Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston hope to negotiate Middle East peace accord

[Ladewig]

I had to check the date to make sure it wasn't April 1st.

Telegraph story (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/10/26/wbrad26.xml)
Brad Pitt, his wife, Jennifer Aniston, and Danny DeVito are among the stars who aim to succeed where world statesmen have stumbled._

"The past few years of conflict mean that yet another generation of Israelis and Palestinians will grow up in hatred," reads a statement from Pitt and Aniston. "We cannot allow that to happen."

Quite how they intend to stop it is not entirely clear. The logic behind their mission, planned to take place before the end of the year, is not especially sophisticated.

Pitt and Aniston believe that most people in the region want a negotiated settlement with an end to violence, and imagine that by appealing directly to "ordinary folk", they can bring the warring parties together.

:rolleyes:

We are talking about a region where political leaders who suggest talking to the other side have been assisinated by their own consituents.

How insulated are these celebrities from reality?

[Mr Manifesto]

You haven't been reading idleworm, have you? ;)

[Ladewig]

No, I picked the story up from the Howard Stern show.

(now, where is that shamefaced smiley?)

[Mike B.]

Originally posted by Ladewig

How insulated are these celebrities from reality?

My guess, the answer is VERY.

[Scott]

Pitt was asked by Oprah what he thought of the Presendential race (either in 1998 or 2000).

Pitt replied "Nobody cares what I think, I'm just a guy that wears make-up."

Smartest thing Brad Pitt ever said.

[Cain]

Kudos to them.

I naturally admire and identify with good looking, well-meaning, arrogant people.

[3-toed-sloth]

I think Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson, and Tommy Chong should go and give it a try in Palestine. They would work great.

[Chad Noles]

They are just riding the coattails of the "successful" Micheal Jackson-Uri Gellar peace mission.:rolleyes: Wannabees!:p

[Malachi151]

Hey, why be negative? They can't hurt the situaiton any , and at least they want to try and help.

I say kudos to then and I really, REALLY wish they they would be successful, that would just make my day seeing actors succeed where so called statesmen have failed.

Do I think they will be sucessful?

Nope.

But, no harm in letting them try and wishing them luck.

[Abdul Alhazred]

Originally posted by Ladewig
We are talking about a region where political leaders who suggest talking to the other side have been assisinated by their own consituents.

How insulated are these celebrities from reality?


Y'know dude, war like really sucks, y'know? I mean I'm like it really really sucks. I mean like I'm like it really really really ..... sucks, y'know. :p :D

[EdipisReks]

Originally posted by Malachi151
Hey, why be negative? They can't hurt the situaiton any , and at least they want to try and help.

if they get shot or blown up, i certainly think it would make the situation worse.

[UnrepentantSinner]

Didn't Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown try this a few months ago, or was their trip more of a religious pilgrimage?

[SRW]

Originally posted by EdipisReks


if they get shot or blown up, i certainly think it would make the situation worse.

Not only that but it could ruin their hair,

[EdipisReks]

Originally posted by UnrepentantSinner
Didn't Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown try this a few months ago, or was their trip more of a religious pilgrimage?

they were just meeting their coke dealer.

[Abdul Alhazred]

Originally posted by EdipisReks if they get shot or blown up, i certainly think it would make the situation worse.

I doubt that they're well known enough over there to be deliberately targeted; and I don't think they're the type who go lying down in front of bulldozers.

Of course they might get blown up just standing around.