₦airaland Forum

of course bill and hillary "admire" the docile little porch monkey aka "Goodluck" jonathan - they "admire" him for taking orders in an unquestioning docile manner, they admire him for voting in favour of the no fly zone over libya, they admire him for agreeing to scrap the contents of the PIB bill that conflict with the interests of the international oil companies , they admire him for allowing foreign vultures to swoop in and buy up the entire public sector.  Whats not to admire?

Docile Jonathan who is so star struck to be in the company of africa's greatest enemies will never earn the respect of the western leaders, they will forever treat him like the sell out that he is.

and as for THAT picture of Obasanjo and JImmy Carter -  first of all Obasanjo was never and will never ever be regarded as an african leader worthy of respect, Obasanjo was CHOSEN by the americans to succeed Murtala Muhammed who was the real thorn in the flesh of the west, Murtala Muhammed actually insulted former american national security adviser Henry Kissinger by refusing to honour an invitation to come to the white house when summoned to do so by Kissinger, from then on in Murtala became a marked man, Murtala's subsequent  decision to nationalise the entire nigerian oil industry sealed his fate, Obasanjo was selected by the americans as the "safer pair of hands"  this is why he was ushered back into office in 1999 despite being mired in corruption throughout his brief tenure in office in the 1970s.  His job was to ensure the smooth privatisation of the nigerian public sector into the hands of foreign investors, a feat that he has acheived successfully.  now it is the turn of his appointed puppet "Goodluck" Jonathan.

Koikoi:
wat abt LA Reid pointing at D'Bang?

LA Reid is a multi award winning, super talented producer, who recognises an opening when he sees one, in this instance he recognises that D Banj will provide him with access to the african market that will make him even more money - thats why he's pointing at him - all he sees when he looks at D Banj is dollar signs - nothing more.

I see this as a sign that african american hip hop artistes are now out to conquer the gullible youth in africa with the cancerous illuminati controlled hip hop industry of america  - D banj will give them access to millions of wannabe africans who despertely want to emulate their supposed hip hop heroes in america.  these gullible africans are not even aware that many of these hip hop so called heroes do not even associate with african people in their everyday life and hate to be referred to as africans - they are only interested in africa because of the big bucks they can make from millions of african consumers.  

Listen to a black pioneer of hip hop (Professor Griff of Public Enemy) talking about how white corporate america hijacked the original message of the pioneers of hip hop in america and replaced them with these empty soulless sell outs like jay z, kanye west, soulja boy, lil wayne and 50 cent, why is it that these sellouts with no positive or constructive message towards black american youth are now the richest men in the hip hop business?

[flash=300,300]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeREN_rwnVA[/flash]

cheikh:
aribisalaO
Are we a nation yet, let alone in "decline"

The groups in diaspora like the Jews, Chinese and Indians as mentioned above ^^ in your view, are the smartest etc but I'll rather you omitted them in this discourse because in my view it's unfair and there are no basis for any national, cultural and historical comparison whatsoever between them and the so called "nation" 'Nigerians'.  To appreciate the enormity of such a discourse/topic, a fair knowledge of Cultural history and social diffusion of values etc must be understood- Education in it's full implication for shaping worldview and national/personal values. Cultural Education is important in constructing social cohesion which "Nigeria" ruling elite, have never bothered to think about hence the collective mess, embarrassment coupled with the ludicrous assumption that we can acquire "education" by any means and still be innately competitive/successful like the other groups you mentioned. We never bothered to wonder why it is that we are the only group who are farmed out to be 'educated' everywhere else, without adequate cultural base input educationally? Most of our people can barely speak, read, write, conceptualise and appreciate the world around us adequately enough. It's no wonder that empty vessels make the loudest noise . There is a lot about us that we have not dealt with and I have not seen any indication that we shall be doing so any time soon. There is a total psychic dislocation in our national sense of self(personal/group) from the local government to the centre(Abuja) no exception, hence we seem to always make the wrong choices and decisions. At times we dignify it by calling it "tribalism" etc but it is not, because these bad actions or decisions are even done on local village levels.
Living together for as long as we like will not change anything if we do not consciously, purposefully, design and implement processes/system that will effect positive outcomes we so desire/want. The other groups you mentioned above have their own processes e.g.schools, temples, values etc intact. Nothing ever happens without purposeful thought and action. The groups you mentioned above have a huge library of cultural history and antecedents to draw from which gives the average individual even with little formal education an edge without trying too hard like us despite our so called relative language(english) affinity or proficiency. Culture is the base for survival and competence in every sphere of human endeavour. "Nigerians" as a group do not have it because we have not actively designed and implemented any yet. Nollywood and Musicians are trying fairly hard to construct something close to an identifiable national culture etc but are they really "aware" of the power and impact of their output in moulding a national value system/psyche
That's what happens when a people have no cohesive sense of history let alone cultural awareness of self and one's place in the world around ., hence the bluster and constant hollow headed misplaced assumptions in relation to our encounters with "others" including fellow countrymen and women. The crisis in our worldview or lack of national culture and values from the onset have never been discussed nor planned for hence everyman/woman for themselves like most things in our national life. We are all renegades and cowboys/girls . We are not even aware that Education is a weapon of war like anything else. It can liberate or enslave you hence foolishly the ignorant are not aware of their enslavement even in Ghana . Our ruling elite send their children to Ghana too so that illustrates our 'lost' , confused and pitiful condition. It's total anarchy.
Being caught easily more than other groups is but a reflection of our general lack of awareness of our environment because we are generally not grounded enough in our own culture and values enough as to be discerning and more thoughtful when encountering others outside of our cultural domain. Gra Gra and loutish behaviour is not cool but an indication of far deeper social insecurities/dislocations etc.

