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| Made in Saudi Arabia: Salafist Radicalism in Africa |
| 2013-12-30 |
| [ENGLISH.FARSNEWS] Radical Salafist and Wahhabist groups with names like 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... , Seleka, and Uamsho, unheard of a decade ago, are massacring Christians during church assemblies, razing Christian villages, and assassinating moderate Islamic holy mans. Of course, this Saudi-made mayhem is a godsend for the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), which can point to the spread of «Al-Qaeda"-linked terrorism to Africa as a reason to increase America's military presence on the continent and add armed muscle behind Uncle Sam's quest for Africa's oil, natural gas, and mineral resources... While US leaders like President Barack Obama |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody... another wrong truism from Jawn Karry Except the wealthy. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-12-30 17:16 |
| #3 First, this is an Iranian news site, Second, I notice FARSNEWS doesn't mention illicit Iranian arms shipments to West African countries like Nigeria and Gambia for ultimate transport to Hesb'allah and other Islamist groups. Must be one of those journalistic oversights, like the NYT often has. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-12-30 15:46 |
| #2 So do the US use Saudi Arabia/radical Islam for foreign policy purposes? If so innocent christians are usually the victims! |
| Posted by: Paul D 2013-12-30 09:15 |
| #1 Kind of like to pot calling the kettle black. By the way, John McCain is a fool. |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2013-12-30 00:12 |