[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8817]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           BOKO HARAM STRIKES

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, last month, over 200 Nigerian girls 
went to school and they never came home. They were stolen in the middle 
of the day by radical Islamic terrorists, the Boko Haram, and sold into 
sex slavery.
  What is the Boko Haram? Mr. Speaker, this is a foreign terrorist 
organization, and it reigns terror over parts of Nigeria, primarily in 
the north. They get their funds by forcing people in areas they control 
to pay a tax to them, like a protection racket. They also get money 
from al Qaeda.
  Boko Haram means ``western education is sinful.'' They kill, rape, 
and pillage in the name of radical religion. They are not only a threat 
to Nigeria, but the rest of us as well.
  This al Qaeda-affiliated group is a bunch of thugs, bandits, and 
outlaws, but they are to be reckoned with. Remember the name ``Boko 
Haram.'' They are not going away. Boko Haram is determined to continue 
their terrorist lifestyle and steal little girls.
  And that's just the way it is.

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