Meanwhile in Nigeria: mass starvation of children thanks to Boko Haram

[turzovka]

If you believe in God then you believe in demonic evil. Boko Haram is just as evil as ISIS. They not only have no concern for human life, they delight in seeing humanity being tortured to death. I, myself, would be in favor of military operations attacking and destroying Boko Haram and ISIS --- knowing full well it will be messy and not end well in many ways. This has gone on far too long.

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News from The Associated Press

Sep 9, 2:46 AM EDT

NIGERIA FACING 'A FAMINE UNLIKE ANY WE HAVE EVER SEEN'

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- The whimpers from skeletally thin babies too weak to cry are a harbinger of worse things to come: A quarter of the children lucky enough to make it to this emergency feeding center are dying. They are the latest victims of Boko Haram's Islamic insurgency.

Nearly a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished because Boko Haram has disrupted trade and farming, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Toby Lanzer warned at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday. About 2 million people in the region have not been reached, "and we can't assess their situation. We can estimate that it's awful."

With Nigeria in a recession and without speedy outside help, "we will see, I think, a famine unlike any we have ever seen anywhere," he said.

One million refugees from Boko Haram are crowded into camps in Maiduguri. Outside the camps, fresh produce is cruelly bountiful. Markets are filled with pineapples, oranges, cabbage, green beans, tomatoes and carrots. But most refugees cannot afford them, and Nigeria's government is investigating reports of officials stealing food aid.

Elsewhere, 1 million children are trapped in areas too dangerous to reach because of Boko Haram, the U.N. children's agency estimates. Its effort to reach some of them was put on hold in July when the extremists attacked a military-escorted humanitarian convoy on a major highway and a rocket hit the windshield of an armored car. Boko Haram has been hostile to Western medicine.

 

[Weatherman2020]

If you believe in God then you believe in demonic evil. Boko Haram is just as evil as ISIS. They not only have no concern for human life, they delight in seeing humanity being tortured to death. I, myself, would be in favor of military operations attacking and destroying Boko Haram and ISIS --- knowing full well it will be messy and not end well in many ways. This has gone on far too long.

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News from The Associated Press

Sep 9, 2:46 AM EDT

NIGERIA FACING 'A FAMINE UNLIKE ANY WE HAVE EVER SEEN'

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- The whimpers from skeletally thin babies too weak to cry are a harbinger of worse things to come: A quarter of the children lucky enough to make it to this emergency feeding center are dying. They are the latest victims of Boko Haram's Islamic insurgency.

Nearly a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished because Boko Haram has disrupted trade and farming, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Toby Lanzer warned at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday. About 2 million people in the region have not been reached, "and we can't assess their situation. We can estimate that it's awful."

With Nigeria in a recession and without speedy outside help, "we will see, I think, a famine unlike any we have ever seen anywhere," he said.

One million refugees from Boko Haram are crowded into camps in Maiduguri. Outside the camps, fresh produce is cruelly bountiful. Markets are filled with pineapples, oranges, cabbage, green beans, tomatoes and carrots. But most refugees cannot afford them, and Nigeria's government is investigating reports of officials stealing food aid.

Elsewhere, 1 million children are trapped in areas too dangerous to reach because of Boko Haram, the U.N. children's agency estimates. Its effort to reach some of them was put on hold in July when the extremists attacked a military-escorted humanitarian convoy on a major highway and a rocket hit the windshield of an armored car. Boko Haram has been hostile to Western medicine.

File another one under "world opinion"

 

[The Irish Ram]

We are so politically correct. We hand money out like it was candy, and yet things like mass starvation, girls being kidnapped and sold and nothing. Nothing. I am so ashamed to have a president like Obama.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Time for the Obamas to take firm and swift action again.

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

The End of Plenty

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

If you believe in God then you believe in demonic evil. Boko Haram is just as evil as ISIS. They not only have no concern for human life, they delight in seeing humanity being tortured to death. I, myself, would be in favor of military operations attacking and destroying Boko Haram and ISIS --- knowing full well it will be messy and not end well in many ways. This has gone on far too long.

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News from The Associated Press

Sep 9, 2:46 AM EDT

NIGERIA FACING 'A FAMINE UNLIKE ANY WE HAVE EVER SEEN'

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- The whimpers from skeletally thin babies too weak to cry are a harbinger of worse things to come: A quarter of the children lucky enough to make it to this emergency feeding center are dying. They are the latest victims of Boko Haram's Islamic insurgency.

Nearly a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished because Boko Haram has disrupted trade and farming, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Toby Lanzer warned at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday. About 2 million people in the region have not been reached, "and we can't assess their situation. We can estimate that it's awful."

With Nigeria in a recession and without speedy outside help, "we will see, I think, a famine unlike any we have ever seen anywhere," he said.

One million refugees from Boko Haram are crowded into camps in Maiduguri. Outside the camps, fresh produce is cruelly bountiful. Markets are filled with pineapples, oranges, cabbage, green beans, tomatoes and carrots. But most refugees cannot afford them, and Nigeria's government is investigating reports of officials stealing food aid.

