GlossLip » Angelina Jolie In Iraq - Wants To Talk Refugees, Not Rumors

02/07/2008 (10:37 pm)

Angelina Jolie In Iraq - Wants To Talk Refugees, Not Rumors

Angelina Jolie is in Baghdad today. Normally when you think “breath of fresh air” you don’t think of Baghdad, but after being oversaturated by Britney 24/7 (because she’s always awake, dontcha know), someone doing something good somewhere counts as a breath of fresh air in my book.Angie, sans Brad and the brood, is in Iraq to shed light on the refugee situation in the war-torn country. She is there to see firsthand, the plight of the around 2 million “very very vulnerable” people in Iraq. According to UN numbers, 58 percent of those are under the age of 12. None are being chased by paparazzi. None are hanging out at Starbucks, or going to the drugstore at 3am. Almost all of them, I’d be willing to bet, would welcome a stay in a mental ward. Or a nice clean room somewhere, anywhere but there.

We’ve all been sucked into the chaos that is Britney, and I’d go as far as to say that Brit, her bad weave, and even worse choices of boyfriends, has been a welcome distraction from things like Iraq. Or the upcoming election. Or the mortgage crisis. Or the recession.

Thankfully, Angelina is here to remind us to that people in different parts of the world have more important things to think about than what crazy stunt Britney is going to pull today, or who’s in rehab now. Of course, even with such an admirable humanitarian agenda, she couldn’t fully escape the Hollywood rumor mill, since CNN’s Arwa Damon did ask about the baby rumors. True to form, Angie replied “Oh don’t. Stop it. Stay true to your tradition. You’re CNN. Don’t do it!”

Granted, war and refugees are not the most pleasant things to think about, but after two straight weeks of all Britney all the time, it is, at least for me, a welcome change — a breath of fresh air.

Above post submitted by guest poster “B”