...so religion is relevant?
Not really. If Kenya was a Muslim country who took Somalia land and went to war with them, the outcome would be the same.
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Not really. If Kenya was a Muslim country who took Somalia land and went to war with them, the outcome would be the same.
NobodyReally
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Ok? That still has nothing to do with why Al Shabab was formed and who orchestrated these attacks and for what ends
Because Al-Shabab is a group that exploits divisions in order to try to manipulate their support.
They try to use hard feelings between Somalis and Kenyans to recruit Somalis living in Kenya, use hard feelings between Christians and Muslims to recruit Muslims, use hard feelings between Sufi Muslims and Wahhabi Muslims in order to recruit Wahhabis, use hard feelings between the Kikuyu and the Luo in order to instigate retaliatory attacks and destabilize Kenya's political structure. They're also known to exploit various clan differences that I don't understand.
They purposely targeting Kikuyu and Christians, purposely trying to antagonize people and get retaliatory measures taken against Muslims, because making this a race war/religious war HELPS give them strength. Don't fall for the bait. They evil, but they're their own evil and nobody elses.
NobodyReally
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Ok? That still has nothing to do with why Al Shabab was formed and who orchestrated these attacks and for what ends
OK, I'm gonna use 'The Wire' as an analogy to show you how I see the connection, but I'm gonna change the way things went down to illustrate my point.
So we know Barksdale's crew has been in control of the the towers. They also have a long established beef with Omar. However, over the years, other crews have been rising up, and gaining more notoriety, with better suppliers. Barksdale decides to form an alliance with the other crews to get better supplies and to maintain and strengthen their rep. In the meantime, they use the alliance to get extra ammo and contacts that can help them take out Omar and everyone he deals with. When asked, they claim that Omar was a threat to the alliance's goals, but we all know that their beef was there long before they the alliance was formed. However, the end game is, people think the alliance took out Omar and the alliance is now able to recruit even more crews because of what Barksdale did, even though the Omar hit really wasn't about the alliance at all.
There is not evidence of Al Shabab and ISIS sending arms back and forth, just like there is no evidence for it with Boko Haram. Pledging allegiance was a symbolic gesture that has not materialized into anything tangible. Even so, it does not change the fact that this is over a war and territorial dispute against countries like the US, Britain, Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya.
NobodyReally
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Well, I'm a cynic, so I don't really believe that. But I actually hope you're right.
Dirty_Jerz
Ethiop
Yes, almost immediately:
“We extend our deep condolences to the families and loved ones of all those killed in this heinous attack, which reportedly included the targeting of Christian students. Our thoughts and prayers also are with the many injured. The United States is providing assistance to the Kenyan Government, and we will continue to partner with them as well as with others in the region to take on the terrorist group al-Shabaab. The United States stands with the people of Kenya, who will not be intimidated by such cowardly attacks.”
FYI if you want an in depth break down on the Kenyan/Somali rift then go here https://twitter.com/shailjapatel
Better than believing conspiracy theories about ISIS or some global hive mind Muslim caliphate
Better than believing conspiracy theories about ISIS or some global hive mind Muslim caliphate
I_Got_Da_Burna
Superstar
I'm supposed to be leaving for Nairobi in 4 weeks. I'm wondering if I should postpone this trip.
Dr. Sebi Jr.
Trust Me
Don't worry, breh. This stuff is all false flags by the CIA. There's never any real violence anywhere in the world. Especially not Islamic violence. It's all just stories made up by the Zionists.
ralph lauren
Banned
so we gonna act like the white man isn't behind this?
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
fukked up shyt mayne. Human beings bruhs. Evil.
