Twitter accounts aren’t really a barometer for success, but they are a good way to fake it.
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Quote from: Brobzoid on May 08, 2014, 12:43:25 PMhttp://www.compareafrique.com/dear-americans-hashtags-wont-bringbackourgirls-might-actually-making-things-worse/Oh Michelle is #concerned alright Shit. See? I called it. And as (Image removed from quote.) as some might view this issue, its how they feel and AmeriKKKa should respect it.I'm pretty sure many of these people would rather continue fighting and dying on their own terms rather than approve intervention from us. Can't blame them either.
http://www.compareafrique.com/dear-americans-hashtags-wont-bringbackourgirls-might-actually-making-things-worse/Oh Michelle is #concerned alright
honestly the whole "hashtag major foreign events" thing has always been wack. An effortless way to show you care about shit you probably don't care about. Not saying Michelle doesn't care, just talking broadly.
It wouldn't be the first time we've seen PD shit on Nigerians(Image removed from quote.)
Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 08, 2014, 07:13:29 PMNah dude is like 5'7 You seem pretty shook to me
Nah dude is like 5'7
If we do intervene, people will cite AFRICOM as some sort of africa invasion/control plan as they have for years now, and nobody will give us the credit for a job well done. Ive been browsing comments on both stories and people think Boko Haram is somehow our fault to start with anyway. I say screw that shit. Its not our job to make sure the world runs a certain way and when we do it, its thankless
I didnt know Randy Newman had deep album cuts like that Still... Nah.
Did Boko Haram kidap you mid-sentence? Post if you're okay
It's crazy how that one CNN article Esch posted shows US and Nigeria aren't even sure if Boko Haram has hundreds of members or thousands
The Congregation of the People of Tradition for Proselytism and Jihad[2][3] (Arabic: جماعة اهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد Jamāʻat Ahl as-Sunnah lid-daʻwa wal-Jihād), better known by its Hausa name Boko Haram
Founded by Mohammed Yusuf in 2002
Its weapons expert, second-in-command and arms manufacturer was Momodu Bama
Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti, the top religious authority in the birthplace of Islam, has condemned Nigeria’s Boko Haram as a group “set up to smear the image of Islam” and condemned its kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls.Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh said the radical movement, which says it wants to establish a “pure” Islamic state in Nigeria, was “misguided” and should be “shown their wrong path and be made to reject it.”His remarks came as religious leaders in the Muslim world, who often do not comment on militant violence, joined in denouncing Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau for saying Allah had told him to sell off the kidnapped girls as forced brides.“This is a group that has been set up to smear the image of Islam and must be offered advice, shown their wrong path and be made to reject it,” he told the Arabic-language newspaper al-Hayat in an interview published on Friday.“These groups are not on the right path because Islam is against kidnapping, killing and aggression,” he said. “Marrying kidnapped girls is not permitted.”Boko Haram militants kidnapped some 250 girls on April 14 from a secondary school in Chibok village, near the Cameroon border, while they took exams. Fifty have since escaped.
The Obama administration is latching onto a mass kidnapping in Nigeria as part of a "wag the dog" ploy to draw Americans' attention away from the truth about the Benghazi attacks, according to former Rep. Allen West (R-FL).Last month, West argued on his blog that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling's racist remarks and subsequent ban from the NBA were receiving an undue amount of coverage compared to still-unanswered questions about the 2012 attacks in Libya. The Fox News contributor went a step further on Monday when he implied that first lady Michelle Obama attempted to distract from Benghazi by decrying a radical Islamist group's abduction of more than 270 Nigerian schoolgirls."Are we witnessing an Obama 'Wag the Dog' moment with Boko Haram in Nigeria?" West wrote. "I say yes."The first lady joined a Twitter hashtag campaign, #BringBackOurGirls, last week to raise awareness of the missing girls captured by Boko Haram:West questioned the timing of the first lady's advocacy before invoking Benghazi, the scandal enveloping the Department of Veterans Affairs and the spiraling situation in Ukraine as examples of what he deems to be more pressing issues facing the Obama administration."So what better time than right now, to create the straw man of Boko Haram, another distraction for which no real action will take place," he wrote. "Anyone remember Joseph Kony?"Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham similarly blasted Democrats on Thursday for not beating the same "powerful drumbeat for justice" for the Benghazi attacks as they are now for the kidnapping in Nigeria.
