Tag: Boko Haram

Day Of The Generals

I was going to be clever and write a piece about the situation with Bergdahl……but sine he is GUILTY…..at least he is in the minds of Americans because the media has made sure that he is seen as a guilty in the court of public opinion……I decided not to add any more to the mindless recriminations…….I shall move on.

Not much is being said these days about the 200+ girls that have been kidnapped in Nigeria…….that story was milked for all it was worth and having depleted the situation time for the media to move on…..unfortunately there are tenacious dicks like my self that will not let it go…..

I read the other day that the Nigerian government has banned the protests for the girls for they say it is not helping with the negotiations……..but digging below the media stuff I found a piece that could explain why Boko Haram is so well organized……

A report circulating through most major Nigerian newspapers says that ten Nigerian generals and five other senior officials in the Nigerian military have been found guilty of arming Boko Haram in a secret court-martial.

Nigeria’s military insists the reports are false, and part of a “plot” by persons unknown to harm Nigeria’s international standing.by portraying the military in a negative light.

The reports said that the generals were not only sending arms to the militants, but had also sent them information to help them ambush army convoys, and allowed rank-and-file soldiers to leave to go fight alongside Boko Haram and then return to barracks.

Leadership newspaper, which broke the story, quoted several unnamed military officers, who say they were told to keep the matter secret. President Goodluck Jonathan has previously said he believes some members of the military leadership and cabinet ministers are Boko Haram sympathizers.

There is the answer of why this situation has spiraled out of control……no matter the outcome of the girls situation Nigeria will remain a land of corruption, violence and uncertainty.

Side Note:

another police statement denied issuing any protest banning order, insisting that they had only released an “advisory notice”.

It said that there was a risk of the protest rallies being attacked by “criminal elements having links with insurgents”.

Those wanting to attend such gatherings should “seek proper advice and guidance from the police” in order to “avoid any unpleasant circumstances”, the statement said.

Why Not Pee In Your Chili?

Okay it was unintentional but looks like today is going to be a Boko Haram Day….all day…….

You there are times when “it is best to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt”………cannot recall who made that statement but it proves true time after time……

After the kidnapping of the Nigerian girls the world kinda looked the other way until they could fake it no more……Boko Haram has been a Nigerian problem….in other words a local problem….to the point that they did not threaten any American interest we pretty much left the situation to the locals……but all that may have changed dramatically………..

Boko Haram may be planning an attack on US interests in Nigeria, US intelligence officials tell NBC News. The evidence of this is “fragmentary” and lacks specifics, the sources admit, but counterterror officials are sufficiently worried to the point that they’re stepping up efforts to locate the group’s military assets and trying to determine who sits at the top with frontman Abubakar Shekau—who already has a $7 million bounty on his head. “Boko Haram has a long standing interest in this,” one senior official said. But officials think that interest has intensified as the US steps up its role in hunting for the kidnapped school girls.

Of course, there are precious few US targets in Nigeria’s northeast, where Boko Haram is strongest, but there are some in the capital of Abuja. Boko Haram has been blamed for two bombings in Abuja in the past five weeks, according to CNN, amidst a wave of violence that has grew especially intense this week with the massive Jos bombing. The UN yesterday officially blacklisted Boko Haram—a step Nigeria’s government had refrained from requesting until now—which will make the group’s members subject to asset freezes, travel bans, and arms embargoes, al-Jazeera reports.

People call stupidity like this as “cutting your nose off in spite of your face’…..my grandfather called it…..”pissing in your chili”………This d/bag just painted a bull’s eye on his organization’s back……..the US may be slow on the uptick but this is a direct threat……we will not allow this to go unanswered……the eye in the sky will be watching……..this dude just invited the US to the dance.

What’s the old saying…..”can’t fix stupid”!

UN Sanctions Approved

Opinion from the desk of the Editor

First, I would like to ask all my readers to take a moment to remember all those brave Americans that gave their lives in defense of their nation………they gave more than was asked of them…..and to a country that is not noted for its thanks…..please remember and reflect….it is the least we can do………

It is evident if one reads my posts that I am NOT a supporter of sanctions.  Yes, they work on some level but as a whole they are just a fart in the wind in today’s world.  I point to the sanctions that were announced aimed at Russia because of the Ukraine situation…….I ask….at what point were they effective?

Russia accomplished what they set out to do….they kept Ukraine from entering into an association with NATO……..sanctions would have made difference of the outcome.

I bring up this because of the kidnapping of those girls in Nigeria by Boko Haram…….it seems the answer to the problem, at least from the UN is to impose sanctions against Boko Haram.  The UN has issued a statement on these sanctions………”What will the practical impact of that be? Hard to say but it’s an essential step we had to take,” said Australian U.N. Ambassador Gary Quinlan, al Qaeda sanctions committee chair, adding that the aim was to “dry up support” for the group.

“We will work to try and make sure that anybody supplying any material assistance to Boko Haram – whether funding or arms – will in fact be stopped, will be deterred by the fact they too will be eligible for listing on the sanctions list,” he said.

This is just laughable to me……….BH is financed by bank robbery, extortion and all around violence……weapons are obtained using those same tactics…..now where will sanctions change anything in that area?

Sanctions on BH are a worthless waste of energy…….sanctions are nothing but a feel good device to make the world think something is being done to control the situation…..it will accomplish very little and will certainly NOT rescue the girls in question.

BH is laughing their butts off….they see it for what it is…….NOTHING!

Once again it is the world employing outdated tactics to handle a very modern problem.  They cannot think outside the box because they cannot find the box.