Quote Originally Posted by KingJaja View Post
can we conclude that Al Qaeda has already made contact with Boko Haram?
I think most reached that conclusion a long time ago. The danger is that the conclusion, taken one-dimensionally, will lead to unproductive and inappropriate intervention. That happens when an essentially national movement that has had some links is reclassified as an "international terrorist group" along the AQ mold.

I wouldn't be too moved by kidnappers saying "we are Al Qaeda". People say all sorts of things, especially when they want to scare somebody. Conclusions have to be based on hard intel, not on what somebody said.