very well said bro

martinosi:
Is it becoming a fashion/trend that most of the
former french colonies in africa, the presidents
are all marrying white women. hmmm interesting,

You are absolutely correct my man, watch this clip in which the commentator makes the same observation, he also goes further to state that these african heads of state that marry white women are always betrayers of their nation and their people eg Ouattara and now this old fool Wade of Senegal, Bongo of Gabon's wife also looks either mixed race or white im not sure,but you will find that there is a disproportionate number of francophone puppets married to white or mixed race women.  The commentator asks the very telling question: have you ever seen or heard of a western head of state that is married to a black woman?

It appears that these african puppets are so much easier to manipulate when their spouses are white or mixed race -

[flash=200,200]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvZLlEFRWkU[/flash]

zstranger are you having a laugh?

Jonathan is continuing the process of opening up the Nigerian economy to international investment under way since the end of the military regime in 1999. Since then the gulf between rich and poor has widened. It is estimated that 54 percent of the 150 million population of Nigeria lives on less than $1 a day. Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world at 800 per 100,000 live births. Educational provision is poor, leaving some 22 million Nigerians illiterate.

The oil industry generates an income of more than $35 billion a year for the Nigerian state, yet Nigeria is ranked at 80 out of 108 countries on the UN human development scale. [/b]Its population is poorer than those of Rwanda and Malawi, countries that have far fewer natural resources. Life expectancy is only 49 years for men.

The restructuring of the economy demanded by Western governments and the major corporations can only deepen social divisions. Nigeria has seen a wave of strikes and protests in recent months. State universities were closed by a prolonged strike. High school students have protested against rising fees. Workers in the electricity industry threaten to strike from May Day against privatisation.

Meanwhile the other lackey - Omar Bongo of Gabon  has been allowed to chair the UN security council meeting the next time it convenes - this is america's way of thanking him for also being a sell out, the puppet can pretend to be a powerful world leader by chairing the meeting - these clowns are so pathetic!!!

hope you all are enjoying Jonathan's fresh air

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/apr2011/nige-a20.shtml

A third woman has emerged claiming she had an affair with Ryan Giggs , the wife however is staying put , she beleives these women are just after her husband:

Ryan Giggs’s wife will stand by him despite the claims he had an eight-year affair with his brother’s wife.

The footballer, 37, has denied that he has been having an affair with his brother’s wife and Stacey believes him.

Ryan is said to have told his brother Rhodri that Natasha ‘made up’ the allegations.

Standing by my man: Stacey Giggs is said to be sticking with Ryan despite the claims made by his brother's wife Natasha that she has been having an affair with the footballer since 2003. Giggs is said to have claimed the allegations were 'made up'

A source told The Sun: ‘Ryan tried to tell Rhodri that the whole thing was rubbish and not true. But Rhodri snapped back “I don’t believe a word of what you’re saying to me. You’re just a liar.”’
And Rhodri is said to have continued: "How can anyone believe what you say ever again after all this? Why would Natasha make any of this up?"
The source also said: 'Eventually Stacey grabbed the phone off Ryan and starting shouting: "Look Rhodri, if it's not true, it's just not true. We don't believe Natasha." She then hung up.'

