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US Calls Explosion on Airplane 'Attempted Act of Terrorism'
Voice of America News ^ | 26 December 2009 | Jeff Seldin Washington D.C.

Posted on 12/26/2009 12:44:44 AM PST by bd476

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CIA World Fact Book

Nigeria

Population: 149,229,090

country comparison to the world: 8

note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 41.5% (male 31,624,050/female 30,242,637)

15-64 years: 55.5% (male 42,240,641/female 40,566,672)

65 years and over: 3.1% (male 2,211,840/female 2,343,250) (2009 est.)

Median age:

total: 19 years

male: 18.9 years

female: 19.1 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.999% (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 59

Birth rate:

36.65 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 30

Death rate:

16.56 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 13

Net migration rate:

-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 92

Urbanization:

urban population: 48% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 3.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female

total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 94.35 deaths/1,000 live births

country comparison to the world: 13

male: 100.38 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 87.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 46.94 years

country comparison to the world: 212

male: 46.16 years

female: 47.76 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.91 children born/woman (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 32

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

3.1% (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 23

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:



2.6 million (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 3

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

170,000 (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 3

Major infectious diseases:

degree of risk: very high

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever

vectorborne disease: malaria and yellow fever respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis

aerosolized dust or soil contact disease:

one of the most highly endemic areas for Lassa fever water contact disease: leptospirosis and shistosomiasis

animal contact disease: rabies

note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)

Nationality:

noun: Nigerian(s)

adjective: Nigerian

Ethnic groups:

Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; the following are the most populous and politically influential: Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5%

Religions:

Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%

Languages:

English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 68%

male: 75.7%

female: 60.6% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 8 years

male: 9 years

female: 7 years (2004)

Education expenditures:

0.9% of GDP (1991)

CIA World Fact Book



1 posted on 12/26/2009 12:44:46 AM PST by bd476
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To: bd476

ban ALL MUSLIMS from ALL U.S. carrier aircraft

100%


2 posted on 12/26/2009 12:52:12 AM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

Yeah, but remember not all brown folk are muslims, and not all muslims are brown.


3 posted on 12/26/2009 1:31:29 AM PST by ketelone
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To: bd476

What am I supposed to be looking for in your post?


4 posted on 12/26/2009 1:33:27 AM PST by bushpilot1
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To: LeoWindhorse

Yeah, but remember not all brown folk are muslims, and not all muslims are brown.


5 posted on 12/26/2009 1:36:15 AM PST by ketelone
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To: bushpilot1
"bushpilot1 wrote: What am I supposed to be looking for in your post?"

Your question is too broad. Please be more specific.


6 posted on 12/26/2009 1:38:36 AM PST by bd476
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To: bd476
What part of terrorism makes this terrorism "attempted"?

Seems to me it was quite successful in flooding news sources and the minds of present and future airline travelers. It was an attempted act of blowing up an aircraft, I'll give it that. Regardless of the success or failure of blowing up the aircraft, it succeeded in terrorizing and should thus be addressed and dealt with. It should not be downplayed as being merely "attempted".

7 posted on 12/26/2009 1:46:52 AM PST by C210N (A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have)
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Wouldn’t that be an attempted act of human caused disaster in Obama speak?


8 posted on 12/26/2009 1:52:11 AM PST by highlander_UW (Democrats used to be just the party of corruption, now they are the party of treason as well)
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US Calls Explosion on Airplane ‘Attempted Act of Terrorism

Yeah?
So when is 0bozo going to call the real Islamic terrorism a Fort Hood that left so many Americans dead as “terrorism” then?

9 posted on 12/26/2009 2:04:10 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: C210N
C210N wrote: " What part of terrorism makes this terrorism 'attempted'?

Seems to me it was quite successful in flooding news sources and the minds of present and future airline travelers. It was an attempted act of blowing up an aircraft, I'll give it that. Regardless of the success or failure of blowing up the aircraft, it succeeded in terrorizing and should thus be addressed and dealt with. It should not be downplayed as being merely 'attempted'."


Excellent question. When you find an answer, please explain another one:

Alleged as it applies to:
1. bank-robber; criminal; murderer; rapist; drunk; President
2. Victim;

10 posted on 12/26/2009 2:07:33 AM PST by bd476
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To: highlander_UW
highlander_UW wrote: "Wouldn't that be an attempted act of human caused disaster in Obama speak?"
LOL! Bingo!

11 posted on 12/26/2009 2:09:25 AM PST by bd476
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To: SmokingJoe
SmokingJoe wrote: " US Calls Explosion on Airplane ‘Attempted Act of Terrorism'

Yeah? So when is 0bozo going to call the real Islamic terrorism a Fort Hood that left so many Americans dead as 'terrorism' then? "

Probably not until and only if it becomes politically expedient for him to do so.

12 posted on 12/26/2009 2:14:18 AM PST by bd476
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"Yeah, but remember not all brown folk are muslims, and not all muslims are brown."

This is why bacon testing must be included with the pre boarding security screening.

13 posted on 12/26/2009 2:20:37 AM PST by NoLibZone (Be of good cheer, could have been worse - McCain could have won! If Reagan rises & runs I'll vote.)
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“The incident happened just about twenty minutes before Northwest Airlines Flight 253, flying from Amsterdam, landed in Detroit.”

He obviously hadn’t done his homework if he was trying to do damage to Detroit.


14 posted on 12/26/2009 2:31:16 AM PST by MagnoliaB
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Obama stopped a terror attack. That is at least one good thing he should legitimately be able to brag about. Not much else is there.


15 posted on 12/26/2009 2:31:17 AM PST by napscoordinator
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Why increase airport security?

Security didn't stop this guy... have they EVER stopped a terrorist? Seems airport security is primarily there to stop American businessmen and grandmothers from taking shampoo on board.

Safety was provided by a fellow citizens - on board. Train citizens - make on=board instructions available to passengers... that's what should be beefed up.

16 posted on 12/26/2009 2:35:23 AM PST by GOPJ (Journalists as BaghdadBobLite - Global Warming Scientists as ElmerGantry - what's happening?)
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To: bd476

This is an act of terrorism, to which I agree. But the shootings at Ft. Hood are not. Go figure.


17 posted on 12/26/2009 2:38:37 AM PST by ScottinVA (The arrogance of this Congress is staggering. November 2010 can't get here quickly enough.)
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To: napscoordinator
Obama stopped a terror attack.

How about.. FELLOW PASSENGERS stopped a terror attack.

18 posted on 12/26/2009 2:40:09 AM PST by ScottinVA (The arrogance of this Congress is staggering. November 2010 can't get here quickly enough.)
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To: ScottinVA

Oh I know it was fellow passengers, but Obama can brag that he stopped a terror attack or at least he will.


19 posted on 12/26/2009 2:43:59 AM PST by napscoordinator
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To: NoLibZone

Lol. Bonus... thatd also screen out the eco terrorists...


20 posted on 12/26/2009 3:17:14 AM PST by ketelone
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