Sunny Sudan

When I first heard this from my dad I was sure it was a joke. What kind of link does George Clooney have to Sudan? Why now, the war in Darfur is 100s of years old? Does he plan on fighting the Janjaweed with his Oceans Eleven Suave?
This looks to me like a Bob Geldof type situation all over again.
If anyone is interested there is an excellent book by Robert Kaplan about political famine in the Horn of Africa(including Sudan) called Surrender or Starve. Maybe george should pick up a copy.
Also apparently Oprah is having trouble sleeping at night because of the "genocides in Africa." Perhaps it is just her guilt from over consumption, stress from holiday iPod giveaways, and her unending quest to find the best burger in America while losing weight and fixing your marriage in a week formula. At least it will succeed in making North Americans feel sorry for all Africans instead of just those in the richest country in Africa ( South Africa). I doubt very much that Oprah or Clooney or Beckham or Jolie have given much thought to giving up their hordes of ill gotten gains in favour of more modest salaries and redistribution of thir wealth.
It would be nice if the celebrity pity parties would end.