Elsewhere, 1 million children are trapped in areas too dangerous to reach because of Boko Haram, the U.N. children's agency estimates. Its effort to reach some of them was put on hold in July when the extremists attacked a military-escorted humanitarian convoy on a major highway and a rocket hit the windshield of an armored car. Boko Haram has been hostile to Western medicine.

#bringbackourgirls was so successful let's start a #feedthekids and rejoice in our success.....
Wait

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

We are so politically correct. We hand money out like it was candy, and yet things like mass starvation, girls being kidnapped and sold and nothing. Nothing. I am so ashamed to have a president like Obama.

Muslim lives matter not blacks

 

[2aguy]

If you believe in God then you believe in demonic evil. Boko Haram is just as evil as ISIS. They not only have no concern for human life, they delight in seeing humanity being tortured to death. I, myself, would be in favor of military operations attacking and destroying Boko Haram and ISIS --- knowing full well it will be messy and not end well in many ways. This has gone on far too long.

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News from The Associated Press

Sep 9, 2:46 AM EDT

NIGERIA FACING 'A FAMINE UNLIKE ANY WE HAVE EVER SEEN'

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- The whimpers from skeletally thin babies too weak to cry are a harbinger of worse things to come: A quarter of the children lucky enough to make it to this emergency feeding center are dying. They are the latest victims of Boko Haram's Islamic insurgency.

Nearly a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished because Boko Haram has disrupted trade and farming, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Toby Lanzer warned at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday. About 2 million people in the region have not been reached, "and we can't assess their situation. We can estimate that it's awful."

With Nigeria in a recession and without speedy outside help, "we will see, I think, a famine unlike any we have ever seen anywhere," he said.

One million refugees from Boko Haram are crowded into camps in Maiduguri. Outside the camps, fresh produce is cruelly bountiful. Markets are filled with pineapples, oranges, cabbage, green beans, tomatoes and carrots. But most refugees cannot afford them, and Nigeria's government is investigating reports of officials stealing food aid.

Elsewhere, 1 million children are trapped in areas too dangerous to reach because of Boko Haram, the U.N. children's agency estimates. Its effort to reach some of them was put on hold in July when the extremists attacked a military-escorted humanitarian convoy on a major highway and a rocket hit the windshield of an armored car. Boko Haram has been hostile to Western medicine.

Since they can't really vote for hilary.....why should the democrats care.....?

 

[turzovka]

Since they can't really vote for hilary.....why should the democrats care.....?

Doesn't take the rest of us off the hook, but that's quite an indictment you just put out there!

And I am not going help them defend that.

 

[TheOldSchool]

I hear Trump's solution is to build a big wall around Nigeria.

 

[guno]

terrible

kind of like this

American Christian extremists have found a willing host in Uganda, where they have so dramatically affected the culture that average citizens now consider raping and killing gay people a duty.

'I Kill Them!': HBO's VICE Goes To Uganda To See What American Anti-Gay Christians Have Created

American evangelical Christians have created a terror state for gays in Uganda – DeadState

On Trial for Crime Against Humanity, Homophobe Scott Lively Begs for Cash

 

[turzovka]

terrible

kind of like this

American Christian extremists have found a willing host in Uganda, where they have so dramatically affected the culture that average citizens now consider raping and killing gay people a duty.

'I Kill Them!': HBO's VICE Goes To Uganda To See What American Anti-Gay Christians Have Created

American evangelical Christians have created a terror state for gays in Uganda – DeadState

On Trial for Crime Against Humanity, Homophobe Scott Lively Begs for Cash

Yes, Christian extremists are not kind towards gays, but how many Christian extremists are there compared to how many Christians are helping the nation of Uganda?

And is it Christian extremists who are causing the greatest suffering and sorrow in Uganda or is it the 12% Muslims in Uganda who are truly terrorizing the people?

Uganda: Muslim Converts to Christianity Under Attack

 

[waltky]

Malnourishment rife in Nigeria...

Nigeria facing ‘a famine unlike any’ we have seen
Sat, Sep 10, 2016 - CRISIS: Nearly a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished because trade and farming have been disrupted, UN Assistant Secretary-General Toby Lanzer said

The whimpers from thin babies too weak to cry are a harbinger of worse things to come — a quarter of the children lucky enough to make it to this emergency feeding center are dying. They are the latest victims of Boko Haram’s Islamic insurgency. No one knows how many more children are dying of starvation in refugee camps and areas too dangerous to access because of the extremists’ presence, according to Medecins Sans Frontieres, which runs the emergency feeding center. The aid group first sounded the alarm of a humanitarian crisis of “catastrophic” proportion in northeast Nigeria when Boko Haram lost its grip on some areas and its victims began to emerge. “These are kids that basically have been hungry all their lives and some are so far gone that they die here in the first 24 hours,” said Jean Stowell, an American doctor in charge of the center in Maiduguri, the biggest city in the largely Muslim region.

