29 February 2008 09:07:53

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ANGELINA JOLIE - ANGELINA JOLIE WARNS AGAINST SQUANDERING IRAQ PROGRESS

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Voight Heartbroken By Son's Public Attack. Actor Jon Voight Has Publicly Berated His Son James Haven Over &Quot;Heartbreaking&Quot; Comments He Made About Him In The Upcoming November (07) Issue Of Marie Claire Magazine.  Haven Has Blasted His Father, Claiming He Put His Late Mother Through Years Of Mental Anguish, In The Publication.  He Tells The Magazine, &Quot;I Don't Want To Constantly Berate My Father. But He Put My Mom Through Years Of Mental Abuse, And It Made Me Care Especially For Abandoned Women And Children.  &Quot;That's My Religion. Helping Widows And Orphans.&Quot;.  Haven's Sister Angelina Jolie Has Also Attacked Her Father Over The Way He Abandoned Her Mother Marcheline Bertrand, Leaving Her To Bring Up Two Children Alone.  And Voight Has Had Enough Of His Kids' Attacks.  He Tells Life & Style Magazine, &Quot;I Find It Very Heartbreaking That My Children Want To Paint A Bad Guy Portrait Of Me. I Feel It Comes From Their Inability To Let Go Of Years Of Programmed Anger From Their Mother, Who Understandably Felt Quite Hurt When We Divorced.  &Quot;In All Truth, I Tried To Give Him (Haven) And Their Mother Continuous Love And Support And Large Sums Of Money. God Knows, For Years I've Tried To Mend This Relationship.  &Quot;Perhaps The Trauma Of Their Mother's Passing Has Made It Worse. I Continuously Send Them My Heart And Love And Am Always Available To Them For Whatever They Need From Me.&Quot; (Kl/Ls/Ges). . James Haven, Angelina Jolie And Father Jon Voight. Usa picture

Caption: VOIGHT HEARTBROKEN BY SON'S PUBLIC ATTACK Actor JON VOIGHT has publicly berated his son JAMES HAVEN over "heartbreaking" comments he made about him in the upcoming November (07) issue of Marie Claire magazine. Haven has blasted his father, claiming he put his late mother through years of mental anguish, in the publication. ....

ANGELINA JOLIE WARNS AGAINST SQUANDERING IRAQ PROGRESS

Angelina Jolie has published an article calling for the US to help Iraqi refugees displaced by the conflict.

In a piece entitled Staying to Help in Iraq - printed in the Washington Post newspaper - the actress called for increased financial aid to help the four million people driven from their homes in the wartorn region.

The Tomb Raider star - renowned for her humanitarian work - recently visited Iraq as part of her role as a United Nations (UN) goodwill ambassador and says her trip left her "even more deeply convinced that we not only have a moral obligation to help displaced Iraqi families, but also a serious, long-term, national security interest in ending this crisis".

More than four million people have been displaced by the conflict and of the two million refugees within Iraq itself, it is believed 58 per cent are under 12 years old.

The 32-year-old has called on the US and the international community to act before the humanitarian crisis of displacement turns into violent upheaval.

"It seems to me that now is the moment to address the humanitarian side of this situation," she wrote. "Without the right support, we could miss an opportunity to do some of the good we always stated we intended to do.

"What we cannot afford, in my view, is to squander the progress that has been made. In fact, we should step up our financial and material assistance."

Jolie explained that the UN high commissioner for refugees has appealed for $261 million (£130 million) a year to aid the millions of displaced Iraqis - less than the US spends on a daily basis on the war in Iraq.

"I would like to call on each of the presidential candidates and congressional leaders to announce a comprehensive refugee plan with a specific timeline and budget as part of their Iraq strategy," she added.


29 February 2008 09:07:53


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