Posted on 05/17/2014 9:34:33 AM PDT by csvset
African leaders on Saturday described Boko Haram as an "al Qaeda operation" and promised to wage "total war" on the Islamic extremist group after a summit meeting in Paris.
The leaders of Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Chad and Benin as well as the French president and US and British officials met for talks in the Elysée Palace to discuss strategy for fighting Boko Haram and freeing at least 276 girls it is holding.
After the meeting, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan told the media, “Boko Haram is no longer a local terrorist group, it is operating clearly as an al Qaeda operation, it is an al Qaeda of Western and Central Africa."
Jonathan said his government was “totally committed to finding these girls.”
Boko Haram fighters move freely across the border into Cameroon, where a Chinese engineering firm's camp came under attack late Friday. Chinese state media reported that 10 people were missing.
Paul Biya, the Cameroon president told the press conference in Paris on Saturday: 'We are here to declare war on Boko Haram'
Chad's President Idriss Déby said countries neighbouring Nigeria were ready to wage war against Islamist militant group Boko Haram as fears mount the group will spread beyond its borders and destabilise the wider region.
"There is determination to tackle this situation head on...to launch a war, a total war on Boko Haram," he said.
President François Hollande said Boko Haram was a “threat to the region, a threat to Africa and, therefore, a threat to Europe.
Hollande said the plan aimed for “better understanding, better surveillance and better intervention.”
Jailed insurgents
Boko Haram has offered to exchange the 276 girls who remain captive with the Nigerian government for jailed insurgents, and threatened otherwise to sell them into slavery.
"Boko Haram's strategy, contrary to all civilisation, is to destabilize Nigeria and to destroy the fundamental principles of human dignity,'' Hollande said earlier in the day. "More than 200 young girls threatened with slavery is the proof.''
Officials have said there will be no Western military operation. British officials say Jonathan, who has reluctantly accepted outside help, has ruled out swapping prisoners for the girls.
Signs are growing that some Nigerian troops are near mutiny, complaining they are overwhelmed and outgunned by Boko Haram. Soldiers have told The Associated Press that some in the ranks actually fight alongside the group. Last year, Jonathan said he suspected that Boko Haram members and sympathizers had infiltrated every level of his government and military, including the Cabinet.
The US, France and Britain have all sent experts to help find the girls, but French and American officials have expressed concerns about how any information might be used.
The north-eastern region where the girls were kidnapped has suffered five years of increasingly deadly assaults by Boko Haram. Thousands have been killed, including more than 1,500 civilians this year.
The US feels your pain. We have been infiltrated at every level by Islamists.
...and their fellow travelers the Democrat party.
My advice to them is ‘Don’t stop till you get to the sea in any direction.’
Hopefully, they don’t define “total war” has going viral with a picture of you holding up a “hashtag” sign with a dumbass look on your face.
Lots of luck, Goodluck!
i'll believe it when i see it...
Boko Haram says that it is their right to sell these girls to Muslims as wives for as little as $15 each.
$15 * 276 = $4140.00
Just buying the girls for a little over four thousand bucks is one strategy I can suggest.
#BuyOurGirlsBack4140 is the Twitter 'hashtag' they should use to collect up the money really quick from donors.
The United States Government has withdrawn military assistance to Nigeria citing various human rights violations by Nigerian security forces, particularly the military which is currently engulfed in a controversy over the killing of dozens and destruction of hundreds of residences in Baga, a town in Borno State during a clash with members of the Boko Haram.
What they really mean is that they are demanding a share of the spoils. African “leaders” are not known for using their military for altruistic reasons.
Also, China may supply them with money and arms to protect their mineral interests from being overrun.
Obama will be saddened by this news.
....and Hillary.
Maybe they can find Kony while they are at it.
African leaders on Saturday described Boko Haram as an "Meanwhile a pregnant woman in Sudan who was raised Christian by her mother has been sentenced to death for apostasy from Islam and 100 lashes for adultery because of her marriage to another Christian. Where are the world-wide protests from the so-called mainstream moderate Muslims?al QaedaIslamic operation" and promised to wage "total war" onthe Islamic extremist groupIslam after a summit meeting in Paris.
When will enough be enough?
The same way we dealt with the Barbary Pirates? Maybe we can work our way back to paying out 20% of our Federal budget in tribute and ransom again?
But first, we need scores of billions of dollars to wage war; all deliverable directly to the leader of each African nation, of course.
Switzerland is smiling in anticipation.
That's right, an army of O-Bots are standing by the send harsh hashtags.
#Meanie, #Bully, and so on.
iPhones lead the way ! /s
The 20% tribute, referenced by Null and Void, was paid to the Tripolitan Sultanate (then part of the Ottoman Empire). The kidnapping of American merchant mariners was pre-Tripolitan war under the first and only administration of the New England liberal and successor to George Washington, President John Adams. Adams’ VP, Thomas Jefferson, having purchased and read the Koran, advised Adams not to pay any ransom, but to fight instead. Jefferson’s research in the Koran led him correctly to believe that these Islamic jihadists could not be susceptible to rational diplomacy, but would be quite persuadable by the US Marines. Adams refused his advice and commenced the 20% drain on the US GDP.
Running against Adams’ for his 2nd term, Jefferson defeated him with the slogan, “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.”
Jefferson commissioned the construction of the USS Constitution, which became known as “Old Ironsides”, sent it to North Africa loaded with leatherneck sharpshooters and defeated the Sultan’s marauding navy, forcing him to sign a peace treaty. The Corps immortalized that war in the first stanza of the US Marine Corps (for President Obama, that needs to be pronounced like ‘Core’) Hymn thusly: “From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli...”.
We needed to fight them one more time about ten-years later under James Madison. Superior American naval technology and strength ended the high seas’ terror of the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. A century later, the Ottoman Empire was smashed because of its alliance with Germany in WWI, and ceased to exist as such. Today, we know part of it as Turkey.
Our money? Oh no no no... This was my fundraising suggestion for the hashtagtivists and foreigners. Just an option they might explore, since they act so hypocritical of military operations whenever it suits their agenda.
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