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niyad

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48. silly!! why one earth would you think that providing basic humanitarian needs would

Reply to Vattel (Reply #47)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 12:35 PM

Jan 2015

actually HELP the people?? I mean, how would the MIC EVER get so damned rich that way??

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Boko Haram�s �Deadliest Massacre� Kills Thousands in Nigeria (mostly women, children, elderly) [View all] niyad Jan 2015 OP

Truly heart breaking Marrah_G Jan 2015 #1

it is indeed heartbreaking. niyad Jan 2015 #4

I'm sorry . . . this cannot be covered in the mainstream media. Vinca Jan 2015 #2

I know. my deepest apologies for thinking this had some importance! niyad Jan 2015 #3

No words. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #5

These people need to be stopped oberliner Jan 2015 #6

Boko Haram is not the Hell's Angels. AngryAmish Jan 2015 #32

"What is to be done? If we believe in international law and war crimes, nothing" oberliner Jan 2015 #35

yeah, you go arrest them AngryAmish Jan 2015 #38

Don't the Nigerian authorities have to do that? oberliner Jan 2015 #39

You do not get it. There is no such thing as a Nigerian government. AngryAmish Jan 2015 #40

That is really sad oberliner Jan 2015 #41

While people whine about Obama not going to Paris, HappyMe Jan 2015 #7

k&r&tears uppityperson Jan 2015 #8

I thought the USA sent an Airborn Unit over there to track these guys down. Bandit Jan 2015 #9

They only sent 80. former9thward Jan 2015 #18

Then why were they sent? Bandit Jan 2015 #20

They were sent to try and gather intelligence. former9thward Jan 2015 #21

World class hypocrisy by the world leaders. They need to gather for something other than PR. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #10

But most importantly, we didn't send the right person to Paris Faygo Kid Jan 2015 #11

That the most vulnerable were targeted makes this even more despicable bullwinkle428 Jan 2015 #12

Where are the UN peacekeeping troops? JDPriestly Jan 2015 #13

They would have been slaughtered Jim Beard Jan 2015 #14

This time, they need to be armed. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #16

No they are not... EX500rider Jan 2015 #24

Thanks for the clarification Jim Beard Jan 2015 #43

The multinational force was driven out of the town a few days earlier muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #30

BH is no different from the scum who ran around cutting the arms off children not so long ago Hekate Jan 2015 #15

Honestly, this might call for military intervention. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #17

It would be another Vietnam in the middle of Africa. former9thward Jan 2015 #19

Plus its election season Jim Beard Jan 2015 #22

There have been very few cases of Ebola in Nigeria Renew Deal Jan 2015 #29

I think this is just the beginning of much more to come, and I don't think military intervention LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #23

thank you so much for this sad information. niyad Jan 2015 #45

Nigerian politicians are downplaying the seriousness muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #31

And that thinking gave us the arab spring AngryAmish Jan 2015 #33

Not helping Rwanda gave the world a genocide. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #34

You hit closer to home than you think AngryAmish Jan 2015 #37

CBS Evening News finally mentioned the young girls wereing the suicide vest by a reporter in Jim Beard Jan 2015 #25

Has it been confirmed yet? Renew Deal Jan 2015 #27

At least Cameroon has guts Jim Beard Jan 2015 #26

CBS finally covered this tonight mcar Jan 2015 #28

and the world yawns AtomicKitten Jan 2015 #36

Kick for visability. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #42

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. . . niyad Jan 2015 #46

I really think we need a new approach to dealing with terrorism and civil war and other Vattel Jan 2015 #47

silly!! why one earth would you think that providing basic humanitarian needs would niyad Jan 2015 #48

One issue that we've seen before is that in places without security PersonNumber503602 Jan 2015 #49

A very informative article about Nigerias military Jim Beard Jan 2015 #50

thank you for that. niyad Jan 2015 #51

Like for Charlie Hebdo, religion is blameless? Albertoo Jan 2015 #52