Stacey, 32, is said to believe that Natasha, 28, has been besotted with the Manchester United footballer for many years.

A friend close to Stacey said: ‘Make no bones about it, Stacey believes that Natasha has been trying to steal her husband,’ according to the Daily Star.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2000167/I-dont-believe-Ryan-Giggs-wife-Stacey-tells-brother-law-Rhodri-wife-Natasha-liar---claims-THIRD-lover-emerge.html#ixzz1OaPquLnF

pro01:
That is the crux of the matter. Personally, the only bad thing Giggs did was forking his own brother's wife. That is the highest treachery of all. The fact that the woman in question is his brother's wife is what makes the whole case pathetic. And my sympathy goes out ONLY to his brother - not his wife or any other pretentious biatch around him.

The fact remains that he did NOT despoil the biatch his brother has for a wife. Their sex was consensual: Why did the biatch permit it? ? ? I believe the saying goes that women have the final say about who they would or would not have sex with. Is that not why they do shakara everyday with their useless punnies, and pretend to be 'virtuous' and not interested in having sex unless it is with someone they love/marry, blah blah. And so for a man's wife to DELIBERATELY and CONSCIOUSLY open her legs for her husband's brother to fork her: Where then does the real blame lie? The forker or the forked? If there was sufficient virture and self-control on the part of the silly biatch, there certainly would be no possibility of Ryan Giggs casting his lustful glances in her direction - let alone squeeze her bre.asts and fork her mercilessly. Point therefore is: it is ENTIRELY her fault that she ALLOWED this to happen; she should therefore be blamed for betraying her supposed husband. What makes it even more painful is that she only felt the need to 'confess' because she felt 'cheated' by Ryan Giggs having an affair with another woman (Inogen). Can you imagine? A married woman feeling cheated by another man (not her husband oh) keeping another mistress apart from her! That means the world may never have known about her illicit affair/unfaithfulness if Ryan hadn't been caught cheating with Inogen! Women! That's why I have ZERO sympathy for these useless women that cry crocodile tears and seek divorce ($€ttl£m€nt) because their husbands were found to have mistress(es) (e.g. Elin Woods and Maria Shriver). I am certain that the women too were also cheating 'codedly' - just that they were never caught - as most cheating women are never caught due to their natural expertise at concealing their atrocities.

Let's deflect attention from Ryan Giggs and focus it a bit on his brother's wife who is really the greatest villain and the dirtiest dog in this do.g.g.y tale.

hmm so Giggs has no case to answer- in a way you can understand the sister in law doing this because she had an ulterior motive right from the start, she was hoping to net the wealthier brother out of the two but when that failed opted for the younger brother, but why would Giggs do something like this to his own flesh and blood?

senora aquila:
guys, haba!let's take it easy. All this condemnation is jst based on someone who has done a disappearing act. Let's try to be logical about this so called 'confession', there are different sides to a story.

Let's take a look at this scenario, ryan might have slept with her before her marriage to the bro. she might have tried seducing ryan after her marriage to the bro and he refused?well, hearing the imogen rumor made her spark and decided to stab where it'l hurt him (he's image of course). Infact, i won't be surprised if the DNA confirms ryan's bro to be the father of the child. But of course by then the damage will have been done.

The 'confession' can also be true but geez guys, it takes two2tango right?even if ryan couldn't zip up, she should have closed her legs. Where is she now? Personally i think she's a real silly coward. She should have taped the whole affair to have given credence to her story.

As for ryan's family, who knows if they are also having affair with the lady. Afterall, a pig knows a pig. You don't condemn someone until you have evidence to prove him guilty. All the insults were based on just a letter. Nawa o,

according to natasha she met and dated ryan first when he was engaged to his current wife and then shortly after that started dating his younger brother. Sounds as if she was really angling for ryan but when she couldnt get him on a permanent basis opted for the younger brother instead who she had no feelings for!!!
apparently ryan carried on pestering her for se.x knowing she was with his brother and both of them were quite happy to conduct an affair behind the brothers back right up until april this year.

i think both of them are equally guilty.