What happened with the VA is goddamn criminal, and I'm surprised that story isn't getting more attention, particularly since it's such an obvious home run for the "socialized medicine = death and rationing" argument.
Quote from: AWESOM-O on May 12, 2014, 12:45:07 PMWhat happened with the VA is goddamn criminal, and I'm surprised that story isn't getting more attention, particularly since it's such an obvious home run for the "socialized medicine = death and rationing" argument.I saw a conservative opinion piece on it somewhere last week. The crux was that this was more evidence of Obama not caring about or understanding the military.It's like bro, this is tee ball here, not even a slow pitch.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cocaine-use-in-britain-so-high-it-has-contaminated-our-drinking-water-report-shows-9350477.html please explain BroseidonBrit booger sugar game really that deep
"There is no use crying over spilt milk,"
Pure blatant racism at work, no latin american country should support the Olympics, apparently nazy germany was good enough for them but not Brazil. (Image removed from quote.)
MANDARK CONTROL YOUR PEOPLE
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/16/world/asia/india-narendra-modi-profile/Modi is poised to take the seat of India. Hard to say how I feel about him. I identify with him as a gujurati, and he has done some great things for our state. I see him as being very good for India in terms of structure and business, but I feel as though there's definitely an intolerant horizon on his rule; it will not be kind to the muslims given his past history. He strikes me as having the potential to become a very dangerous ruler in these economically and culturally insecure times for India. But maybe im just fearful? I don't know. I believe he can and will change India, for better and worse. Thats all I can say.Edit: there is just this hitleresque energy he has about him that disturbs me and sets off a lot of my cautionary buttons, and not just because hes a BJP right winger. India has severe social issues that need to be addressed and I'm 100% sure he will ignore them or address them poorly.
I can't wait until we achieve a post-racial society like Europe.
Can we digest this for a minute?QuoteOn a bad day, breathing the air in Beijing is equivalent to smoking 21 cigarettes.
On a bad day, breathing the air in Beijing is equivalent to smoking 21 cigarettes.
Quote from: Esch on May 20, 2014, 08:17:42 PMCan we digest this for a minute?QuoteOn a bad day, breathing the air in Beijing is equivalent to smoking 21 cigarettes.Pollution in parts of China is absolutely insane, it makes LA look like the Biodome or something.
and it all blows over the sea to herewhich gives people here ammo to feed hatred of chinesewhich is about the last thing japan needs right now
http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/thelede/2014/05/20/young-iranians-arrested-for-being-happy-in-tehran/
I think the majority of Japanese are extremely anti-war, but there's no other viable party to vote for besides the Conservative party.
Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on May 20, 2014, 10:29:35 PMand it all blows over the sea to herewhich gives people here ammo to feed hatred of chinesewhich is about the last thing japan needs right nowYeah, even my 9-year-old was feeling incensed over Abe's latest rhetoric. I mean, Bush Jr. really opened up the possibility of overseas military involvement for Japan, with the request that they be on hand to supply forces in Iraq. That was a seriously weird request to a country which ostensibly is only allowed a limited Self-Defense Force.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27480845
Quote from: chronovore on May 21, 2014, 06:14:16 AMQuote from: Oscar the Grouch on May 20, 2014, 10:29:35 PMand it all blows over the sea to herewhich gives people here ammo to feed hatred of chinesewhich is about the last thing japan needs right nowYeah, even my 9-year-old was feeling incensed over Abe's latest rhetoric. I mean, Bush Jr. really opened up the possibility of overseas military involvement for Japan, with the request that they be on hand to supply forces in Iraq. That was a seriously weird request to a country which ostensibly is only allowed a limited Self-Defense Force.It's inevitable that Japan will re-militarize and with the US's support. China can't really go uncontested in that region especially after the bullshit with the Senkaku Islands and their ridiculous ADIZ expansion which cuts deep into Japanese and Korean waters. India was supposed to be China's equal in the 80's and eventually overtake them but obviously that never happened so the only other option is Japan.
