The aim of jihad in all its forms is to impose Islamic law. In that regard, Boko Haram's choice of targets is very focused: either places that violate Islamic law (bars serving alcohol, or banks that may charge interest), or people who help make or enforce the laws of what is not an Islamic republic governed solely by Sharia. "Maiduguri: 'Boko Haram' attacks Nigeria police stations," from BBC News, June 7:
At least five people have been killed after police stations were attacked in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, hospital sources say.
The BBC's Bilkisu Babangida in the city says there were at least three explosions, while gunfire rang out in what is believed to be the latest attack by the Boko Haram Islamist sect.
Its members have killed dozens of police officers and politicians in the city in the past year.
It wants to overthrow Nigeria's state.
It believes that Western education is wrong. [...]
Last week, Boko Haram told the BBC it had carried out a series of bombings after President Goodluck Jonathan's inauguration.
A sect spokesman said it was also responsible for killing the brother of the Shehu of Borno, one of Nigeria's most important Islamic leaders.
The police have made hundreds of arrests and even banned motorbikes at night but have not been able to stop the violence.
Boko Haram is just another example of the Islamic chicken and egg story. --Do inhuman conditions lead to the creation of Islamofascist groups like Boko Haram, or do Islamofascists lead to inhuman conditions? There is no clear answer, so it is forever a vicious circle. Clearly there are inhuman conditions outside Islam, yet clearly Islam has a vastly disproportionate share of them. One would think 1400 years of failure would be time enough for rational people to see Islam as a singular point of failure. Regardless:
Without perfect proof, all religions require faith
Islam does not require faith, just submission since a Muslim who leaves Islam can be killed
Therefore, Islam is not a religion, it is a totalitarian ideology
Time to partition Nigeria into muslim north and Christian/ animst south!
The aim of jihad in all its forms is to impose Islamic law. In that regard, Boko Haram's choice of targets is very focused: either places that violate Islamic law (bars serving alcohol, or banks that may charge interest), or people who help make or enforce the laws of what is not an Islamic republic governed solely by Sharia.
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Yes, that's what Jihad is for. Oh, sure—Jihadists enjoy murdering Infidels, "apostates", and "hypocrites", but it has never been an end in itself.
That's why the stealth Jihad is so dangerous—most people can grasp the threat of violent Jihad, but a lot of people still don't have a clue when it comes to the threat of Shari'ah.
John Spielman wrote:
Time to partition Nigeria into muslim north and Christian/ animst south!
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I'd love to see it, John—but the last time they tried, it led to the horrible Muslim crushing of Biafra. Then again, South Sudan has (seemingly) successfully seceded, so we'll see...
South-South elements are as protected by the international community as the Egyptian Copts.
Nowhere on this earth are Jews or Christian minorities protected by NATO. Only jihadis get that.