I think she thought she could somehow share ryan with his wife but at the same time pretend to be happily married to his brother!!!

by the way to show you just how little regard she has for the husband she decided to expose this affair not caring about the effect it would have on her husband and kids, and then after creating all this havoc - what does she do - she takes her kids and leaves the country, but not before contacting a publicist who of course has sold her story to the highest bidder - that says it all!!!!

the person i really feel sorry for is Giggs brother and the kid (which may not be his ) , its going to be hard for him to recover from this betrayal, Giggs is a write off and Giggs sister in law (Natasha) is a complete and utter user.

so natasha (Giggs sister in law) only decided to expose their dirty little secret after she found out that she was not the only one Giggs had been bonking - as they say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,
It sounds as if this woman only married Giggs brother in order to stay close to Giggs, doesnt sound as if she had any iota of love for her so called husband, which makes me wonder whether Giggs may be the father of her child,

^^^^^

hahaha -its so tragic you have to laugh, by the way here is an excerpt from an email sent by a german expatriate based in nigeria to a friend of his back in germany a few years ago:

Behrend,

Wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a real exciting NEW YEAR. I miss you so much . I miss all the action there…all the fun… He !

But the only thing that makes it better is the good atmosphere at work : Too many projects to control, in different fields, a lot of experience to get, and the ****** guys here are real close and gentle, we leave like brothers than when we ar at home!… Believe it or not we’re working not less then 13 hours each day !

Most of Nigerian people are real poor and dirty!: schwarz ist nicht gut, Es ist eine Krankheit! but they very smart and it amase me many times how smart good they are…but you will be really shocked when you see the way they live…there houses built by sand…

Their foods like posion and better than what you will feed Gerhard with!  …their wear like rags, ! And the big guys of the government, those who are in power…you don’t mant to know how reach they are : Wörter werden sich wie reich nicht zeigen!!!! And they still want and beg us to come to their villages with them, go around town with them, even pay. Hannes and Rafael wher paid to come to a party!! Nigeria government people want people to see white men around them…komische Leute!!!

[b]Anyway, our situation here is a lot better : We have our own house, and three Nigerian guys to cook and clean…we have uncounted mobile armed guard with AK47 that stay with us 24/7, I have two pamanent drivers that drive me around sites and towns, he works as long as I work, only for 125£ every monts, we have big how with fence and big like Brandenburger!!! I am more than president ******* here in Nigeria …we also have television with dish, stereo, AC…and each one of us has a brand new car: a 507 peugeot designed especially for Nigerian roads that most of it are still made with sand without asphalt (those are the roads inside the towns), still they have good highways that link the cities with each other.

Prostituierte! Prostituierte!! Every where, for 10$! and the fine girls that are good are also Prostituierte for 15$, Ich habe nichts wie das vorher gesehen!, the girl will do anything for money! Rafael use mädchen howless and to abuse them with sex and treet them like sluts and dogs every night with different mädchen … schlecht und verrückt! Sometimes we stay in camp’s common room and watch via CCTV!!!! At midnights… [/b]

I am just few months, but I will always keep you posted….Bye and greetings to Janh!
http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/rowland-adewumi/an-expatriates-email-from-nigeria.html

They are in our country amassing wealth, abusing our women , laughing in our faces and yet some delusional folk on here actually have the nerve to talk about us being smart - newsflash!!!! - they think we're fools.

[quote author=Omo_Tier1 link=topic=683346.msg8463716#msg8463716 date=1307357802]Sorry yo have made no point! That the whole SOUTH- WEST UK electricity distribution is owned by American company does not mean BRIST aint SMART okay! That e-on a French company now controls close to 68% of UK Nuclear energy generation does not mean the BRISTs are not SMART. I do not know where you got this assertion from that CBN is control by some jews! I hate conspiracy thoerist just like i abhore evil.

