PompeyVillan Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 They will be lucky, although Boku Haram are certainly causing a stir in Africa, which nobody really seems to give a damn about. I guess there isn't much oil in Africa, or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 They will be lucky, although Boku Haram are certainly causing a stir in Africa, which nobody really seems to give a damn about. I guess there isn't much oil in Africa, or something. There's loads of oil in Nigeria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 They will be lucky, although Boku Haram are certainly causing a stir in Africa, which nobody really seems to give a damn about. I guess there isn't much oil in Africa, or something. USA, France and UK have all been trying to help the Nigerian govt., but have been basically stonewalled. Seems they don't want western meddling, even though they clearly can't handle the situation themselves, and the African Union is on holiday apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Surely a bit of Western intervention is better than hundreds of your citizens being butchered every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 They will be lucky, although Boku Haram are certainly causing a stir in Africa, which nobody really seems to give a damn about. I guess there isn't much oil in Africa, or something. There's loads of oil in Nigeria. I don't understand Africa to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 African Union backs regional force of 7,500 troops The African Union (AU) has backed plans for a West African task force of 7,500 troops to fight Boko Haram militants. Anyways IS have now pissed off the Japanese. They really do need to be stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I don't understand Africa to be honest. Underdeveloped by centuries of slave trading, mineral theft, social oppression and political repression under colonial rule, traditional tribal boundaries erased and arbitrarily drawn up borders imposed by Europe, puppet leaders installed as satellite Communist fighters, good politicians murdered, corrupt politicians steal from the people, sweetheart deals for multinational firms with no ethics, superstition and ignorance allowing disease to flourish, religious and tribal warfare, failed states, power vacuums and not much hope that things will get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 They will be lucky, although Boku Haram are certainly causing a stir in Africa, which nobody really seems to give a damn about. I guess there isn't much oil in Africa, or something. There's loads of oil in Nigeria. Though BP seem to have managed to spill several trillion gazillion gallons of it, to the detriment of the peeps living there, oh and the wildlife, planet etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Japan won't take that lightly Send in the samurai's and kill them all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I don't understand Africa to be honest. Underdeveloped by centuries of slave trading, mineral theft, social oppression and political repression under colonial rule, traditional tribal boundaries erased and arbitrarily drawn up borders imposed by Europe, puppet leaders installed as satellite Communist fighters, good politicians murdered, corrupt politicians steal from the people, sweetheart deals for multinational firms with no ethics, superstition and ignorance allowing disease to flourish, religious and tribal warfare, failed states, power vacuums and not much hope that things will get better. Still, AFCON is worth a watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I don't understand Africa to be honest. Underdeveloped by centuries of slave trading, mineral theft, social oppression and political repression under colonial rule, traditional tribal boundaries erased and arbitrarily drawn up borders imposed by Europe, puppet leaders installed as satellite Communist fighters, good politicians murdered, corrupt politicians steal from the people, sweetheart deals for multinational firms with no ethics, superstition and ignorance allowing disease to flourish, religious and tribal warfare, failed states, power vacuums and not much hope that things will get better. In fairness, there is a legitimate middle class in parts of Africa, but by and large, it's a basket case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Japan won't take that lightly Send in the samurai's and kill them all And ninjas. And televise it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 They will be lucky, although Boku Haram are certainly causing a stir in Africa, which nobody really seems to give a damn about. I guess there isn't much oil in Africa, or something. There's loads of oil in Nigeria.Though BP seem to have managed to spill several trillion gazillion gallons of it, to the detriment of the peeps living there, oh and the wildlife, planet etc... There is some truth in that (although the main culprit is Shell not BP), but the largest source of pollution is caused by locals breaking the pipelines to steal crude oil. The oil majors put great effort into not spilling their products/profits. One of the major issues facing Nigeria is the staggering corruption and theft of money in their senior military ranks, leaving soldiers with Shi'ite equipment and literally out gunned by Boko Haram in many instances. Allowing the west too much access would fully expose quite how corrupt the Nigerian authorities really are, better to allow the north to be overrun and protect their financial interests. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Good to see that Peter Greste is free.Sad to see that his two fellow journalists aren't, as of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 The Jordanian pilot that was being held hostage by isis has apparently been burned alive, Evil subhuman scum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) Just being reported that those charming Islamic State chaps have decided to mix things up for their fans. Clearly bored with hacking peoples heads off for the camera, they've released a video of the captured Jordanian pilot they were holding being burned alive. Don't know if it was the usual British executioner or whether they let some other fruitcake have his fun for this video. It will take someone with a stronger stomach than me to find out. We really should be putting far more effort into killing these folks, IMHO. Edited February 3, 2015 by Awol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) They did it a month ago apparently so probably why the hostage exchange couldn't happen. Got to root these **** out and kill them. Edited February 3, 2015 by Swerbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 just seen the pictures of the Al Kassasbeh execution by fire ... barbaric doesn't even begin to describe it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 They should be bombed into oblivion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 3, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 3, 2015 They should be bombed into oblivion. If you can find them. More innocent victims will inevitably get caught in the attempted attacks on the IS words removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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