NIGERIAN ELECTION RIOTS: MORE THAN 500 DEAD
BlueMax372
2011/04/25 17:28:13
BAUCHI, NIGERIA -- At least 500 people died in religious rioting that followed Nigeria's presidential election, a civil rights group said Sunday [Apr. 24], as volatile state gubernatorial elections loom this week.
Meanwhile, police in the northern state of Bauchi said at least 11 recent college graduates who helped run polling stations as part of the country's national youth service corps have been killed in postelection violence, while female poll workers have been raped.
The Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria said that the worst hit area was Zonkwa, a town in rural Kaduna state, where more than 300 people died in rioting.
COMMENT: "Religious rioting?" Don't you just love the way the media can drop a story without telling the reader who's doing what to whom?
--From wire reports; The St. Augustine Record, April 25, 2011, p. 5A.
Meanwhile, police in the northern state of Bauchi said at least 11 recent college graduates who helped run polling stations as part of the country's national youth service corps have been killed in postelection violence, while female poll workers have been raped.
The Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria said that the worst hit area was Zonkwa, a town in rural Kaduna state, where more than 300 people died in rioting.
COMMENT: "Religious rioting?" Don't you just love the way the media can drop a story without telling the reader who's doing what to whom?
--From wire reports; The St. Augustine Record, April 25, 2011, p. 5A.
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MichaelRigby 2011/04/25 17:38:21
+3The Christian nominee got elected and the Muslims got defeated in the election so its not too difficult to understand who was doing the rioting and killing. Its the same old story if Islam cant win politically they go on a killing spree. Of course they cant help it thats what they stand for.
60 churches burned in Nigeria... thousands of Christian homes burned by Muslims
If it was Christians slaughtering Muslims the media would be all over it.
Over in Britain, the BBC actually managed to report this story without even mentioning religion at all... just one group in the north who were unhappy their candidate lost to another candidate from the south.
Only those who know that in Nigeria, north = mostly Muslim and south = mostly Christian
will have read between the BBC lines (lies) to see the real story... which is,
Muslims lose election to Christians, so go on rampage burning Christian homes and businesses and churches. You could call it 'Islamic Democracy'.
SEIU and TEAMSTERS are hiring Members to be bussed all over the country this summer to "Hit the Streets and Get bloodied" Already been near violence at 2 peaceful Tea Party Rallies a couple of weeks ago in Wisconsin, and Portland Oregon. And we had a bunch of Anarchists jump into a peaceful rally by an Indian Tribe in Seattle a month ago, and destroy private property and damaged police cars.
And the Mayan Prediction, whether you choose to give it any credence at all or not, plays a role as well IMHO.
Now watch him run!! And we will have that fight to face. We are on the same page 57th.
Far-fetched? Not in my estimation.