All the above you mention, .i.e inventors, blah, blah, we have them in abundance. The real substance you left out is lack of collective aspiration of what we Nigerians actually want to become or known for - an issue that can be hinged on leadership/rulership.[/quote]Eon is german owned and south west UK is jointly owned by the french and americans - which came as a suprise to me, but the point is that they are all run and controlled by their own people (europeans) in my book americans are also europeans and their board of directors are all europeans at no point have the british handed over full control of their energy sector to africans, chinese or indians - unlike in nigeria where NITEL is up for grabs to anyone who can raise the cash,  irrespective of nationality.  Shell , exxon mobil and chevron control are all european controlled oil companies but they run and control the federal govt of nigeria - isnt that a slap in the face for a group of people who claim to be "smart"?

so we have inventors in nigeria - where are they? let me guess- all working in america or europe?

you can hate conspiracy theories all you want but there is no hiding from the truth - nigeria's monetary policy is controlled by the IMF and the world bank which in turn is controlled by some of the most powerful jewish banking families in europe.

collective aspiration will remain a mirage for nigerians because we have no unified vision, language or ideology, until the artificial construct created by europeans  is split up we will continue going around in circles.

Nigerians in my opinion are the most delusional set of human beings on the face of the planet.

How on earth can any nigerian say with a straight face that they are a nation of smart people when they havent even been able to throw off the shackles of colonialism?

surely a smart people would first of all focus on the right to self determination before any other thing.

I couldnt help but laugh when one poster mentioned the nigerian that is involved in the Gatwick airport partnership - okay for the sake of argument - so what if he "owns" it - what difference does that make to the average nigerian? does he have any say in the hiring and firing that goes on in that company?  
Does his presence in that company add value to the lives of the average nigerian?

The fact of the matter is that nigerians brag about superficial minutiae that make no real difference when you take the time to look at the bigger picture.  

Nigeria is a wealthy nation but  still under the control of  foreigners - Shell, Chevron and Exxon Mobil  exert massive control over the nigerian govt, the international banking institutions which incidentally are controlled and run by Jews exert massive financial control over our own central bank, lebanese , indians and chinese are moving into nigeria at a rapid rate and are setting up businesses, hiring indigenous  nigerians and paying them a pittance (with the support of the nigerian govt) and some nigerians still have the nerve to talk about being smart.
Where have  you seen a nation that gives prefere4ntial treatment to foreigners at the expense of its own people?
Can a nigerian dream of going to india, china or lebanon to buy up a business for next to nothing and then hire the indigenous people and pay them a pittance with the support of that country's govt?

There is a big difference between acquiring academic knowledge (which by the way is not that difficult to do, because all you really need to have is the ability to regurgitate information fed to you by somebody else) and developing wisdom and self awareness.  Nigerians are good at soaking up western education and extollign the virtues of western ideology, forgetting that many of these ideas were tailored to suit the western culture that they were created for.  Isnt it about time we came up with our own economic theories and ideals which will be more suited to our own unique cultures and traditions instead of being proud to be told by western academics how good we are at learning, copying and regurgitating THEIR ideas?

The fact of the matter is that it is so easy to  copy somebody else's template, nobody respects people who cant come up with their own ideas.  The reason that the europeans respect the japanese and chinese is because they are innovators and pace setters not followers, this is why they are treated as equals and allowed a seat at the table of important nations of the world.  Nigeria is a follower nation - content to copy and pretend as if that somehow makes you a nation to be reckoned with.

Lets stop this self deception and start looking inward, we need visionaries and innovators not half baked copy cats who are content to keep doing what has been done centuries ago.

clueless US puppet Goodluck Jonathan is on his way to the US to thank his american puppet masters for helping him rig his way into office, he did everything they asked of him like voting in favour of the no fly zone over libya and thereby throwing a fellow african nation to the murderous vampires known as britain, america and france and then sending troops to ivory coast at the requesst of Sarkozy, as a token of their gratitude they have helped him into office and turned a blind eye to his corrupt past, but the day of reckoning must surely come for his greed and wickedness.

The commentator on this video really sums up the kind of shameless sell out we have as a president:

[flash=300,300]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEgzh8akIC0&feature/channel_video_title[/flash]

^^^^^

yes i agree, UK degrees on average are going for £9,000 per annum - people are going to have to think long and hard now about whether its really worth spending all that money on an education especially if you might not be able to get a job at the end of it!

;d

opalu:
crazy pig!!
he wan go there to speak his waterside english like he did last time.
he forgot that obama is his age-mate.
the way he sat on the chair like as he he was meeting with God!!

Yet without obama honouring him with just a visit, he is returning there for the umpteenth time.
Shame Shame on African Servitude Presidents

I agree -
when will this man grow a backbone for God's sake, every minute he's running to washington to kiss Obama's feet - hasn't he got more important things to sort out in nigeria?
Obama summons this i.diot and like the houseboy that he is he comes running - pathetic waste of space.

