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theHandpuppet

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17. Just this morning, an article that underscores exactly what I was talking about...

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Reply #13)

Wed Feb 26, 2014, 10:29 AM

Feb 2014

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26353622
26 February 2014
Nigeria school attack: Fury at military over Yobe deaths

Residents of a town in north-east Nigeria are furious at the Nigerian security forces for withdrawing checkpoints ahead of a bloody attack by Islamist militants on a local school.

At least 29 teenage boys died in the raid, blamed on Boko Haram, on a rural boarding school in Yobe state.

Residents say soldiers guarding a nearby checkpoint were mysteriously withdrawn just before the attack.

Another checkpoint on the outskirts of town was also withdrawn a week ago... MORE

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Fucking Asswipe Boko Haran militants slaughtered dozens of Nigerian students as they slept [View all] cali Feb 2014 OP

I've read quite a bit lately about Boko Haran theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #1

Mass murdering psychotics on the rampage, sums it up neatly, htp. cali Feb 2014 #2

There are a lot of dirty hands in that pie theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #3

Getting back to your point about Nigerian oil & gas theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #6

thanks for this post and absolutely. cali Feb 2014 #7

Fucking barbarians leftynyc Feb 2014 #4

Bring them to justice or bring in the drones. aikoaiko Feb 2014 #5

let me get this straight. you started TWO new OP's on this item? Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #8

Shame we don't see more on it The Straight Story Feb 2014 #15

Standard protocol in a genocide... WhiteTara Feb 2014 #9

This is disgusting and scary. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #10

What is the world going to do? theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #12

Yet one more reason to find an alternative source of power! Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #13

Anywhere in the world there's oil the world wants... theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #14

Just this morning, an article that underscores exactly what I was talking about... theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #17

not the first time they did it and id on't know what's with the government JI7 Feb 2014 #11

As progressives, we must respect their religious beliefs Kurska Feb 2014 #16

'Asswipe' is too kind. randome Feb 2014 #18