April 10th 2008
George Clooney Might Receive Some Peacekeeping Helicopters
Filed under: green and famous — michael @ 12:23 pm
George Clooney met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday to discuss the Darfur crisis. The meeting took place at Brown’s private Downing Street residence with George attending in his capacity as a United Nations Messenger Of Peace. From the article,
“Brown said, ‘I am grateful for the leadership George Clooney has shown in drawing attention to this crisis - this is a humanitarian tragedy of colossal proportions and the world must take note and act. The U.K. is working with the international community and others to pressure all sides to agree a ceasefire and start peace talks.’”
Clooney was in the UK also to celebrate the opening of his new movie, Leatherheads, which has received a lukewarm response here in the U.S. After the meeting, Clooney posed for photos with Brown and his family and emerged telling the press “a wonderful suggestion for buying peacekeeping helicopters” had been made.
Interested in lending a hand? Check out the Not On Our Watch organization Clooney helped setup with fellow stars Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle to help provide humanitarian aid in the region.
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