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US halted Israeli arms transfer to Nigeria to fight Boko Haram

Jan 26, 2015 11:33 am By Robert Spencer

Combat Cobra helicopter fires during the EFES-2010 military exercise in IzmirObama administration officials were worried about “unfounded allegations of human rights violations” by Nigerian troops, and that was enough to stop this. The many and heinous human rights violations of Boko Haram, the Congregation of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad, would just have to continue. #BringBackOurGirls, indeed.

“US halted Israeli arms transfer to Nigeria,” Jerusalem Post, January 26, 2015 (thanks to Pamela Geller):

WASHINGTON — The United States paused the resale of US-made military helicopters by Israel to the Nigerian government for its fight against Boko Haram last summer, according to Abuja.

The transfer of such aircraft requires a review, Obama administration officials told The Jerusalem Post, in order to determine its “consistency with US policy interests.”

Reviews of this kind take place in the case of “any requests for one country to transfer US-origin defense items to another country,” White House Assistant Press Secretary and Director for Strategic Communications Ned Price said.

According to a report initially published in a local Nigerian daily, This Day, Nigerian government officials believe a large sale was halted because of “unfounded allegations of human rights violations by our troops,” one such official is quoted saying. The Nigerian official is not named in the report.

“This,” the official continued, “after the office of Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu had initially approved the purchase.”

US officials tell the Post that such transfers must be consistent with a policy directive revised by President Barack Obama in January, which outlines the criteria for conventional weapons sales.

The policy requires US transfers, including of Boeing aircraft, take into account “the risk that significant change in the political or security situation of the recipient country could lead to inappropriate end-use” of the weapons.

While the Nigerian report suggests Abuja sought the purchase of Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters, Israel predominantly uses Sikorsky CH-53 aircraft for missions involving heavy-lift transport. Both Boeing and Sikorsky are American companies.

Nigeria receives extensive training and assistance from the US government in its battle against Boko Haram, an extremist group affiliated with al Qaida that Obama has repeated [sic] labeled an enemy of the United States.

“The ideology of ISIL [Islamic State] or al Qaida or Boko Haram will wilt and die if it is consistently exposed and confronted and refuted in the light of day,” Obama said in his address to the UN General Assembly….

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Filed Under: Barack Obama, Boko Haram, Featured, Israel, Nigeria, United States Tagged With: Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters, Sikorsky CH-53 aircraft


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  1. Jay Boo says

    Jan 26, 2015 at 12:08 pm

    Obama said.
    “The ideology of ISIL [Islamic State] or al Qaida or Boko Haram will wilt and die if it is consistently exposed and confronted and refuted in the light of day,”
    —————————–

    Islam is the ideology.
    Obama first needs to call it by its correct name instead of playing this three card Monty game.

  2. milad meah says

    Jan 26, 2015 at 12:11 pm

    Just goes to show, whose side Obama is, because he is a Muslim. End Off.

  3. Angemon says

    Jan 26, 2015 at 12:29 pm

    WASHINGTON — The United States paused the resale of US-made military helicopters by Israel to the Nigerian government for its fight against Boko Haram last summer, according to Abuja.

    The transfer of such aircraft requires a review, Obama administration officials told The Jerusalem Post, in order to determine its “consistency with US policy interests.”

    As if we didn’t knew already which side Obama’s bread was buttered on…

    The policy requires US transfers, including of Boeing aircraft, take into account “the risk that significant change in the political or security situation of the recipient country could lead to inappropriate end-use” of the weapons.

    Bulls***. Obama’s government armed the jihadis in Syria.

  4. Islamisdeath says

    Jan 26, 2015 at 12:53 pm

    Boko is killing off the Nigerian Christian population. Exactly what imam obama wishes for so no he does not want the slaughter interfered with.

  5. RonaldB says

    Jan 26, 2015 at 1:53 pm

    “The United States paused the resale of US-made military helicopters by Israel to the Nigerian government for its fight against Boko Haram last summer, according to Abuja.”

    Actually, it’s very typical for a Western government of NGO to aid Muslims when they are losing a fight to non-Muslim forces. The classic example of this is the intervention by NATO under Bill Clinton when Serbian forces were mopping up the Muslim forces attacking them. NATO planes bombed the Serbians into surrender.

    Similarly, the European Court of Human Rights forces member governments to keep their borders open to legal and illegal Muslim immigrants. The Palestinian Authority ludicrously filed a human-rights complaint against Israel.

    It’s like the comment by Grover Cleveland: “I don’t worry about my enemies. I can handle them. It’s my friends that keep me pacing the floor at night.”

  6. duh_swami says

    Jan 26, 2015 at 2:19 pm

    Nigeria receives extensive training and assistance from the US government in its battle against Boko Haram,

    How is that working out?

    • mortimer says

      Jan 26, 2015 at 2:45 pm

      UK and US have to step in and supervise this disaster. No substitutions.

  7. Bezelel says

    Jan 26, 2015 at 3:04 pm

    (The transfer of such aircraft requires a review, Obama administration officials told The Jerusalem Post, in order to determine its “consistency with US policy interests.”)
    Obviously obola has no policy interests in stopping the massacre of Nigerian Christians. The CH 47 is for cargo/troop transport. It is not even close to a gun ship like the Apache or even the Huey.

    • mortimer says

      Jan 26, 2015 at 3:34 pm

      The Nigerian Army should not be trusted and supervised by foreign commanders so equipment does get sold to the other side.

  8. mortimer says

    Jan 26, 2015 at 3:30 pm

    You left out a few important differences:
    1) Japan and Germany were industrial powerhouses. The Muslim states are not and have no product except oil. We just have to stop buying their oil to stop them.
    2) Japan and Germany were world leaders in thought and science. The Muslim states have no intellectual product anyone cares for. We just have to stop allowing Mohammedans into non-Islamic universities, including military colleges. No Mohammedans should be permitted to emigrate to any non-Islamic country until they can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they have completely renounced Islam forever. Then, the Mohammedans will see perfectly clearly how bankrupt their 7th century ideology is and will abandon it rapidly.

    • Bezelel says

      Jan 26, 2015 at 10:08 pm

      Let them eat their oil.

  9. somehistory says

    Jan 26, 2015 at 6:09 pm

    An interview with Nonie Darwish well worth the few minutes spent to listen.

    http://www.frontpagemag.com/2015/frontpagemag-com/obama-and-the-koran-on-the-glazov-gang/?utm_source=FrontPage+Magazine&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20e031b845-Mailchimp_FrontPageMag&utm_term=0_57e32c1dad-20e031b845-156533829

  10. Semeru says

    Jan 26, 2015 at 6:24 pm

    Same as it ever was

    While the USA and UK where helping the moslems bomb the Biafrans, Israel was the only state to help non moslem Biafrans

  11. Bukkdem Jizheads says

    Jan 27, 2015 at 12:42 pm

    The Clintons also cited violations of human rights by Afghans as an excuse to cut off humanitarian aid after the Russians were driven out. This opened the door to anarchy, with opposing warlords fighting for territory, until the Taliban took control.

    Just another example of the politics of Democrats killing millions of people, including 3,000 Americans on a single day. I pity the Afghans who helped the US when Obama”ends” the present war; They will be slaughtered.

  12. filiksjerry says

    Jan 28, 2015 at 3:47 am

    So, it’s no skin off Obama’s nose the fact that thousands of lives are being snuffed everyday in Nigeria by boko haram. And he preaches human rights as though those people killed have no right to life. By their fruits, you shall know them.

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