Angelina: The UN Believable Fabulousness

While Brad Pitt has been toting the kids around NYC, playing in parks and going on horse-and-carriage rides, mama has been touring war torn Iraq and Syria.


Jolie, who is Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, visited refugee camps in Damascus on Monday and Tuesday this week, with the entourageless Santa Angelina also making a quick stop in Iraq to visit US troops. How does she do it all?

Angelina also took time to play with a group of children at a makeshift refugee camp, before heading back to New York today. She did not take any of them with her.




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16. SYRIA IS NOT WAR-TORN..BECAUSE THE AMERICANS R NOT THERE YET..IT IS IRAQ THAT IS WAR-TORN..ANYWAY UGLY ENGELINA AGAIN

Posted at 12:40PM on Aug 29th 2007 by lailamurad

17. She does not do it all ... she is giving up time with her children -- time which is of upmost importance at their age. She would be doing the world a bigger service by committing to her children.

Posted at 12:38PM on Aug 29th 2007 by scarlett

18. Okay so she adopted 3 of her children, Uh children who didn't have a Mommy, and what has changed except she has money??? they still don't have a Mommy, Mommy is off saving the world or making movies
Daddy is doing the same thing, How stable is it for these kids to have been orphaned and then have that lady breeze in for a visit, I have no respect for her or Brad Pitt due to how their relationship developed however I'd have to give her something if she stayed home and took care of the kids. All she wants is people to say how great she is, what a wonderful thing she has done adopting these kids, all of her charity work,
Well charity starts at home so take care of your 4 kids.

So Mommy is off in Iraq and Daddy is building house's in Louisiana
Who's taking care of the kids??????

Posted at 12:43PM on Aug 29th 2007 by Not getting my vote for parents of the year!!!

19. Ok guys, I'm an American living in Damascus and I can promise you that Syria can by no means be described as "war torn".

Posted at 12:45PM on Aug 29th 2007 by American in Syria

20. Well if shes doing married dudes its because there wives aren't doing something right Jen must of been pretty bad in bed.

Posted at 12:42PM on Aug 29th 2007 by Jillian

21. Jillian, how is she a role model? What is it she exactly does over there other than have her picture taken?

Posted at 12:42PM on Aug 29th 2007 by Kate

22. A HORRIBLE ACTRESS WHO FOUND AN OUTLET TO BE WELL THOUGHT OF.....PR IS A GREAT THING AND HOW CAN ANYONE DISAGREE WITH THE THINGS SHE HAS CHOSEN TO BECOME.....WIFE, MOTHER, SEEKER OF TRUTH, UN REPRESENTATIVE......YOU GO GIRL!

Posted at 12:42PM on Aug 29th 2007 by WHAT

23. She's doing Bashir Assad..Poor Brad

Posted at 12:42PM on Aug 29th 2007 by Castra Regina

24. Whatever happened to charity begins at home? How come no one comes to the rescue of our starving kids?You see all these people going to different countries to help them but yet there are familes living in cars and under freeways here.Lets not forget skid row.Its sad that she works for a government that really doesnt care about human life.Its sad that she has been quoted as saying she isnt fond of america but yet is still the goodwill ambassador.Its sad that they let some one mentally ill to do that job,but then again it fits in with the rest of the government.Where was she after Katrina? Did she ever make to new orleans to help out those people,or was she off adopting another kid.I agree with #10.

Posted at 1:04PM on Aug 29th 2007 by truthhurts

25. I believe she realizes how blest she is and knows she has the resources to manage her work and her family. Many women need to travel with their work and others (eg physicians) need to be away from their famlies for long hours. They are not accused of child neglect and self promotion. Of course she is photographed and filmed visiting these situations. That is part of what she does. Her celbrity calls attention to these causes.
I have never seen her children looking like Britney's poor little kids stressed and confused. That's another story I know but put things in perspective.
Good for you Angelina and with some of these messages, consider the source!

Posted at 12:52PM on Aug 29th 2007 by patirol

26. Well Katie Couric won't be able do her usual snippy treacherous-American-traitor report when she goes to Iraq soon.. and say much misery and hate fill the Iraqi hearts because they are the victims and unloved by America and the world and should surrender and not become a democracy.

Posted at 12:47PM on Aug 29th 2007 by CrustyCritter

27. Countries that aren't open to education are those in which an education will get you absolutely nothing (watch the movie "Blackboards" and you'll see what I mean). Religion often plays a role as well. However, these countries are few and far between and most children crave the chance to have an education and a real chance in life. It's been statistically proven that women who are educated are far less likely to reproduce, and if they do it's usually limited to one or two children. Very few countries in Africa are opposed to birth control...they just do not have options regarding it. We need to take care of the people who are here now instead of setting the world up for even more population. I'm not religious by the way, as some people made reference to. Not at all. As far as what I'm doing to help the situation? Try Teachers Without Borders, and the fact that I don't plan to have any children. After I'm done Teachers Without Borders (South Africa), I'll be doing Early Intervention in the poorer section of Philadelphia.

Yes, Angelina is doing something to help, but I truly wonder if it isn't just a photo-op for her. I would go to Iraq in a second to help the orphans there if I had the time and money. Those are the people in Iraq who need the TRUE help...not our troops...our troops have been ordered to repair an unrepairable and unwilling state. Good luck to them...hopefully Angelina's "pep" will make a difference (yeah right...)

Posted at 12:50PM on Aug 29th 2007 by Hempz

28. WHY NOT TAKE CARE OF KIDS HERE IN US, ANGELINA???? MOST OF YOUR MONEY IS MADE HERE IN US, KEEP IT HERE! YOUR CONCERN WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES IS SCARRRRRY!

Posted at 12:55PM on Aug 29th 2007 by SHOE HO FROM IL

29. Re Post #28

My Bad, I thought I heard on the news the other day she was playing "mother earth" in Iraq,

Posted at 12:50PM on Aug 29th 2007 by Still not getting my vote for parents of the year

30. Kate:

You post in here all day long, what kind of job do you have? Also, I see her take the kids with her most of the places she goes except for this trip. You sound like a very bitter person, I feel sorry that you are soooo unhappy with the life that you have made for yourself, but please don't take your bitterness out on others.

Posted at 12:50PM on Aug 29th 2007 by WTF???

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