Friday, July 24, 2009

Angelina Jolie makes another visit to Iraq

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Celebrity actress Hollywood film start Angelina Jolie makes third time visit to Iraq.
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Globetrotting do-gooder Angelina Jolie visited Iraq Thursday to show her support for Iraqis affected by war.
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She met with four families displaced from the district of Abu Ghraib, which is west of Baghdad.
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Parents told the actress and mother of six that their kids can't attend school, and that they don't have the money to pay for medical help.

"It takes a lot of strength for you to survive this life," Jolie, 34, told one man. "I don't know if I would be strong enough to survive this."

She also made the time to hold a baby with a rash.

The day-long trip marks the third visit to the war-torn country by Jolie, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations.

Her first visit to Iraq was in 2007, when she addressed 1,200 refugees, followed by another trip in February.

Jolie vowed that Thursday's trip wouldn't be her last.



"I want to come back and find you in a better place and in a different situation," she said. "We hope that the [UN's refugee agency] and the government will support you in getting a piece of land. You need help not because you are poor, but because you are the future of Iraq."

But Jolie added that the country has a long way to go.

"This is moment where things seem to be improving on the ground," she said. "But Iraqis need a lot of support and help to rebuild their lives."

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