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The UN; sponsored by Google & Hollywood

My name is URL · 2011-01-30 23:30:30

In the run up to the recent secession poll in southern Sudan, the UN Institute for Training and Research joined forces with Harvard, Google and numerous members of an NGO fronted by numerous Hollywood celebrities. Their aim is to monitor military activity via satellite. How come the UN/OHCHR couldn't just do the same…

30-01-2011 11:30pm

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In the run up to the recent secession poll in southern Sudan, the UN Institute for Training and Research joined forces with Harvard, Google and numerous members of an NGO fronted by numerous Hollywood celebrities. Their aim is to monitor military activity via satellite.

How come the UN/OHCHR couldn't just do the same without the apparent need for third party involvement? Should private orgs and persons be allowed to form conglomerations for such purposes? It seems odd to me.. Clooney has stated that it's the "Antigenocide Paparazzi"!

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