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Boko Haram terrorists Nigeria Needs Commandos and Mercenaries to Tackle the Storm Troopers of Boko Haram The latest intelligence reports across the borders have confirmed that the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic terrorist sect on rampage in the middle belt and northern region of Nigeria is linked to the Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). The AQIM provided them training in guerrilla warfare and Islamic psychological warfare which the Boko Haram put to good use in their insurgency in Nigeria. Therefore, the Nigerian government must face the Boko Haram with drastic counter insurgency operations on all fronts as the United States of America is doing in counter terrorism operations in the Middle East where Academi and other private forces were engaged in the military commando operations to tackle the Al Qaeda, Taliban and other Islamic terrorist forces. The confirmation of the Al Qaeda link means that the mission of the Boko Haram is well organized and programmed to last for as long they...

The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/11) were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. areas on September 11, 2001 23 Dec 2011 19:00 Africa/Lagos U.S. District Court Rules Iran Behind 9/11 Attacks NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A federal district court in Manhattan yesterday entered a historic ruling that reveals new facts about Iran's support of al Qaeda in the 9/11 attacks. U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels ruled yesterday that Iran and Hezbollah materially and directly supported al Qaeda in the September 11, 2001 attacks and are legally responsible for damages to hundreds of family members of 9/11 victims who are plaintiffs in the case. Judge Daniels had announced his ruling in Havlish, et al. v. bin Laden, et al. , in open court on Thursday, December 15, 2011, following a three-hour courtroom presentation by the families' attorneys. Judge...

1 Dec 2011 00:56 Africa/Lagos Experts at Congressional Hearing Warn of Threat to U.S. from Nigeria-Based Boko Haram, Link to AQIM PR Newswire WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2011 Cite danger of expanding terrorist ties across Africa's Sahel, flooded by Libyan arms WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a hearing today of the House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, experts warned that the Nigeria-based militant group, Boko Haram, is posing an emerging threat to U.S. interests and the U.S. homeland. The panel also heard compelling evidence that Boko Haram has established links to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which is expanding a broad network of terrorist ties to militant groups across Africa's Sahel, including Somalia-based al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), and members of the separatist Polisario Front based in Algeria. "The U.S. intelligence community has underestimated the threat po...

September 11, 2011, 10th Anniversary of September 11 Suicide Attacks on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. We Will Never Forget 3,000 Candle-lights Will you remember me on every 9/11? Will you light a candle for me? For without the light we cannot see What mortal eyes have never seen. No. Don't weep for me anymore No. Don't pray for the dead. For the dead do not need your prayers. "What I had, I lost; what I saved, I spent; but what I gave, I have." ~ Mattie Terri Shackelford We Will Never Forget No! Never ever. Though the scarlet memories may linger Though the flowers may wither But we will never forget Until this world will be no more. Nosotros nunca nos Olvidaremos ¿Recordará me usted en cada 9/11? ¿Encenderá usted una vela para mí? Para sin la luz nosotros no podemos ver Qué ojos de mortal nunca han visto. No. no llora para mí ya No. no ora para el muerto. Para el muerto no necesita sus oraciones. ...

The following report is very important and should be shared without bias. 2 Sep 2011 10:00 Africa/Lagos USA TODAY/Gallup Poll Looks at Americans' Thoughts on Terrorism Over the Last 10 Years PR Newswire MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 2, 2011 MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In the final week leading up to the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and the events that changed America ten years ago, USA TODAY and Gallup have conducted an exclusive poll looking at Americans' thoughts on terrorism and how they've changed over the last decade. USA TODAY/Gallup poll results show: * The proportion of Americans who say the government should take steps to protect its citizens against terrorism, even if it means violating civil liberties, has dropped almost in half since the days after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. In January 2002, 47% of Americans said they were willing to have the government violate some of their basic civil liberties in order to prevent more...

8 Jun 2011 11:04 Africa/Lagos 52% - 35% Majority Believes U.S. Should Leave Afghanistan Faster Now That Bin Laden Is Dead Majority also favors making aid to Pakistan conditional on cooperation on pursuing Al Qaeda and the Taliban PR Newswire NEW YORK, June 8, 2011 NEW YORK, June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new BBC World News America/Harris Poll finds that a majority of Americans (52%) believe that the United States should move to get its troops out of Afghanistan now that Osama bin Laden is dead. However, 35% believe that U.S. troops should stay according to the existing plans. Reasons why most people favor withdrawing U.S. troops may be that a 51% to 14% majority of adults are not confident that U.S. policies in Afghanistan will be successful, and only 19% see the Afghan government as either an ally or a friend to the U.S. and 36% see it as unfriendly and an enemy. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100517/NY06256LOGO ) These are some of the findings of a new BBC World News A...