Oh my! I didn't know that they used him agains the Soviets!

 Bush was always a greedy Bastard He goat anyway, using his "war on terrorism" as an excuse to take Iraq's oil. also another example of Christians murdering people of other religions ( of course Bush wasn't going to bring the "religion" thing into light, but that's what he was doing.)
and Yes you are right, Only GOd can truely count the innocent lives murdered by Bush in his bullshit war, the American people are still up in arms about being there still! I know some of the sodiers personally, and they say that they do as much good as they can for the Iraqi people because they are the loosers in it all, and the Iraqi people know that the sodiers are trying to do good, and that they are just pawns for their government. although I do believe that Sadam Hussein was a Devil, and murdered his own people, and needed to be removed, I also believe that was for the Iraqies to do.
but Bin Ladin's own family disowned him for his military and religious fanaticism. what of that?

Yes you are right about America misleading their own people for the gov's gain, this gov is just as corrupt as yours is, they are just better at hiding it or making it "legal"

  I don't think America will end any time soon, it is too strong, but it is taking a heavy hit now due to it's own greed and stupidity, over extending it's banks and credit . The American people are being hit hard now including me, but I will not complain, I have a roof and cloths and food, and my Loving Husband, I worry more about my people in naija. and half a mind to leave this greedy corrupt place,

 Dclm2008,  A little Islam 101 here:

Jihad: Arabic word meaning to strive against evil for GOD's sake

Jihad is the Arabic for what can be variously translated as "struggle" or "effort," or "to strive," "to exert," "to fight," depending on the context. In the West, the word is generally understood to mean "holy war," and the terms are given, INNACURATLEY, exclusively military connotations.
The Quran does call for "jihad" as a military struggle on behalf of Islam IF NECESSARY (Surah 2, 190, And fight in GOD's cause THOSE WHO FIGHT YOU and do not transgress! GOD does not love the transgressors!)(AS DOES YOUR BIBLE Deuteronomy 20, Joshua 23, Proverbs 20). But the Quran also and more importantly refers to jihad as an internal, individual, spiritual struggle toward self-improvement, moral cleansing and intellectual effort. It is said that Prophet Muhammad considered the armed-struggle version of holy war "the little jihad," but considered the spiritual, individual version of holy war--the war within oneself--as "the great jihad."

Including the "jihad" as one of the five pillars of Islam is another common Western misunderstanding. Jihad is not among the five pillars of Islam (the profession of faith, prayer five times a day, fasting during Ramadan, alms for the poor and performance of the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, at least once in each Muslim's lifetime).

Still, "jihad" is considered to be every Muslim's duty--be it the struggle to improve society, preventing the exploitation of the poor or vulnerable, or improving oneself before the Day of Judgment
 IT IS ONLY THE STUPID EXTREMESTS THAT TAKE IT TO MEAN THAT THEY MUST WAR AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE. GOD FORBIDS JUDGING OTHERS BEFORE HIM!!!

Timi, Christians are some of the most violent people I have ever known! ( I know! I was one before marrying Moruf!) they massacred your own people in America after taking them all as slaves!!! they masssacred innocent people in Iraq, and their own people in America! everywhere Christians have murdered people of different religions in the name of their own reigion!!

and the thing is, that BOTH the Koran and the holy Bible teach peace! GOD teaches in both that it is HIS DUTY to judge! not ours! so why the al- Queda ?? they are just the latest extremist group we ALL must guard against! Muslems as well as every other good person on this earth!  BOTH religions have religious extremests! all over the world, in BOTH religions! did you hear about the Christian extremest group who's preacher told his entire congregation of THOUSANDS to all commit suicide for GOD? I lived through that.

we all must just read our bibles as individuals and be PEACEFULL with one annother  and avoid the extremests who all want to fight. the world is full of political and religious extremests, and  we all must guard against them whatever religion they are!
 

Olorun E se Ajanni!
well said!

Stop being Rude Ajanni!  Derbi did not mention eating pork, and He was only being polite and neighborly. even though I agree with you that no muslem (me included) would attend a Christian/pagan religious festival, what do you gain from being so rude? you could just politely thank him and suggest that we get together for a neighborhood party on another day.

  Derbi is right, All Nigerians need to learn to live together in Peace, and understand and tollerate each other's religious preferences IN PEACE. It will take time, but we all must work at it every day, and Derbi is showing that here.

 Derbi, you may get a better result of Peace from you neighbors if you don't ask them to attend religious festavals that they don't practice. Perhaps Nigeria's next Independance day festival would be a better Idea?

