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| Holder to send FBI to find kidnapped girls. | |
| 2014-05-06 | |
| [Daily Beest] Attorney General Eric Holder says he'll send FBI agents into Nigeria to aid in the rescue of more than 200 Nigerian girls being held hostage by terror group Boko Haram. John Kerry also proclaimed his support, saying, "we will do everything possible to support the Nigerian government to return these young women to their homes." Earlier Monday, self-proclaimed Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said in a video that he will sell hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian girls. "I abducted your girls," he said. "I will sell them in the market, by Allah." Some of the girls have been reportedly sold as brides for as little as $12 in neighboring Chad and Cameroon. It's unclear if Nigeria will accept the offer of U.S. assistance. Checking American White Privilege, bringing Benghazi murderers to justice will have to wait.
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| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #33 A real leader would also give the US AMBO to Mexico the nod to provide the Mexicans 24 hours to free that Marine, his truck and personal gear. Two Battalions of Marine volunteers conducting a vertical insertion of the prison might bring them to their senses. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-06 22:49 |
| #32 At least we know the plot for Taken3. /sarc Look, I want to help as much as anyone else. I'm horrified by this. But those girls were gone when a week passed. The best thing we can do is preventative measure's now. And THAT is something Obama just doesn't have the stomach for doing. |
| Posted by: Charles 2014-05-06 22:46 |
| #31 Wasn't the FBI supposed to find the Benghazi killers? To date no one has been found by them? Besides they are deep in the jungle. Would be better to send in the Duck Dynasty guys, armed. |
| Posted by: Bubba Graiting8281 2014-05-06 17:19 |
| #30 The AFRICOM commander said, �"The intelligence capability of the US, on most occasions, is usually taken out of proportions and overrated. Still the best in the world, in my opinion. Despite our capabilities and technology, it took us more than 10 years to get bin Laden. The exercise took a huge amount of funds dedicated for that purpose. Or so we were led to believe. I'm a firm believer the attack on Abbottabad was a US/PAK collaborative effort. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-06 16:51 |
| #29 Further information may be obtained via AFRICOM's website at http://www.africom.mil/. Regards Y'all. |
| Posted by: Throsh Scourge of the Veal Cutlets8031 2014-05-06 16:49 |
| #28 What is the AFRICOM intelligence [CI/CT] section providing ? Circa February 4, 2013,The AFRICOM commander said, “The intelligence capability of the US, on most occasions, is usually taken out of proportions and overrated. Despite our capabilities and technology, it took us more than 10 years to get bin Laden. The exercise took a huge amount of funds dedicated for that purpose. “So, the US intelligence is not automatic but we are working with the Nigerian authorities to curtail terrorist activities.” He added that the US had also been collaborating with the Nigerian military to stem the growing trend of maritime crimes like piracy, illegal bunkering and oil theft among others. US assists Nigeria with intelligence. |
| Posted by: Throsh Scourge of the Veal Cutlets8031 2014-05-06 16:43 |
| #27 Thanks for that backgrounder Veal Cutlets. I'm still curious as to the need for FBI involvement of non-US related criminal activity. I can understand the US Embassy Legal Attaché [LEGAT - FBI weenie] monitoring or providing investigatory or lab assistance, but beyond that, Bureau involvement would appear to be little more than 'mission creep.' What is the AFRICOM intelligence [CI/CT] section providing ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-06 16:23 |
| #26 Only if the feckless idiots in this administration don't blab about it to their Hollyweird friends, DV. Particularly before the operation. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-05-06 15:26 |
| #25 Seems like Special Forces and SEAL team 6 would be better choices. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2014-05-06 15:03 |
| #24 What I heard is Obama learned one of the captive's has a stash of gold and he's hoping to get it to solve some economic problems back home (with the DNC). |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2014-05-06 14:35 |
| #23 Maybe NASA could help? |
| Posted by: gorb 2014-05-06 13:57 |
| #22 We have been involved in this conflict against Boko Haram for some time now, so this FBI Cooperation is likely just another extension of U S Foriegn policy under the Obama administration. Nigeria's former National Security Adviser, General Owoye Andrew Azazi, has been working with other African governments, European and Middle Eastern governments, and the U.S. government to build cooperation against Boko Haram. He met in 2010 with CIA Director Leon Panetta, and in 2011 with AFRICOM Commander General Ham, and other U.S. officials, and was in the United States when the congressional panel was preparing its report on Boko Haram. He participated in a CIA conference at about the same time. After the Christmas 2011 bombings carried out by Boko Haram, U.S. President Barack Obama's office issued a statement that confirmed that the U.S. and Nigeria were cooperating against the terrorist group |
