In the meantime,Boko Haram has killed 2,000 civilians so far this year.

[sufrommich]

Including 100 innocent people Saturday night. Proving that if you want to generate outrage and massive protests,location is everything.

Boko Haram extremists have killed more than 100 people and hoisted their black and white flag over a north-eastern town left undefended by Nigeria's military, according to a civil defence spokesman and a human rights advocate.

Hundreds of people in another north-eastern area, Askira Uba, are fleeing after receiving letters from the Boko Haram threatening to attack and take over their villages, Abbas Gava, a spokesman for the Nigerian Vigilante Group said.

"Nine major villages are on the run," he said.

Survivors said on Saturday that the insurgents had attacked the town of Damboa before dawn on Friday, firing rocket-propelled grenades, throwing homemade bombs into homes and gunning down people as they tried to escape the ensuing fires. Most of the town had burned down, they said.

A human rights advocate said Boko Haram had struck again as people were trying to bury their dead, and that the toll was probably much higher than 100. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorised to speak to reporters.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/19/boko-haram-kill-100-people-take-control-nigerian-town

[maddezmom]

1. Thanks for posting

[riderinthestorm]

2. This isn't Israel, Palestine, Russia or Ukraine so it will predictably fall off the page quickly

Thanks for posting sufrommich....

K&R

[Throd]

3. Outrage is selective.

[RobertEarl]

4. Another civil war?

There is a lot of oil that comes from Nigeria. And there are a lot of natural resources there. I guess the natives are being robbed? Why is the Nigerian military allowing this? Who is supplying the weapons? Kinda reminds one of the conquest of the Americas, eh?

[ieoeja]

5. "Why is the Nigerian military allowing this?" The military was cut to ribbons due to military coups.

[RobertEarl]

7. I wonder if big oil is involved?

IIRC, Shell oil has a very large investment going there. And that Nigeria suffered an oil spill larger than that in the Gulf of Mexico. But I'm sure big oil wouldn't do anything wrong.

[Throd]

8. More like Big Religion.

[RobertEarl]

10. What religion?

You do know about big oil and Nigeria, right?

[Archae]

13. The religion of "We don't like your faith so we're going to kill you"

In other words, fundamentalism.

[Throd]

15. Radical Muslims killing Christians and fellow Muslims for not being Muslimy enough.

[RobertEarl]

16. Yeah

How many times has the 1% used religion to do their dirty work?

[Throd]

17. Often enough, but not every time.

[LeftishBrit]

6. k&r

Not that we shouldn't ALSO be worrying about Ukraine, Gaza, and the many other conflict zones; but let us not forget the vicious disaster that is Boko Haram.

[Orrex]

9. Are we funding Boko Haram and blocking efforts by the UN to censure them?

If so, then I can see how the comparison might make a little sense.

Otherwise, none at all.

[morningfog]

12. You got right to it.

I am against wars. But, I only ostensibly have a say in what my government does.

[msongs]

11. so what are the people of Nigeria doing to stop this? nt

[Archae]

14. Sending more e-mails to potential suckers.