Quote Originally Posted by KingJaja View Post
So Al Qaeda was behind it! . What are the US and AFRICOM waiting for?
The claims - denied last night by the Foreign Office - were made by a Mauritanian news agency, Agence Nouakchott D’Information
AFRICOM is heading home, as you have also noted. As far as the British press and the USG go, I can tell you first hand that using open sources is far too complex (what motivates the concerned parties reporting). One thing throughout the African press is clear, there is the temptation to either downplay or exaggerate.

Why (or who) would start paying a ransom and then give a green light for a hostage rescue is absurd IMO. What's with Johnathan doing favors for the UK obviously knowing most Nigerians would be against British intervention ?