US Marines carry out first arrests of two Boko Haram members in Benue State - See more at: http://goo.gl/mb6Tts
Not to downplay the bring back our girls initiative but it seems to be a bit of false outrage.
Here are some statistics:
Human Trafficking Worldwide:
Human trafficking is a $32,000,000,000 per year industry and is tied with drugs for the most profitable criminal endeavor, having past illegal weapons.
27,000,000 people in modern-day slavery around the world.
800,000 people trafficked across international borders every year.3 50% are children, 80% are women and girls.
1,000,000 children exploited by the international sex trade.
70% of female victims are trafficked into the sex trade. 30% into forced labor.
161 countries have been identified as being affected by human trafficking, including 127 countries of origin, 98 transit countries, 137 destination countries.
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in the United States:
There are 100,000 to 300,000 underage girls being sold for sex in America.
The average age of entry into prostitution is 12-14 years old.
50,000 women and children are trafficked into the United States each year.
1 out of every 3 teens on the street will be lured toward prostitution within 48 hours of running away from home.
Minor victims were sold an average of 10-15 times a day, 6 days a week.
1 out of 5 pornographic images is of a child.
The sale of child pornography has become a $3 billion dollar industry.
Over 100,000 websites offer child pornography.
55 percent of internet child pornography comes from the United States.
http://trafficking.org/learn/statistics.aspx
Me. I've been singing that song ever since I heard of these dinkshits which was sometime last week.
"We skipped the light fandango
turned cartwheels cross the foor..."
Hate to admit it, but like so many lyrics embedded in my head over the years, I have little idea what they mean. But I liked 'em and sang 'em over and over anyway
"Her face at first just ghostly
turned a whiter shade of pale"
Boco Harem circa 1967. I mean Procol Harum.
"We skipped the light fandango
turned cartwheels cross the foor..."
Hate to admit it, but like so many lyrics embedded in my head over the years, I have little idea what they mean. But I liked 'em and sang 'em over and over anyway
"Her face at first just ghostly
turned a whiter shade of pale"
Boco Harem circa 1967. I mean Procol Harum.
George Will is a little more sarcastic.
On Fox News Sunday, George Will called the latest trend of "hashtag activism," specifically from Michelle Obama and Malala Yousafzai with the #BringBackOurGirls movement, exactly what it is; "an exercise in self-esteem."
Host Chris Wallace admitted to not being familiar with "hashtag activism" but explains that #BringBackOurGirls has been tweeted more than 2 million times. Will explained it as making people feel better about themselves as opposed to actually helping:
It’s an exercise in self esteem. I do not know how adults stand there, facing a camera, and say ‘Bring back our girls.’ Are these barbarians in the wilds of Nigeria supposed to check their Twitter accounts and say, ‘Uh-oh, Michelle Obama is very cross with us, we better change our behavior?’
Fellow panelist Brit Hume agreed and guffawed, "It's trending! It's trending on Twitter!"
Will continued:
Power is the ability to achieve intended effects and this is not intended to have any effect on the real world. It's a little bit like environmentalism has become -- the incandescent light bulb becomes the enemy. It has no effect whatever on the planet, but it makes people feel good about themselves.
Hillary, Barrack, Michelle, the whole democratic party are strictly reactionary. They are never proactive. So many things that could and should have been prevented weren't but hashtag is the answer. Right. They mix the kool aid and their loyal followers drink it. Who in their right mind could not find harm in those kidnappings and who in their right mind would not want them freed. Hashtag, are you kidding. You will never see them hashtag Benghazi though, the place where they dragged our ambassador through the streets. Did Michelle hold up a sign saying anything about Benghazi, hell no, doesn't fit their agenda. Not to mention it could have been prevented. How about a sign held up by Michelle reading, "Where were you Barrack when Benghazi came down." Never happen. Hypocrites one and all.
Russ, it’s difficult to be proactive when you’re clueless. The administration is amateurish from top to bottom.
Starting with the narcissistic himself to his Amazon wife to his VP clown to Kerry to Susan Rice to Carney to Jen Psaki.
And then you have the dysfunctional Senate and the Rinos in the House giving them cover and people wonder why there is so muck stagnation.
And let us not forget the media who goose step through life with a glass of kool aid in one hand and their dick in the other.
But I have to keep remembering who made this circus possible, the people who voted this administration into office.
They are the ones responsible for making themselves the victims we hear so much about.
Starting with the narcissistic himself to his Amazon wife to his VP clown to Kerry to Susan Rice to Carney to Jen Psaki.
And then you have the dysfunctional Senate and the Rinos in the House giving them cover and people wonder why there is so muck stagnation.
And let us not forget the media who goose step through life with a glass of kool aid in one hand and their dick in the other.
