Source: http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk
June 12, 2008
The United Nations, a body devoted to peaceful resolutions to conflict across the world, may regret appointing the actress Angelina Jolie as one of its Goodwill Ambassadors. In an interview in the current issue of Entertainment Weekly to promote her latest film Wanted, in which she plays a hired killer, she says that she advocates political assassination in extreme cases, a complete no-no as far as the UN is concerned.
"I am a strong believer that without justice there is no peace," she says. "I'm somebody who's very curious about the International Criminal Court and supportive of following through on the arrest warrants in Darfur."
But then she lets rip: "The idea behind Wanted is not that she's a badass assassin that just likes to kill people. It's that, if you ran into Hitler before he did everything, and you knew, should you shoot him? And I would."
Jolie, who is pregnant with twins by Brad Pitt, also discusses Clint Eastwood, who has directed her in his latest movie, Changeling, and in particular his politics. "Actually, we don't disagree as much as you'd think," she said. "I think people assume I'm a Democrat. But I'm registered independent and I'm still undecided. So I'm looking at McCain as well as Obama. Clint can teach me about things domestically and I'm more aware of some things internationally. So (our conversations were) less a debate and more things we found interesting."
