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| U.N. Blacklists Nigeria's Boko Haram, Imposes Sanctions |
| 2014-05-23 |
| [An Nahar] The United Nations ...the Oyster Bay money pit... blacklisted 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... as an al-Qaeda-linked terror group and imposed sanctions Thursday, a month after the it claimed the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria. The designation, immediately welcomed by Britannia and the United States, came into effect after no objections were raised by the Security Council's 15 members. The move automatically subjects Boko Haram to U.N. sanctions, including an arms embargo and asset freeze. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 And AC and EU team up for the snark of the week. |
| Posted by: regular joe 2014-05-23 14:59 |
| #7 Gee, do you think Hillary will agree to this? Depends on how much they contribute to her campaign. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-05-23 12:54 |
| #6 Gee, do you think Hillary will agree to this? How about Kerry or the clown in the WH? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-05-23 11:47 |
| #5 The move automatically subjects Boko Haram to U.N. sanctions, including an arms embargo and asset freeze. Fine print says that they're barred from the UN conference lunch buffet lines, too. A stinging rebuke! |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2014-05-23 10:32 |
| #4 Who is funding these psychopaths? Boko Haram: Coffers and Coffins; A Pandora's Box - the Vast Financing Options for Boko Haram "Like many other AQ franchises, Boko Haram collaborates with organized crime syndicates for its operations in drug trafficking, kidnappings, bank robbery, and cyber scams, not to mention continuous theft from NigeriaÂ’s security establishment. In addition, Boko Haram raids rural towns and villages; by terrorizing civilians, they can implement random taxes at anytime to quickly fill depleted coffers. During 2014 Boko Haram raided over 40 villages with an estimated 2,000 casualties; many of the villages were burned to the ground. These diverse sources have reportedly secured an income for Boko Haram of approximately $70 million (N11 billion) between 2006 and 2011." -- |
| Posted by: Squinty 2014-05-23 10:10 |
| #3 Who is funding these psychopaths? |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2014-05-23 10:04 |
| #2 Yeah, that'll stop the money flow. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-05-23 09:46 |
| #1 Oooh. That'll show 'em. About effective as Michelle's sad faced #bringourgirlsback picture. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-05-23 09:15 |