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Boko Haram: Of the Sensible and the Insensible
by Mao Kaci
On Obasanjo’s visit to the family of the murdered Boko Haram leader, and Soyinka’s comments on the visit.
Tagged: Terrorism
As the violence escalates
Since the bomb blast at Police Headquarters on June 16th, the Jonathan administration has been more concerned with pushing the single tenure bill and getting involved in a fiasco within[…]
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Oslo Attacks: Whither Globalization?
“…Cruelty is necessary…you should kill too many, not too few…” are some of Anders Behring Breivik’s murderous recommendations for a European cultural renaissance of sorts that would prevent the “Islamic[…]
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Poem: My Brother, The Jew
I’m working on a collection of poems investigating hate, fear, and loathing: Under the banner of peace and brotherhood, my body to be scattered in bits in the noisy, sudden,[…]
Just when I thought we could move on from Undie-Bomber Dude…..
This. I have a lot of respect for Dr. George Ayittey, but come on. “In many African countries, government has ceased to exist or function. In its place is a[…]
Reblog of my Tribute to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
http://lifelib.blogspot.com/2010/01/tribute-to-umar-farouk-abdulmutallab.html Pat-down searches now required at airports – assuming the airport security staff is mostly gorgeous people, this could be healthy fun for everyone. Let’s do this groping worldwide, not[…]
Of Mutallab, European Football and Terorrism
These days whenever you walk into a bar, you are almost always certain people will be watching or arguing football, European. The debate on the soccercolonisation of Nigerian youth consciousness[…]
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Politically Correct?
Cross-posted here And so today after a lot of soul searching and repentance of past sins of unpatriotism, I am back with a new list of bumper stickers. This time,[…]
Culture and Society · Politics · World Affairs
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab: Why are we surprised?
It is itself a surprise to me that we are responding to the issue of the alleged Nigerian suicide bomber/terrorist if it was totally unpredictable. We want to condemn it,[…]
The New Danger
The idea that underlines the banality of evil relies on the notion that people are put in situations – by their respective governments or larger authorities, even mere families –[…]