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? asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 7 years ago

Would you consider Boko Haram's group of Islamic jihadist, terrorist?

Apparently Hillary Clinton didn't think so. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/05/08/hillary...

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  • 7 years ago
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    Hillary, Obama. and the rest of the Democrats spend their time trying to convince their minions that Conservatives are the "terrorists".

    It is clear that they would not recognize a real terrorist if he were standing in front of them wearing a suicide vest, armed with an AK-47, talking on the phone with an Al Qaeda leader.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Maybe you missed this. On the 5/12/2014 edition of Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace brought on former Nigerian Ambassador John Campbell, who was appointed by George Bush in 2004 to discuss the kidnappings and asked him if it was fair that Hillary Clinton was being targeted for criticism. Ambassador Campbell gave Wallace a smart and reasoned explanation why Boko Haram was not labeled a terrorist group.

    Wallace asked, " Clinton has come under fire this week because back in 2011 she rejected calls by the FBI and the intelligence community to designate Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization. As a Bush appointee to be ambassador, do you think that's fair, the criticism of Secratary Clinton?"

    Campbell answered, "No, I don't think it's fair and along with a good number of Nigerian experts at the time we all opposed designation. We opposed designation because we don't think that the legislation actually fits the situation in Nigeria. The Boko Haram movement is highly diffuse, it's not a centralized organization. It has important grass roots elements to it. The legislation has to do with essentially issues like getting visas to come to the US, or the movement of money from the US to Nigeria, neither of which is relevant. What the legislation also does however, is it inhibits the possibility of future contact between either private citizens or public personalities with Boko Haram and at some future point might reduce the options that we have in terms of negotiation."

    http://crooksandliars.com/cltv/2014/05/george-bush...

  • 7 years ago

    OMG, something Hillary said that Fox got all excited about! 8^O Wow, that NEVER happens!

    If Hillary said the sky was blue, every Fox host would scream 'She's BLIND!'

  • 7 years ago

    Heck, even My Muslim buddies do, I listened to an AIslamic cleric on the BBC World Service yesterday, explaining that very same notion, Too bad we can't elect him President,

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  • 7 years ago

    Yes I would and please don't cite Faux no news as a source, that just isn't going to fly, we all know they had to sue to be able to lie on the air.

  • ?
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    7 years ago

    "Apparently Hillary Clinton didn't think so."

    That's BS. You are parroting talking points without bothering to learn all of the facts.

  • 7 years ago

    American politicians are so evil. It's no wonder that we're hated all around the world. Not only have we been funding and arming al Queda (Al CIAda) in Lybia and Syria, but we have been indirectly aiding Boko Haram as well. This corruption will not end until the American people stop putting up with it.

  • 7 years ago

    I think the Obamas think they're an " extremist " group which is probably why.......if Michelle's " selfie " doesn't work .........Michelle will probably either " unfriend " Boko Haram on Facebook or......if Michelle gets really tough.....she may ask her husband to threaten them with " sanctions " ?

  • 7 years ago

    Yes. "Clinton said that as Secretary of State she had numerous meetings with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and had urged the Nigerian government to do more on counterterrorism." Apparently, she did think they were a terrorist organization.

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