Most people beleive that a college (university) education increases your chances of earning more and making a greater financial success of your life,-  according to the findings set out in this video the  jobs for college grads in the US are drying up while the cost of going to college continues to sky rocket.

For those students who are not from rich familiies and who cant afford to pay upfront for their fees, borrowing from the banks is the only way they can fund a college education, unfortunately this leads to many students ending up with massive debt even before they have secured a job. 

For this reason many commentators are wondering whether the US college system is based on a system of deception ie luring young people into acquiring a college education and getting them caught up in debt without explaining that they may find it almost impossible to secure a job at the end of it.   
[flash=300,300]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZtX32sKVE&feature/pyv&ad/6739540474&kw/celente[/flash]

the british police state continues to harass and intimidate the NOI in the UK:

[flash=300,300]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwL_bjuqFLA&NR/1[/flash]

Isale gan - where did you get this clip from? lol

Yes this is Leo Muhammed he's actually a very talented individual - he's a stand up comedian and used to appear on mainstream british tv but not so much now that he is a member of the nation of islam - I have a lot of respect for this brother, he's originally from Jamaica but came here as a child .   He's a very intelligent and articulate guy who overcame a lot of obstacles to get to where he is in life - i really respect him- I am not very conversant with the teachings of the Hon Elijah Muhammed but i do agree with a lot of their views in relation to racial issues and i admire and respect Louis Farrakhan, here is a clip of Leo Muhammed talking about his life:

[flash=200,200]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSGrDLJS67o&feature/related[/flash]


[flash=200,200]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ1jxnwD3jQ&NR/1[/flash]

[flash=200,200]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yXAVodlZVk&feature/related[/flash]

[flash=200,200]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p1mkU0ET0s&feature/related[/flash]

and yes the NOI is definitely marginalised here in the UK, Louis Farrakhan is STILL banned from coming here to speak!!!!


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1959105.stm

Population control of black africa is an ongoing agenda of the US govt - according to NSSM 200 (National security memorandum 200)in which former national security adviser to Nixon - Henry Kissinger recommends the decimation of african peoples by way of famine, war and biological weaponry and the use of food supply as  a weapon of control, they want less of us so that they can gain easy access to our natural resources -  they want just enough of us around to serve as a market for their exports but not too many that would ever pose a threat to their dominant position on the world stage.

On Dec. 10, 1974, the U.S. National Security Council under Henry Kissinger completed a classified 200-page study, “National Security Study Memorandum 200: Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests.” The study falsely claimed that population growth in the so-called Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs) was a grave threat to U.S. national security. Adopted as official policy in November 1975 by President Gerald Ford, NSSM 200 outlined a covert plan to reduce population growth in those countries through birth control, and also, implicitly, war and famine

NSSM 200 similarly concluded that the United States was threatened by population growth in the former colonial sector. It paid special attention to 13 “key countries” in which the United States had a “special political and strategic interest”: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia. It claimed that population growth in those states was especially worrisome, since it would quickly increase their relative political, economic, and military strength.

For example, Nigeria: “Already the most populous country on the continent, with an estimated 55 million people in 1970, Nigeria's population by the end of this century is projected to number 135 million. This suggests a growing political and strategic role for Nigeria, at least in Africa.”

http://www.schillerinstitute.org/food_for_peace/kiss_nssm_jb_1995.html

america spent a whopping $700 billion in  2010  on defence (20% of the federal budget) , year on year it keeps cutting what it allocates to education and social security programmes but the budget for defence keeps expanding.

some people actually think that america's giant war machine is used primarily to protect the sovereignty of the US and keep the world stable and safe, but when was the last time that any country threatened the US? I would argue that it is the US war machine that threatens the stability of the world, the US war machine is used as an instrument of terror to intimidate and attack "rogue" nations who refuse to open up their nations for wholesale ra.pe by american and european multinationals.

Rather than making the world safe for ordinary people, the US's war machine seeks to make the world safe for all of its Fortune 500 corporations - any sovereign nation seeking any form of economic independence or movement towards wealth redistribution  gets taken down by america's gigantic military machine. No wonder the late Dr Martin LUther King referred to the US govt as the no1 purveyor of violence in the world.  The only two nations left in the world today who can stop this rampage are china and russia.

^^^^^
totally agree