The 110-bed center has quadrupled in size in the past weeks, but each time it expands it rapidly fills. Nearly a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished because Boko Haram has disrupted trade and farming, UN Assistant Secretary-General Toby Lanzer warned at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday. About 2 million people in the region have not been reached “and we can’t assess their situation. We can estimate that it’s awful,” Lanzer said. With Nigeria in a recession and without speedy outside help “we will see, I think, a famine unlike any we have ever seen anywhere,” he added.

Women feed their malnourished children at a feeding center run by Medecins Sans Frontieres in Maiduguri, Nigeria​

About 1 million refugees from Boko Haram are crowded into camps in Maiduguri. Outside the camps, fresh produce is cruelly bountiful. Markets are filled with pineapples, oranges, cabbage, green beans, tomatoes and carrots, but most refugees cannot afford them and the Nigerian government is investigating reports of officials stealing food aid. Elsewhere, 1 million children are trapped in areas too dangerous to reach because of Boko Haram, the UN children’s agency estimated. Its effort to reach some of them was put on hold in July when the extremists attacked a military-escorted humanitarian convoy on a major highway and a rocket hit the windshield of an armored car. In the steamy heat inside the feeding center, Hassana Mohammed tried to breastfeed a baby while comforting 18-month-old Yakubu, who was too weak to swallow and was irritated by the intravenous drip that fed him through his nose.

Mohammed’s five children have known little but hunger and fear since Boko Haram killed her first husband when her eldest, seven-year-old Aisha, was just a month old. “We’ve been on the run ever since, but Boko Haram was never far away,” Mohammed said. “You will see some women dying in the bush during childbirth and some dying on the way while running because of hunger. Some will run and leave their children for their safety, now many children were left in the bush to die.” The hardest thing now is finding food, she said. When aid workers made it to her refugee camp in Maiduguri, an informal collection of huts made of plastic sheeting and palm leaves, she received four handfuls of rice. “It’s supposed to last a week, but we run out after just a day or two,” she said.

Nigeria facing ‘a famine unlike any’ we have seen - Taipei Times

 

[ScienceRocks]

Where the fuck is the military and why aint the government declaring war on these bastards?

 

[Nia88]

Unfortunately no one cares about what's happening in Nigeria because there is no economical or political gain to be made in Nigeria.

 

[ScienceRocks]

Unfortunately no one cares about what's happening in Nigeria because there is no economical or political gain to be made in Nigeria.

The Nigerian Military or are they so weak that they can't fight off a terrorist group?

 

[Nia88]

Unfortunately no one cares about what's happening in Nigeria because there is no economical or political gain to be made in Nigeria.

The Nigerian Military or are they so weak that they can't fight off a terrorist group?

Yes. They are weak plus they don't care. Many of these African governments are out for themselves. They are sitting fat and happy while their people face famine and disease.

 

[turzovka]

Yes. They are weak plus they don't care. Many of these African governments are out for themselves. They are sitting fat and happy while their people face famine and disease.

Sounds familiar. : (

 

[frigidweirdo]

If you believe in God then you believe in demonic evil. Boko Haram is just as evil as ISIS. They not only have no concern for human life, they delight in seeing humanity being tortured to death. I, myself, would be in favor of military operations attacking and destroying Boko Haram and ISIS --- knowing full well it will be messy and not end well in many ways. This has gone on far too long.

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News from The Associated Press

Sep 9, 2:46 AM EDT

NIGERIA FACING 'A FAMINE UNLIKE ANY WE HAVE EVER SEEN'

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- The whimpers from skeletally thin babies too weak to cry are a harbinger of worse things to come: A quarter of the children lucky enough to make it to this emergency feeding center are dying. They are the latest victims of Boko Haram's Islamic insurgency.

Nearly a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished because Boko Haram has disrupted trade and farming, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Toby Lanzer warned at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday. About 2 million people in the region have not been reached, "and we can't assess their situation. We can estimate that it's awful."

With Nigeria in a recession and without speedy outside help, "we will see, I think, a famine unlike any we have ever seen anywhere," he said.

One million refugees from Boko Haram are crowded into camps in Maiduguri. Outside the camps, fresh produce is cruelly bountiful. Markets are filled with pineapples, oranges, cabbage, green beans, tomatoes and carrots. But most refugees cannot afford them, and Nigeria's government is investigating reports of officials stealing food aid.

Elsewhere, 1 million children are trapped in areas too dangerous to reach because of Boko Haram, the U.N. children's agency estimates. Its effort to reach some of them was put on hold in July when the extremists attacked a military-escorted humanitarian convoy on a major highway and a rocket hit the windshield of an armored car. Boko Haram has been hostile to Western medicine.

And in other news, someone pretends that the US gives a damn about human life when it goes around the world making sure it gets cheaper oil....

 

[frigidweirdo]

Unfortunately no one cares about what's happening in Nigeria because there is no economical or political gain to be made in Nigeria.

The Nigerian Military or are they so weak that they can't fight off a terrorist group?

Yes. They are weak plus they don't care. Many of these African governments are out for themselves. They are sitting fat and happy while their people face famine and disease.

Not much different to the US then. Though the dynamics are slightly different.