Boko Haram Leader Described as Ruthless, Radical

[AScott]

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Source: Voice Of America

The video is grainy. The man speaking is brash, almost laughing at points. But his message is chilling: “I abducted your girls. … By Allah, I will sell them in the marketplace.”

With that, Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, finally confirmed this week that the militant Islamic group was responsible for kidnapping nearly 300 schoolgirls in northern Nigeria on April 14.

Little is known about Shekau. He may be in his mid 30s or as old as his mid 40s. He rarely speaks directly to Boko Haram members, choosing to communicate with only a few select cell leaders in the group. He was thought to have been killed at least twice, only to reappear later, including in 2010 when he announced he was the new leader of Boko Haram. He hasn’t been seen in public since 2009 and makes most of his pronouncements through online videos.

But among the things most media reports agree on is that Shekau is ruthless and adheres to a radical ideology.

Read more: http://www.voanews.com/content/abubakar-shekau-who-is-the-leader-of-boko-haram/1909717.html

[NuclearDem]

1. I wouldn't have imagined someone who abducts teenage girls to sell into slavery

would be even-tempered and moderate.

[aquart]

2. Send in the drones.

I want him off the earth.

[truebrit71]

4. Yup...drone that punk...

..and his sick followers...

[OnlinePoker]

6. And if innocents get taken out in the attack, that would be okay?

This is the problem with drones...they don't care about the collateral damage and, as we've seen numerous times, civilians blow up just as easily as the bad guys.

[cosmicone]

8. anyone who is within 200 feet of this scum

is not innocent and is a part of his trusted circle.

[OnlinePoker]

9. Tell that to the up to 960 civilians killed by drones in Pakistan from the Bush era until 2013

Total number killed was around 3720 so a quarter of those were innocents.

http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2013/01/03/obama-2013-pakistan-drone-strikes/

[cosmicone]

11. Innocents get killed all the time

Drones actually kill fewer innocents than an actual all out war would.

[cosmicone]

7. +1,000,000 nt

[TygrBright]

3. Pacifist as I am, and advocate of non-violence...

...this pond scum makes me fantasize being a fit, young, Navy Seal being asked to volunteer for the mission to "deal with" the problem of his existence.

In a NY minute, I would...

sadly,
TygrBright

[EX500rider]

5. yeah, that reminds me of the scene from "Tears of the Sun"...

....where the SEAL Team goes thru the village with silenced pistols and takes out the rebels who are busy raping and killing everybody...quite a emotion scene i thought.

[freshwest]

14. Was it a true story? Don't see movies, really. n/t

[EX500rider]

15. No, but i got a buddy from school on the Teams and he claims it's their fav SEAL movie..

'Course most of the other ones suck...

[sulphurdunn]

10. Using religion as a cover

for profiting from slavery is reactionary, not radical, but it is most certainly ruthless.

[rollin74]

12. that guy needs a visit from a drone ASAP

as do his closest friends and supporters

scum of the earth

[BlancheSplanchnik]

13. then where is this marketplace?

There must be avenues that are known by "purchasers".

I'd like to know how he's "making his sales". I'd like to "get rid of the demand".

[DeSwiss]

16. Oh, how I long for the day when all child abusers......

...kidnappers, and murderers are brought to justice.

- All. Of. Them.






It's kids and babies.

[pinto]

17. Great background piece, yet LBN hosts feel this isn't late breaking news under the forum's guideline

Locking. (Would be a good post in another of DU's major forums). Thanks.