Social networks never forget. So i searched in my personal archives. 2012. March. Had i liked or shared the most viral video in history 100000000 views in just 6 days. The. Name is Jason Russell and this is my son. It was the story of a Young American director Jason Russell who hoped his 30 minute video would facilitate the capture of a new torrijos war criminal in Central Africa. Joseph coney. This is big. I just cody. The good the bad dont look. For 26 years tony has been kidnapping children into his rebel group. Turning the girls into sex slaves. Now. The video was meant to shock to outrage people seized. To bring joseph kony to Justice Russell even set up a private n. G. O. S called invisible children. Its Internet Campaign kone 2012 was a runaway success. Among those who circulated the video for a few of my friends. Until recently i had forgotten all about the video and about joseph koni himself. Then 2 journalists from our team entrusted me with this hard drive with footage shot
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Its time for dateline london. Hello, and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week, the peoples republic of china marks its 70th anniversary. Who is celebrating, who is not . And britains Top Court Rules against the british government, triggering another torrid week in westminster. My guests today David Aaronovitch of the london times, Vincent Magombe of africa international, chinese writer diane wei liang, and john fisher burns, veteran of the new york times. So, let us look first at china. Communist china is 70 this week. Beijing is decked in red flags, all rehearsed and ready for a giant military parade. But because the communist party does not like spontaneity at big moments, many things have been banned, including kites, balloons and pigeons. At 70, there is much for the peoples republic to celebrate. Under xi jinping, its outlived and outperformed the predictions of many and now looks more united and invincible than at any point in its history. Or does it . Diane, t
A. Member of the opposition in the 18 Member Executive Council before he presents it to the council to be rubber and then for now hes supposed to be doing that before the 1st of september and some clear if he would be able to reach that deadline but because there has been delays and the swearing in of the suffering council theyre saying that theyre very confident and every optimistic that the swearing in of the Sovereign Council is the 1st step to a democratic transition in sudan many thanks. The most Senior Member of the Roman Catholic church to be found guilty of sex offenses has lost his appeal against his conviction Cardinal George pell a former vatican treasurer was jailed in march for abusing 2 quiet boys in australia 20 years ago his alexia brian. Arriving at court Cardinal George pell was taken in through a door away from the wasting crowds there was no room inside for everyone the court packed with other survivors of abuse by the Catholic Church and tell supporters. Oh oh you