sweetgala:


2+2 =4
It states it clearly that isreal do not have Chinook aircraft in its inventory and therefore have no surplus to sell.
And the manufacturer would also do all it can to lobby pentagon to get clearance to sell such an item.
That's $30 million a piece aircraft, not even the USA can turn their nose up to such money.

If we can not get the Chinook why not get more Mi35 which can double as transport into hot LV

persius555: Nigerians, open your eyes. Beware of the US govt. It was partly responsible for the longest civil war on the continent (the angolan civil war), it was responsible for destroying the most prosperous economy in africa (libya). Today, libyans have become refugees in their once prosperous land. What was their sin?Ghaddafi, insistence that africa was rife to be self sufficient and self dependent, its huge oil reserve. I belive libyan's know better now, this once beautiful country is on the brink of a civil war and where is america in all of this? It is busy fuelling war in another middle esat country (syria).Years ago, it was in the fore front of arming ISIS againt the syrian govt, today it is mobilizing other countries to help destroy the monster it created and at the same time playing a controversial role in eastern europe.Our sin to the US is that we objected their request to establish a command base in nigeria, our objection was simply on moral and security ground.They refused to give us their zmapp, hoping the infection will decimate our economy, but today the world stood up to applaud our ability to effectively contain the epidemic. Anything the US can do, nigeria can also do.

sevule:

Oh for Pete's sake try and think for ONCE and stop posting pseudo ramblings!! So America is now to blame for our INCREDIBLY CORRUPT government?
Are they to blame for Boko Haram and our government's unwillingness to do anything about it?
Are they to blame for the $9 million debacle in South Africa?
Are they to blame for the fact that our army is ill equipped yet billions of dollars is budgeted annually?
Are they to blame for our missing $20 billion?
Are they to blame for PHCN and the fact that we are still struggling with light?
Are they to blame for the fact that we have NOTHING to show for 30 years of oil exploration?
Do you want me to go on?

You are a TYPICAL NIGERIAN! instead of you to think about the REAL cause of our problems (our corrupt government) you would rather blame the WITCHES in your village and America

adconline:
What are u talking? US has been helping Naija in its fight against terrorism. Another patriot on crack trolling.

ISpiksDaTroof: We also begged you to use the plane of the Chief Pastor to transport $9.3million and a known Israeli drug/arms dealer to a foreign country?

ISpiksDaTroof: You conquered Ebola with our help.

You're fighting Boko Haram with Intelligence we are supplying you.

You will only surprise us when your leaders start to think of your welfare instead of Bentleys and the latest private jets.

Missy89:

The thing about dreads is that at some point you might have to cut it or wont ya?

ISpiksDaTroof: Amaka, first you gotta go change your smelly looking weave. Next, you gotta enjoy uninterrupted electricity for 50yrs straight and drive on good roads(to at least de stress and get your mental to normal levels) before coming at me with your insanity.

Amya:

You're one of those. Those who think trying all they can to cling to someone else's country make them lesser lesser part of their own country.

But whether you like your or not, you're a Nigerian, From Nigeria! Live all your life In good roads and electricity and it doesn't take the fact that you're identified as a Nigerian. You can't run away from that bro. My bad road rubs off on you even though you're thousands of miles away. My lack of electricity rubs off on you. My poverty rubs off on you. I'm sure the American friends smile patronisingly at you when Africa's is on the news again. oh, they'll think at least we saved this one. we helped this one. He would have been in some jungle with animals if we hadn't accepted him here, given him a job and a decent life.

My friend, what you don't know is you'll never be one of them! Your children will never be accepted! your ancestry is tainted. Try as hard as you might, you can't stop being a Nigeria. If your friends make a bad comment about Nigeria, the comment is about you.

cheers!

BraniacX:

I guess you told boko haram to abandon thier unconventional tactics and conventionally take on A-rated dug-in conventional 7th battalion of the Nigerian army at kodunga. Mmmmmmh, didn't know you and boko haram are such good buddies and are on chatting terms, oh! Dat's what u meant by sharing intelligence,.
Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha!
NIGERIA
confounding americas doomsday predictions since time immemorial.

ISpiksDaTroof: Boko Haram is your creation, deal with it. Believe me on this, if we were to reveal all we know on the sect your country will be on fire within 24hrs. Have you noticed that since your Chief Pastor and President were exposed in South Africa--- and the distraction bomb they set off in Kano the next day--- that Boko Haram bombings have been virtually non existent? Now, you tell me who is behind it.

shymexx:

Not really especially when you're at a stage in your life when you don't really need to work a job, and you're self-employed.

Anyway, I've always had hair. Had cornrows from age 16-21, and I had to cut it. Once I go dready, not cutting it till "Delilah" probably decides to.

So, are you on it?

Symphony007: Goodluck jonathan, his government and party are a band of grotesque liars!! The same man spouting lies about the u.s government to cover up obvious corruption and theft sat across the president of the united states in the UN security council chamber and heaped praise upon him for "all his help for nigeria in our fight against terrorism".... If he claimed the u.s ban us from procuring weapons, how is that help? Why did'nt he raise that issue in the council. Lairs!! They have orchestrated an elaborate cover up from the presidency to the national assembly. They should continue, nigeria is not my business.

