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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Nigeria: No Need for U.N. or AU-Backed Force Against Boko Haram |
| 2015-01-24 |
| [AnNahar] Nigeria's top security official on Friday ruled out the need for a United Nations ...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly... or African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... -backed force to fight Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... , saying the country and its partners could handle the threat. Possible "enhanced international support" against Boko Haram will be discussed on the sidelines of an AU summit later this month, given fears about the group's threat to regional stability. But national security adviser Sambo Dasuki, a former army colonel, said wider assistance would not be necessary. "It's something that we can do. It's absolutely something we can do," he told BBC World Service radio in an interview. "I think as it is we are in good shape to address the issue with those partners, Niger, Chad and Cameroon ...a long, narrow country that fills the space between Nigeria and Chad on the northeast, CAR to the southeast. Prior to incursions by Boko Haram nothing ever happened there... Representatives from Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon met this week to thrash out details of a new regional force to counter the rising threat from the Islamist murderous Moslems. An existing force, made up of troops from Nigeria, Niger and Chad appears to have collapsed in disarray even before the January 3 attack on its headquarters near the northeastern town of Baga. Troops from Niger and Chad were not present during the raid, which saw Baga razed and hundreds of civilians, if not more, killed in what is feared could be the murderous Moslems' worst atrocity. Tuesday's meeting agreed to transfer the headquarters of the new force from Nigeria to the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, reflecting concern about Boko Haram's rising transnational threat. Boko Haram has seized dozens of towns and villages in the northeast in the last six months and now controls the border of Borno State with Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Some analysts have suggested that it is trying to revive a defunct 19th century Islamic caliphate, whose borders corresponded to parts of modern-day Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon. The group's leader Abubakar Shekau, however, mocked the proposed new force in a video published online on Tuesday, boasting that his fighters would take on all comers and that "Nigeria is dead". "The kings of Africa... I challenge you to attack me now. I am ready," he said. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 I used to eat at 'Sambos' while in univerity here in Tucson. Fond memories... |
| Posted by: borgboy 2015-01-24 17:08 |
| #5 Because it seems to be going so well. |
| Posted by: chris 2015-01-24 15:56 |
| #4 Pay no attention to the murder, rape, and mayhem. It's not that important. We're comfortable in our jobs. Nigerian government or Chicago government? Corruption and ineptitude knows no boundaries. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-01-24 10:43 |
| #3 "Send lawyers, guns, and money."-Warren Zevon |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-01-24 10:00 |
| #2 He's discussed it with his parents Mumbo and Jumbo and they've all decided prying Western eyes external help is not needed. Posted by: Besoeker 2015-01-24 03:56 Word. Most of the nations there would sooner fall to Boko Haram than allow the Colonial Powers or the Tribe Next Door back in. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2015-01-24 06:50 |
| #1 But national security adviser Sambo Dasuki, a former army colonel, said wider assistance would not be necessary. He's discussed it with his parents Mumbo and Jumbo and they've all decided |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-01-24 03:56 |