Boko Haram-abducted not just ‘school girls’ but ‘Black Christian school girls’

[bsteadman1]

Boko Haram-abducted not just ‘school girls’ but ‘Black Christian school girls’

Canada Free Press
Judi McLeod
5/8/2014

Excerpt:

What do 20 female US senators have in common with the mainstream media on the fate of the Boko Haram-abducted girls in Nigeria? Both are doing the girls and their loved ones an unneeded disservice by describing them only as “school girls”, neglecting to identify them as what they truly are: “Christian, Black” school girls.

Also glaringly missing from the story of the abduction of the “Christian, black” school girls is that radical Islam, including Boko Haram, is still in the thriving business of human slavery—while President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, continue to publicly portray America as the Grand Central of Slavery.

So what’s with the 20 female USA senators turning up at the Nigerian Embassy for yesterday’s protest, and what’s up with the mainstream media now giving saturation coverage to Boko Haram and the missing-for-almost-one-month 276 Black, Christian girls?

Blatant hypocrisy and window dressing.

The 20 female US senators are taking advantage of photo-ops and trying to create the appearance of doing something.

In layman’s language, it’s called so much window dressing at the expense of 276 innocents.

“Members of Congress visited the Nigerian Embassy on Wednesday, saying there (sic) are “anguished” over the abduction of nearly 300 teen schoolgirls in Nigeria three weeks ago. (Christian Science Monitor, May 7, 2014).

“The Democratic and Republican senators said in a letter to President Obama Tuesday that placing Boko Haram on the UN’s list of organizations affiliated with Al Qaeda could help dry up the terror group’s international support and sources of income.”

A weak offensive for Boko Haram which is counting on the proceeds of slavery of the abducted.

According to a U.S. Global Leadership Report, Nigeria is “consistently a pro-American nation”. “United States is Nigeria’s greatest trading partner and undeniably its most important diplomatic partner.” (Wikipedia)

“Ongoing presidential initiatives with Nigeria include the African Growth and Competitiveness Initiative, fighting avian flu, the initiative to end Hunger in Africa, and the Trans-Sahel Counter-Terrorism Program.

“Nigeria’s eligibility for other regional activities include the Famine Early Warning System, Anti-Corruption Initiative; trafficking in persons; and the Ambassasdor’s Girls Scholarship Fund.

“Nigeria is a premier participant in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), for which $270-million was committed in FY 2007.

Of the billions of dollars in U.S. aid going to Nigeria, Boko Haram surely helps itself.

“The Senate women stand united in condemning this reprehensible crime and are firm in our resolve that it will not be tolerated,” said Sens. Barbara Mikulski (D) of Maryland and Susan Collins (R) of Maine in a joint letter signed by the other 18 female senators. “We will not stand by and allow the Nigerian people to continue to be terrorized by Boko Haram and will continue to lead the effort to impose tough economic sanctions against this group.” (Christian Science Monitor)

“On Wednesday, Senator Collins called on Mr. Obama to send in a team of Special Forces to rescue the girls, who are reportedly being held at an abandoned military installation in a remote forest and game reserve. Senator Mikulski hedged on that demand, saying it is the responsibility of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to lead rescue efforts.”

These window-dressing senators couldn’t even get their opening act together.
..............................

View the complete article at:

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/62937

[bsteadman1]

Hillary’s State Department refused to designate Boko Haram a terrorist group

Canada Free Press
Dan Calabrese
5/8/2014

Excerpt:

Hillary Clinton needs to be elected president, we are told, because she’s all about freedom and opportunity for women. Rhetorically, she has been trying to make that point in recent days by railing against the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram and its horrific practice of abducting innocent girls.

Now what have I been telling you about Hillary Clinton for the past, oh, forever? I’ve been telling you that she can say anything she wants, but if you go looking for a track record to show she has ever actually done anything, you will find nothing.

So can we find a track record for Hillary as it pertains to Boko Haram? Oh yes. Yes we can. But you won’t like it, as Josh Rogin of the Daily Beast reports:

The State Department under Hillary Clinton fought hard against placing the al Qaeda-linked militant group Boko Haram on its official list of foreign terrorist organizations for two years. And now, lawmakers and former U.S. officials are saying that the decision may have hampered the American government’s ability to confront the Nigerian group that shocked the world by abducting hundreds of innocent girls.

In the past week, Clinton, who made protecting women and girls a key pillar of her tenure at the State Department, has been a vocal advocate for the 200 Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, the loosely organized group of militants terrorizing northern Nigeria. Her May 4 tweet about the girls, using the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls, was cited across the media and widely credited for raising awareness of their plight.

What Clinton didn’t mention was that her own State Department refused to place Boko Haram on the list of foreign terrorist organizations in 2011, after the group bombed the U.N. headquarters in Abuja. The refusal came despite the urging of the Justice Department, the FBI, the CIA, and over a dozen senators and congressmen.

“The one thing she could have done, the one tool she had at her disposal, she didn’t use. And nobody can say she wasn’t urged to do it. It’s gross hypocrisy,” said a former senior U.S. official who was involved in the debate. “The FBI, the CIA, and the Justice Department really wanted Boko Haram designated, they wanted the authorities that would provide to go after them, and they voiced that repeatedly to elected officials.”

In May 2012, then-Justice Department official Lisa Monaco (now at the White House) wrote to the State Department to urge Clinton to designate Boko Haram as a terrorist organization. The following month, Gen. Carter Ham, the chief of U.S. Africa Command, said that Boko Haram “are likely sharing funds, training, and explosive materials” with al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. And yet, Hillary Clinton’s State Department still declined to place Boko Haram on its official terrorist roster.

Supposedly Hillary’s rationale was that the U.S. couldn’t concern itself over every local matter of unrest in some other country. Wait. I’m hearing an echo . . . I can’t be responsible for the fate of every undercapitalized entrepreneur! Huh. That was weird. I guess it was just an echo.

At any rate, it appears there were an awful lot of folks, within the Obama Administration no less, who thought Boko Haram at least had the potential to be a much bigger problem than just a source of local unrest. But Hillary wasn’t interested in making the designation.

Fast-forward to the present: Hillary is trying to make the case for herself as Obama’s successor, in large part by gallivanting around and talking a big game about all the oppressed women around the world who need support. Well. Does Hillary think it’s the job of the U.S. government to actually provide that support? Because if she does, then why didn’t she do anything about Boko Haram when she could have as Secretary of State? And if she doesn’t, because they’re just local matters, then why is she talking about it?
.......................................

View the complete article at:

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/62947