| Posted by: Throsh Scourge of the Veal Cutlets8031 2014-05-06 13:56 |
| #21 I'm sure Malia and Sacha are so proud of their daddy! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2014-05-06 13:42 |
| #20 The make-up of the Posse is Sarcasm on my part, I doubt there are any personnel in The Bureau, who could blend in, in Nigeria. They would really have to 'Go Native'. |
| Posted by: Throsh Scourge of the Veal Cutlets8031 2014-05-06 13:39 |
| #19 foreign country with no nexus to US interests Well, it _was_ a large scale oil producer at some point. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-05-06 13:29 |
| #18 Recipe for success. 1. Identify the perps. 2. Locate their villages. 3. Kill everyone and everything in the village. 4. Burn village, plow ashes. 5. Salt ground. 6. Rinse and repeat as required. |
| Posted by: Whusoling Glique1024 2014-05-06 13:29 |
| #17 Can't sell anything if nobody's willing to buy. Be interesting to follow the purchasers and kill them. Might be easier one on one, although the aggregate wouldn't likely be high. But pulling them out of a BH campsite before the orcs could kill them would be a hell of a feat for somebody as slick as Delta Force. Most likely impossible. |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2014-05-06 13:27 |
| #16 May as well go. He's not letting them do anything here. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-05-06 13:01 |
| #15 What, you think the guys on the RIGHT photo blend in in Nigeria? |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-05-06 12:59 |
| #14 I'm with Airandee, heck the airfare and M&IE alone for the FBI Posse could run Detroit for a month. And then there is the make-up of the FBI force, do they send the FBI Posse on the left or one on the right? My bet the one on the left...really blend in in Nigeria. |
| Posted by: Throsh Scourge of the Veal Cutlets8031 2014-05-06 12:24 |
| #13 Rescue or Purchase? Given Fast & Furious and Benghazi one has to wonder.... Nevertheless rescuing them would be a good thing. Send the FBI to help rescue.... then send the Marines (Rules of Engagement: Kill the bad guys) to clean up. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-05-06 12:20 |
| #12 If you can find the girls, how about finding the demons that perpetrated this (and other bad stuff) and KILL THEM ON THE SPOT. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-05-06 11:43 |
| #11 200 teen-aged girls. Folks, put aside your contempt for holder and Obama on this one. The FBI assists other nations all the time. We have resources the other nations don't. He needs to send DOD in with them and get help from the other agencies. We needed to send them last Thursday when they went missing. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2014-05-06 11:24 |
| #10 Champ's sense of an Imperial Presidency just grows and grows. Now the FBI is being sent to help find kidnapped foreign citizens in a foreign country with no nexus to US interests beyond making the President feel good and look good, and divert attention from real issues of his widespread failures in every aspect of governance. What arrogance! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2014-05-06 10:42 |
| #9 Apparently, the FBI, like the BLM, is overbudgeted and looking for expanded job duties to justify their allocation. Looks like a prime area to cut spending |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-05-06 10:22 |
| #8 Is it getting that close to mid-term election season? My, how time flies. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-05-06 09:43 |
| #7 I'm good with this as long as Holder walks point. |
| Posted by: Matt 2014-05-06 09:19 |
#6  Excuse me stewardess, I speak Nigerian. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-06 08:13 |
| #5 WTF?? Since when is the FBI a foreign policy arm? What juristictional issues does this raise? Are they going to be empowered to shoot people? Will there be an agreement about the liability for dealing with complaints from citizens (see Iraq)? SQUIRRELS!!!!!!!!!!! Can I make my disgust with this regime any more evident? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-05-06 07:39 |
| #4 Hate to break the news to ya Erica - the girls are gone for good. I doubt you'll ever see any of them again. Think MH370 or Korean ferry. |
| Posted by: Bangkok Billy 2014-05-06 06:47 |
| #3 For $2400 it might be more efficient just to buy them. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2014-05-06 06:12 |
| #2 Don't forget to read them theirs rights when you find them. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2014-05-06 06:09 |
| #1 Not sure these are the right people for providing the right help in this case. Thinking something more like the Marines, with air support. Of course with the way Zero's been up-arming the various Federal agencies... |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2014-05-06 06:07 |