Posted on 06/12/2008 5:46:34 AM PDT by pissant
The United Nations, a body devoted to peaceful resolutions to conflict across the world, may regret appointing the actress Angelina Jolie as one of its Goodwill Ambassadors. In an interview in the current issue of Entertainment Weekly to promote her latest film Wanted, in which she plays a hired killer, she says that she advocates political assassination in extreme cases, a complete no-no as far as the UN is concerned.
"I am a strong believer that without justice there is no peace," she says. "I'm somebody who's very curious about the International Criminal Court and supportive of following through on the arrest warrants in Darfur."
But then she lets rip: "The idea behind Wanted is not that she's a badass assassin that just likes to kill people. It's that, if you ran into Hitler before he did everything, and you knew, should you shoot him? And I would."
Jolie, who is pregnant with twins by Brad Pitt, also discusses Clint Eastwood, who has directed her in his latest movie, Changeling, and in particular his politics. "Actually, we don't disagree as much as you'd think," she said. "I think people assume I'm a Democrat. But I'm registered independent and I'm still undecided. So I'm looking at McCain as well as Obama. Clint can teach me about things domestically and I'm more aware of some things internationally. So (our conversations were) less a debate and more things we found interesting."
Rules, man.
I will give her this much. She’s groping for the right answer...she’s just not there yet.
Yeah... like it's Star Trek or something...
Give her credit for actually thinking rather than typical dem ‘feelings’.
Good for her!
There is hope for her.
Aw, saying you’d kill Hitler is like pulling wings off flies. Too easy. Ask her if she have shot Stalin, Mao or other Commie mass murdering thug.
Actors are amazing. Is there anything they CAN'T do? /s
LOL - you nailed it!
I agree. I know in the beginning when she was still a new face, she acted wierd and immature, but she's changed and she seems like one of the sincere ones which are few and far between in Hollywood. Wish i knew what her problem with her father was. I like Jon Voights acting and hope he isn't a bad person.
and the people of Srebrenica thank you for keeping them safe.
A completely worthless answer, isn't it?
How would you "know" if it was "before he did everything"?
Calm down fido... here ya go...
Hey, she was stating that odious dictators should be assassinated, and used the ‘safe’ example. Still better than most libs on the subject.
Absolutely nothing...
Bad analogy my friend, preemptive action in Iraq is what first set off the left on its tirade of Bush hatred. It is about heading off evil at the pass, before atrocities are committed.
I think this is what Jolie is hinting at.
She’s just not going to say it directly because that would be bad mojo in Hollywood.
You know why?.....she has children! For most people, that is life's wake up call to start using common sense! Good for her!
Why bother? She's not all that good looking. She's a product of marketing.
Complete Fluff. Lets point her at Obama and tell her “This man will kill thousands of innocent people” and see what happens.
Assassination is no joke, and if she is a closet Republican, it would serve her career well to stay quiet about it. And when one says “I’m not sure” I can only imagine how many crickets are in their heads. If you haven’t formed an opinion by now, you’re in a coma.
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