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What do Boko Haram want?
lrb.co.uk ^ | Jan 15,2015 | Adewale Maja-Pearce

Posted on 01/15/2015 4:51:51 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER

There is much talk here in Nigeria of the world’s muted response to the latest outrage by the Boko Haram Islamic insurgents who sacked the entire town of Baga in the beleaguered north-east while any number of heads of state gathered in Paris to mourn the deaths of 17 French citizens. Double standards? Perhaps. But if so, what should we say about the silence of President Goodluck Jonathan in the face of the wholesale slaughter of his citizens – 2000 according to initial reports; 150 according to the government – even as his French counterpart was to be seen everywhere exhorting his people to stand firm? Nine months ago, when Boko Haram abducted more than 200 schoolgirls, it took the president nearly three weeks to acknowledge that anything had happened.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bokoharam; muslim; nigeria

1 posted on 01/15/2015 4:51:51 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

to please satan. as afar as I can determine


2 posted on 01/15/2015 4:53:21 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

A big hug from their mommies, who never loved them.


3 posted on 01/15/2015 4:55:48 PM PST by PGR88
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Independence Day.

“We want you to die”.


4 posted on 01/15/2015 4:58:03 PM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Who cares, they are fricking EVIL!


5 posted on 01/15/2015 4:58:17 PM PST by BlackAdderess ("Give me a but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth". --Archimedes)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

A society in which they are in complete control of every action by every person. “1984” comes to mind.


6 posted on 01/15/2015 5:00:38 PM PST by Tax-chick ("A war is not over until the enemy stops fighting." ~ Thomas Sowell)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

To kill. Period.


7 posted on 01/15/2015 5:01:42 PM PST by SkyDancer
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Given the world response, it does appear that black lives don’t matter as much as others.


8 posted on 01/15/2015 5:12:51 PM PST by umgud (I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

What they want is to do what they are doing. Savages.


9 posted on 01/15/2015 5:26:31 PM PST by Veto! (Opinions freely expressed as advice)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Total submission, and death of those who won’t.


10 posted on 01/15/2015 5:28:25 PM PST by ctdonath2 (Si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Who cares what they want? Just kill them NE is not that big, they shouldn’t be too hard too find..


11 posted on 01/15/2015 5:29:33 PM PST by cardinal4 (Certified Islamophobe..)
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To: SkyDancer

That and headlines.


12 posted on 01/15/2015 5:47:38 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: cardinal4

A great deal of NE Nigeria is heavily forested, and the canopy would be so thick as to prevent satellite tracking of these subhuman. Only way to defeat them is boots on the ground and massive fire power.


13 posted on 01/15/2015 5:54:26 PM PST by Ax
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To: Ax

A few nukes could help.


14 posted on 01/15/2015 6:10:30 PM PST by ully2
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
Nobody knows what Boko Haram want and perhaps they don’t know themselves.

What a crock. They want everyone in the world who won't submit to Islam dead. The only people who don't know that are those willfully blind individuals who refuse to admit it.

15 posted on 01/15/2015 6:22:00 PM PST by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!",)
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To: Ax

Napalm it. There are plenty of refineries and lots of petroleum in Nigeria. Wouldn’t cost them a thing..


16 posted on 01/15/2015 7:18:57 PM PST by cardinal4 (Certified Islamophobe..)
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To: Ax

Arm their opponents, and make sure NOT one follower of the prophet enters the USA. Beyond that, I don’t care.


17 posted on 01/15/2015 9:36:33 PM PST by PGR88
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