Who is arming Boko Haram?

[fuque]

id say they prob got quite a lot from libya. people trying to practice pure islam around the world uniting in violence

these animals are worthy of genocide.

[NewDawn1]

these animals are worthy of genocide.

what do you mean?

[fuque]

what do you mean?

Every last member of boko haram should be rounded up and executed. Or better still (an eye for an eye and all that) .....stick them all in a mosque and blow it to kingdom come.

[parentheses]

Who is arming these mad extremists?

Well, it seems it is western "businessmen" who arm the extremists.

This leads to mayhem in Africa and then the necessity to "intervene" by the west, usually in resource-rich areas. There is certainly a motive for the "west" to cause the problem so it can then "solve" the problem.

The West and Others: Who is sending the guns to Nigeria?

[tyke2010]

id say they prob got quite a lot from libya. people trying to practice pure islam around the world uniting in violence

This is good thread but unfortunately narrow-minded individuals like you hijack them and do nothing to further the debate other than post speculative nonsense with no grasp of the wider contextual issues.

Do your homework properly- Boko Haram is a Western-backed 'insurgency' and the IMF has recently had a large hand in removing Nigeria's fuel subsidy, causing fuel prices there to sky-rocket.

Nigeria has had oil wealth since the 1960s, yet the majority of Nigerians live in poverty. You could argue that Shell owns Nigeria.

[tyke2010]

Every last member of boko haram should be rounded up and executed. Or better still (an eye for an eye and all that) .....stick them all in a mosque and blow it to kingdom come.

What a wise individual you are. You ought to run for world president.

Are you anticipating rounding up the terrorists in suits who reside in the Elysée Palace, the White House and Downing Street (and those who previously resided there and are still free to roam the streets), and anyone who works/worked in the governments of the US, France or Britain. Their state-sponsored mass murder ought to be punishable, surely? Or do their lifestyle choices make them exempt (wearing suits, playing golf, using knives and forks...)

[tyke2010]

The love of virgins unites them.

And your love of virgins clearly manifests itself- hence why you and your comrades are always so quick to drag out that boring punchline.

[SAT]

Can you provide links/proof of that statement please?

Here you go

Arms from Libya could reach Boko Haram, al Qaeda: U.N

(Reuters) - The Libyan civil war may have given militant groups in Africa's Sahel region like Boko Haram and al Qaeda access to large weapons caches, according to a U.N. report released on Thursday.

The report on the impact of the Libyan civil war on countries of the Sahel region that straddle the Sahara - including Nigeria, Niger and Chad - also says some national authorities believe the Islamist sect Boko Haram has increasing links to al Qaeda's North African wing. Boko Haram killed more than 500 people last year and more than 250 this year in Nigeria.

Arms from Libya could reach Boko Haram, al Qaeda: U.N. | Reuters

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