief Joseph Kony goes viral

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WASHINGTON — A campaign to bring accused war criminal Joseph Kony, the fugitive head of Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army rebels, to justice has gone viral on the Internet.

The hashtag “#stopkony” was among top trending topics on Twitter on Wednesday, vying for the top spot with tweets about the new iPad and Peyton Manning, who was released after 14 years as quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts.

The campaign was launched by the non-profit group Invisible Children with an emotional 30-minute video which has been viewed more than 7.3 million times on YouTube and attracted more than 150,000 comments.

“Invisible Children” and “Uganda” were also among the top trending topics on Twitter on Wednesday.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/07/campaign-to-arrest-uganda-rebel-chief-joseph-kony-goes-viral/

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1. I keep waiting for breaking news that we got him or he's been killed.

Obama sends 100 military advisers to fight Africa rebels
Deployment to support regional forces pursuing Lord's Resistance Army

WASHINGTON — The first wave of U.S. Special Forces Green Berets arrived in Uganda this week to support the battle against a guerrilla group accused of widespread atrocities, Pentagon and military officials told NBC News.

President Barack Obama has ordered up to 100 U.S. military trainers into central Africa to help combat the Lord's Resistance Army, a band of just 200 rebels behind a campaign of murder, rape and kidnapping that began 20 years ago.

Officials told NBC News on Friday the first dozen Green Berets were in Uganda and the remaining American trainers would be deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan.

In the president's notification to Congress on Friday, Obama said the U.S. forces were combat-equipped and would provide assistance and training to regional forces working to remove the group's leader, Joseph Kony, and his band from the battlefield.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44906278/ns/world_news-africa/t/obama-sends-military-advisers-fight-africa-rebels/