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| Obasanjo: Nigerian leaders should reach out to Boko Haram |
| 2013-01-18 |
| [EDITION.CNN] Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has said more could be done to reach out to the orc Islamist group Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... to find out what leads it to carry out acts of violence. Ollie was the previous president but one before Goodluck Jonathan. I believe he might have been the first to complete a term in office, but I could be mistaken about that. In an interview with CNN, Obasanjo suggested the current government should adopt a dual-track approach rather than just cracking down on the group. It takes a politician to see room for negotiation with a group that regularly shoots up churches. "To deal with a group like that, you need a carrot and stick. The carrot is finding out how to reach out to them," he said. "When you try to reach out to them and they are not amenable to being reached out to, you have to use the stick." Okay. They're not amenable to being reached out to. Now what're y'gonna do, Ollie? Obasanjo said President Goodluck Jonathan ... 14th President of Nigeria. He was Governor of Bayelsa State from 9 December 2005 to 28 May 2007, and was sworn in as Vice President on 29 May 2007. Jonathan is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). He is a lover of nifty hats, which makes him easily recognizable unless someone else in the room is wearing a neat chapeau... was "just using the stick" in his efforts. "He's doing one aspect of it well, but the other aspect must not be forgotten." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 It's rather difficult to negotiate with fanatics whose sole response is "die, infidel!". Probably why I'll never be a retired politician. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-01-18 11:57 |
| #1 To deal with a group like that, you need a carrot and stick. Lure them close with the carrot, then beat them to death with the stick. Yep, that might work. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-01-18 08:26 |