4lashyme:


You are very correct. these technologies are not hidden. they are in every science textbooks and most of our good lecturers know it. they're just expensive for one person or goup of people to fund and develop alone. All it requires is a national commitment to millitary R & D. i've always seen this [BH, Ebola, western attitude, even war] coming long before now. Even when our leaders are romancing them [western leaders], i see them laughing over our shoulders like we're one big slowpoke of a country. But then, it's not too late. we have to develop real national policy on millitary development to stop the emberassment. Nigeria with her population, resources, real/potential wealth, real/potential power is too big to be buying millitary hardware in this fasion. It's a national insult and [b]our govt [/b]should see it that way and make sure it never happens again in our history.

Billyonaire: It is easy to believe USA and disbelieve our Presidency, after all we believe the Bible and Koran more than our native gods. After all, they have white skin and our President is black. When are we gonna learn of America's antics ? 6 months ago, US send arms to 'Moderate Syrian Opposition', now that same group is called ISIS. Before then Lybia rebels were funded, and that's where the arms come from.

Make we hear word jare.

major466:
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!
You cited the above as your examples?! You know what? I give up!
Just go and drink some tea and enjoy yourself. The amount of underground info about covert operations on foreign politics at my disposal will be too much for your brain to handle.

GuyFawkes:

The whole story just doesn't add up, I don't believe the Nigerian govt intended to get any chinook helicopters, since when did it become a priority to acquire transport helicopters to fight insurgents within our borders?

The helicopter costs between $18-25m depending on the variant and modifications , the UK bought 14 chinooks for $1bn couple of years back so either used or new I doubt Nigeria would spend that much on transport helicopters when their assault rifles,fighter jets and attack helicopters are almost obsolete.

Aigbofa:

The idea if Islamic state has been around since the time of Al Zarqawi, the leader of Al qaeda in Iraq who was killed by the United States. It did not start with the Syrian Opposition. The leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was a protege of Al Zarqawi.

jpphilips:

Who ever brought you close to a covert operation has done himself a great dis service, what is the voting pattern of Nigeria at the UN and how does it guarantee our interest? was the question you were asked, why don't you answer that before telling us ur covert fantasies.

Does president Jonathan have a foreign policy to start with? You sound like a Nigerian politician who is cursed to be irredeemably dumb

XKZ:

The US has very stringent conditions upon which such arms sales are based and even when they do sell, they rarely sell the latest version or with the their full complement of features.

The CH-47 and the Mi35 are not in the same class. The CH-47 can carry between 33 and 55 troops while the Mi35 takes up to 8.

BlackTechnology:


America kept the nuclear technology secret from Russia until some scientists betrayed the US

hercules07:

Nigerians think like something else, we are of little strategic interest to the US, New York's GDP is 3 times our own, when you are of little use to the US, they will go moral on your behind when selling things to you, the funny thing is, the US can be a destabilising force in almost all parts of the world, but, they have always had good intentions for Nigeria.

BraniacX:

our self inflicted problems are real, so also is america's double standards in dealing with Nigeria and the rest of Africa, thier paying lip service to Nigeria's struggle against boko haram is also real, the roles they played in lybia,syria et al is also real.


That am a typical Nigerian is also real.

sweetgala:

They are an imperial nation and would always seek their own interest. You need to go read up on new age nationalism, america doesn't want the growth of super powers, That would only challenge their economy, future and that is why they brain drain Africa , and other continents and would not support the development of a truely stable super nation.

What you need to ask is why can't Nigeria with all the opportunity develop as is necessary.
We do not have stable power supply, out politicians fail us and loot the treasury with impunity.
We have bad roads, Nigerians die from armed robbery , poor health services , we have poor drainage systems and people loose their lives and belongings every time it rains heavily.

Please stop asking another nation to help you do what you need to do for yoyrself .

sweetgala:

Someone does not know the history of the cold war, it is known fact that the Germans and Russians where building large bombs during WW-II , after the war some German scientists worked with the US while some were with the Russians .

The US had also advanced the nuclear programme by the late 40's , right through the 60-90 it was a race.

shymexx:

Sorry, the text in bold cracked me up, and I just had to laugh.

You're definitely a crinkum-crankum!

BlackTechnology:

Germany US Japan Russia Britain etc were all in the nuclear race but it was a German Jew Albert Einstein that helped US build the first bomb

The Russians achieved theirs after treacherous scientists leaked the clue to them

sweetgala:

The Russians had captured a large quantity of German engineers and scientists after Berlin fell and made them build nuclear weapons. It has even been alleged albeit wrongly that the legendary AK$7 was designed by kalashnikov under directions of a German engineer

RockMaxi:

Guy forget that thing wey you yarn for here, try and read properly and go back to make research on America's resolution on "Baga Bloody day" and you will know that America is not sincere on this.

BlackTechnology:

If German scientists could build atom bomb , Hitler would have used it to turn the tide of the war to Germany favour but the best of German efforts couldn't achieve it. Even the raw material (hard water) gotten from Norway he planned to use was sabotaged by Norwegian resistance forces.

AK 47 was designed after a German assault rifle developed by Germany towards the end of the war. Hitler named the rifle assault rifle in Germanic language. It was designed after two German guns namely the German bolt action rifle and short range sub machine gun.