Nigeria’s Most Sadistic Killers: Why Is Boko Haram Not Designated a Terrorist Group?

From the Daily Beast Oct 16, 2012 4:45 AM EDT

Nigeria's Boko Haram has been accused of crimes against humanity. In a country where college students are lynched in tough neighborhoods, the most depraved killers are still not considered terrorists by the State Department.   The group is one of the deadliest organizations in Africa, accused of killing at least 1,500 people between June 2009 and September 2012. Its victims are the cops, Christians, and those Muslims it sees as betraying the true faith. It is alleged to sabotage oil pipelines, take down automated teller machines, and rip up telephone lines in a violent jihad against the West.   These rogues comprise a little known group operating in Nigeria known as Boko Haram. This week, clashes intensified between Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces, as the government claimed credit for killing the group’s spokesman. Meanwhile, a series of explosions rocked the northern city of Maiduguri—attacks that are alleged to be the work of Boko Haram, whose name translates into “Western education is a sin.”  To Read More….