But I have to keep remembering who made this circus possible, the people who voted this administration into office.
They are the ones responsible for making themselves the victims we hear so much about.
Global Affairs
Nigeria Accepts Israel’s Help in Rescuing Abducted Girls
by TheTower.org Staff | 05.12.14 9:49 am
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has seemingly accepted Israel’s offer of help in rescuing some 200 schoolgirls captured in April by members of the Islamist terror organization Boko Haram.
According to one report, Israelis are already on the ground in Nigeria assisting.
Former Head of Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau Nitzan Nuriel told The Tower there are two key areas where Israeli experience can be of particular use.
Since then countries and companies around the world have turned to Israeli intelligence agencies and private consultancy firms when beset by crises.
When Ingrid Betancourt and 14 others were freed from FARC captivity in 2008, a Colombian politician mentioned how the rescue operation was “a perfect mission,” which “maybe only the Israelis…their wonderful commandos may be reminiscent of the mission that took place here.”
While the Israeli role in the rescue was never formally made public, it is widely believed several senior Israel Defense Forces officers were in Colombia at the time, working closely with Bogota to ensure the success of the mission.
In September 2013, Israel took “the leading role” in aiding Kenyan forces when Islamists attacked the Westgate Mall in Nairobi. There was speculation that Israeli nationals were among the commandos inside the complex trying to bring the hostage crisis to a conclusion.
Nigeria Accepts Israel’s Help in Rescuing Abducted Girls
by TheTower.org Staff | 05.12.14 9:49 am
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has seemingly accepted Israel’s offer of help in rescuing some 200 schoolgirls captured in April by members of the Islamist terror organization Boko Haram.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office gave no details of its proposed assistance but Jonathan said Netanyahu offered during a phone conversation to send a team of counter-terrorism experts…
“Nigeria would be pleased to have Israel’s globally acknowledged anti-terrorism expertise deployed to support its ongoing operations,” said a statement from State House in Abuja.
The nature of the Israeli help has not been made public, with a statement merely mentioning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Jonathan, “We are ready to help in finding the girls and fighting the cruel terrorism inflicted on you.” “Nigeria would be pleased to have Israel’s globally acknowledged anti-terrorism expertise deployed to support its ongoing operations,” said a statement from State House in Abuja.
According to one report, Israelis are already on the ground in Nigeria assisting.
Former Head of Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau Nitzan Nuriel told The Tower there are two key areas where Israeli experience can be of particular use.
“The first is physical in terms of searches, supplying surveillance and listening equipment and helping in the search, gathering eyewitness accounts because that is similar to searches for missing soldiers.
”Second, is teaching the forces what to do: how to search, how to question eyewitnesses and so on.”
Israel’s famed counter-terrorism expertise arguably had its finest hour during Operation Entebbe in Uganda in 1976.”Second, is teaching the forces what to do: how to search, how to question eyewitnesses and so on.”
Since then countries and companies around the world have turned to Israeli intelligence agencies and private consultancy firms when beset by crises.
When Ingrid Betancourt and 14 others were freed from FARC captivity in 2008, a Colombian politician mentioned how the rescue operation was “a perfect mission,” which “maybe only the Israelis…their wonderful commandos may be reminiscent of the mission that took place here.”
While the Israeli role in the rescue was never formally made public, it is widely believed several senior Israel Defense Forces officers were in Colombia at the time, working closely with Bogota to ensure the success of the mission.
In September 2013, Israel took “the leading role” in aiding Kenyan forces when Islamists attacked the Westgate Mall in Nairobi. There was speculation that Israeli nationals were among the commandos inside the complex trying to bring the hostage crisis to a conclusion.
Close enough David!
U.S. National Guard and IDF Join for Emergency Response Exercise in Israel - Ofer Bavly (Jewish Federation of Chicago)
120 men and women of the U.S. National Guard arrived in Israel on Tuesday for a joint exercise with 150 men and women of the Israel Defense Forces.
The exercise was based around the scenario of a massive earthquake bringing down numerous buildings with multiple people trapped under the rubble.
The National Guard and IDF soldiers practiced entering the destroyed buildings and searching for survivors using technology and specially trained dogs from the IDF's K-9 unit.
U.S. National Guard and IDF Join for Emergency Response Exercise in Israel - Ofer Bavly (Jewish Federation of Chicago)
120 men and women of the U.S. National Guard arrived in Israel on Tuesday for a joint exercise with 150 men and women of the Israel Defense Forces.
The exercise was based around the scenario of a massive earthquake bringing down numerous buildings with multiple people trapped under the rubble.
The National Guard and IDF soldiers practiced entering the destroyed buildings and searching for survivors using technology and specially trained dogs from the IDF's K-9 unit.
