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Nigerian defense chief claims abducted schoolgirls located
FoxNews.com ^ | 5/26/14 | Fox/AP

Posted on 05/26/2014 4:13:33 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo

Nigeria's defense chief is claiming that the country’s military has located nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists but cannot go in with force to free them.

Air Marshal Alex Badeh told demonstrators supporting the country's much criticized military on Monday that Nigerian troops can save the girls, according to The Associated Press. But he added, "we can't go and kill our girls in the name of trying to get them back."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bokoharam; nigeria
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To: Hugin

They’re still around under various names.


21 posted on 05/26/2014 5:34:12 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Go in....kill a l l the Islamist,women children grandma’s. All of them

Then burn everything and salt the earth with a triple dose over the mosque site

Wipe them off the earth,never more to be a threat


22 posted on 05/26/2014 5:41:42 PM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... History is a process, not an event)
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To: Sacajaweau
Guess who's really good at rescuing....THE USA!!!!

We were good at rescuing, before the Messiah started squatting in the White Hut.

23 posted on 05/26/2014 6:07:32 PM PDT by wastedyears (I'm a pessimist, I say plenty of negative things. Consider it a warning of sorts.)
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To: mad_as_he$$

Russian special forces suck at hostage rescue. They are good cut throats that will go in and kill the bad guy (or the good guys given the current regime), but in typical Russian fashion put a low priority on civilian life. The Moscow theater rescue and Beslan are great examples of how you might as well bomb the hostages before calling them in.

I do not want to stereotype Nigerian forces because I do not know much about the country, maybe they are very professional and seasoned combatants. But I suspect some pessimism is warranted.


24 posted on 05/26/2014 6:45:49 PM PDT by BurningOak (Live Free or Die)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Can you imagine what an imbecile this dude is? UCMTU. We have no business in this African effort— None. It is not constitutional. We are going to spend 100s of millions!! but for the murderers in Benghazi— not 1 damned dime!!


25 posted on 05/26/2014 7:38:17 PM PDT by SADMILLIE
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To: cripplecreek
Thanks for the explanation.

Never heard of them.

Leni

26 posted on 05/26/2014 9:09:59 PM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: mad_as_he$$

Read online that Israel was willing to help, since the IDF knows how to deal with terrorists.


27 posted on 05/27/2014 11:03:56 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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