Judging people is for GOD alone, not us.

some secs of Christians are just as militant as some secs of Islam,
Both religions have the same problem, and BOTH bibles teach PEACE, I've read the Christian bible, and I've read the Koran,  the ironic thing is that they both say pretty much the same thing! Love your brother! be PEACEFULL, GOD/ALLAH/ ORORUN teaches to LEAVE THE JUDGING TO HIM!!! we should get along and Love one annother! and IF ONLY MY CHILDREN WOULD DO AS I SAY!!!

President Obama is a very good man Spekay, and when they make an international trip, they have every minute accounted for, and he had to stick to the business at hand when he went, I'm not aware of the reasons he went there for, but if he had stopped by Naija to say hello, would Congo gripe that he didn't come to visit?

President Obama does not like that our homeland Security put Naija on that list, but he must keep up professional apperances, and knows that he must go through the right steps to get them off of it, and I'm sure that has a lot to do with why he  invited Pres. Goodluck, also to show that Goodluck is more outgoing and friendly,  than pres. yar'Udua has been, and will work with people.  Pres. Obama is a good friend for Goodluck to have. and I like Pres. Goodluck's brass, firing the cabnet, I hope he is trying to oust t!he corrupted and hire people willing to do Naija some good!

Rarose, she does not deserve you if she can not accept you for who you are! if she will leave because of something so physical and just on the surface, then obviously she is not love GOD or obey his commandments, and is not worthy of your dedication!

9icekenn
you are very handsome with your tribal marks! I personally like them.

Queentrice we all know your beautiful, and we all know he has low self esteem from being so ugly, and think he needs to put people down to feel better. he's not worth replying to, so leave him to God to Judge. 

that is entirely up to: 1 if your a virgin and want to preserve that for you wife, then say NO  2 if your married, then obviously say NO.
 But if your single and are not a virgin, and want the money then make her sign a legaly binding agreement that you are not responsible for supporting the child she wanted you to father for her. What's with her? can't she find a man?

AMEN baba oko mi AMEN

where is your picture? can i see the marks? show us! I bet they are awsome! and I bet your handsome with them!

well speaking as a mixed race American from who know's what background, (I think I have some German and Novascotian in me mostly,) I am VERY proud of my HUSBANDS cultural and tribal history! YOU have one! be proud of it! show it off! People of every culture on earth are special in their own way, and I love to meet people from everywhere, I HAVE NO TRIBE, no history, no culture! no historical identity! YOU DO! so don't let any stupid woman say it is ugly! I would proudly wear my husbands tribal marks!

Does anyone have any insite to this!? My Husband and I are devistated! what is being done?!? who is responsible?!? what does the President say? where were the police?

http://nigeriamasterweb.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/25/nigeria_highway_robbery_aamp_gruesome_ma

How can Nigeria ever rise up and become a world respected country if this happens!!!?? This must be stopped! the President must take action! where was the Vice when this happened?!? I heard that the President wouldn't allow his Vice to do his duty while the President was away?? Can anyone lend some hope here??

Nigeria's reputation with the world is Everything! If Nigeria is ever going to make it, she must be a good place for the rich tourists to come and drop their money! that won't happen if this is kind of thing is allowed to go on!

Geneses 2: 21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
23 And Adam said:
      “This is now bone of my bones
      And flesh of my flesh;
      She shall be called Woman,
      Because she was taken out of Man.”

 24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

your wife of course. If she is not one flesh with you, you should not be married.

YES A LIE IS A LIE AND GOD HATES LIES AND LIERS if you are a good man, then put on your CV your personal qualities that make you a good person to hire. employers will value honsety and integrity, and hard working attitiude, dedication and intelligence. sell these qualities to them.

It is not the muslim religion that makes them bad people sweetie, the muslim Quran teaches to remain peacefull, and mercifull, and leave such evil doers to God's judgement. it teaches that if you die in battle seving God, you will go to heaven,(so does the christian bible!) it does NOT say kill yourself in individual acts of terrorism!  It is the RELIGIOUS EXTREMESTS that are mind phyuked into believing that violence is the answer! and they exist in christianity too!!

  It is horribly unfortunate that the boy was tought to believe in the goals the terrorists taught him, it is not entirely his fault. mental reprogramming can happen to anyone! there have been many studies to prove that good people can easily do very bad things when mentally brainwashed by bad people. unfortuantly his father was unable to prevent it, and the people he turned to for help failed to listen.
Please don't blame his race, or tribe, or family. it could have happened to any of us, and the Housa are wonderful people, just as you are.

and America is not free from guilt either, they were warned too, they should not judge a whole country on the actions of one man, and the Nigerian government should recognise that America has been a bit "twitchy" since 2001, and try to be patient and uphold their moral dignaty. we all have our faults. we must work with each other to get past them, and help each other.

I pray Obama will be able to talk some sense into the American, and the Nigerian governments.