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2012-12-23 Africa Subsaharan
Anatomy of Boko Harum
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Posted by Steve White 2012-12-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [336094 views ]  Top

#1 from the article, "For Boko Haram is not the Nigerian Taliban, as another early media nickname deemed it..."

Actually it is. Both are Islam with the western gloss removed.
Posted by lord garth 2012-12-23 10:04||   2012-12-23 10:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Western governments could be instrumental in pressuring on the Nigerian government to stop extrajudicial killings and bar corrupt officials within its ranks, but the lack of a political will makes serious efforts unlikely.

Given the attitudes towards the West, it is not likely such efforts would make much difference.
Posted by JohnQC 2012-12-23 10:22||   2012-12-23 10:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Prefer to see the autopsy.
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-12-23 17:13||   2012-12-23 17:13|| Front Page Top

#4 That's gross.
Posted by Shipman 2012-12-23 17:54||   2012-12-23 17:54|| Front Page Top

#5 But preferable.
Posted by Pappy 2012-12-23 20:23||   2012-12-23 20:23|| Front Page Top

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