RE: Help Cameroon fight Boko Haram - My contribution.

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From: fomu633 via ambasbay <ambasbay@googlegroups.com>
Date: 06/28/2015 7:56 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: ambasbay@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Help Cameroon fight Boko Haram - My contribution.

The power of integrity rests within the individuals of those who believe that solving the problem starts with understanding the real basic cause of the problem. 

 

I have not read about the basic cause of the problem in Cameroon.  The mindset in Cameroon is very interesting.  A one way sign in Cameroon does not have the same meaning as a one way sign in America...Police or no police.  DNA is a very serious basic analysis that has been inculcated recently in the American social promiscuous fabric and newly tailored into legal system.  It is also being used to retry criminal matters and there has been a track record of exonerations because the DNA proved that the person in jail was not at the scene of the crime.

 

So what is the political DNA of all this rambling?  There must have been a time limit or what the legal authorities would call the statute of limitation.  Can someone help us understand why it took this long for someone to seek the revisiting what happened during the plebiscite in 1961 and so many years thereafter.

 

Dr. Fon-Fomukong, Emmanuel

 

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From: Elias Bongmba <bongmba@rice.edu>
To: ambasbay <ambasbay@googlegroups.com>
Cc: cameroonforum <cameroonforum@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sun, Jun 28, 2015 10:44 am
Subject: Re: Help Cameroon fight Boko Haram - My contribution.

Dear Mr. Kemah,    This is a really interesting idea. I think the good  intentions are very   clear.    However, I think before citizens embark on this  kind of a mission, it is   good to ask a number of questions. Who has the  authority to execute a   war in Cameroon? If it is the state, has the state of  Cameroon   demonstrated that it has fewer men and women in the armed forces to    combat Boko Haram? If the state (Cameroonian authorities) has given us   that  indication, what they have they done to secure legitimate   collaboration from  the neighboring states, the AU and the UN since we   are dealing with global  terror? What has the state done to solicit the   support of allies, western or  Eastern? What diplomatic overtures have   been made to countries of the Middle  East to solicit the help of clerics   who can help work to deradicalize a few  radical Muslims in Africa?    We have a new administration in Nigeria, what  plans have they put   forward in dealing with the terror that continues to  render helpless the   richest and most powerful country in Africa? Do we think  there is a   political, spiritual, cultural, and economic will in Nigeria to  defeat   Boko Haram?    What guarantees do we have that the funds raised will  not be spent by   corrupt leaders on the ground? Furthermore, how can we ensure  that by   raising money to fight, we might not be building another shadow  military   that may keep conflicts alive when the war against Boko Haram is  over?    Thank you.    Elias    Fred Kemah wrote:  > Fellow Cameroonians,  >  >  As you can see  in the news, we are facing terror threats worldwide.   >  > Our  enemies in Cameroon  are the Boko Haram brand. We need to help our people back  home in their struggle against terrorism.  >  > Vital ingredients  for  prosperity  and economic growth  of a nation is  peace and political  stability.  >  > I  do not belong to any political party in Cameroon. However,   given that I am one of the most highly rated  intellectuals  in our  diaspora  communities, I really feel the need to provide the Cameroonian gov't with my  views on a long term strategy against terrorism in Cameroon.  >  > Below are my  proposals :  >  > A) Form a Cameroon - UK anti terror task force. They will   strategise, also , with a view to  raising funds to support our soldiers in the  front line fighting.   >  > B) Launch a nationwide campaign back home about Boko  haram. That is educate locals to be able to identify and challenge strangers in  their neighbourhoods. Any potential suspect will be referred to the forces for  further action.  >  > C) Train  community support workers to protect sensitive  targets. Funding  could come from cuts  from 20th May  ceremonies/celebrations.  >  > D) Direct request for financial  help from  affluent Cameroonians in Diaspora via the task force.  >  > Please keep this  whole scenario out of politics otherwise the process of  support and solidarity  to our forces fighting Boko Haram will fail.  >  > Apologies , I won't be able  to attend because of  prior professional  commitments.  >  > With best wishes to  our embassies.  >  > Mola Fred Kemah.  >  > London.   >  >       --   You  received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ambasbay"  group.  To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send  an email to ambasbay+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.  For more options, visit  https://groups.google.com/d/optout.  

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