Nigeria Christmas church massacres: Obama says “senseless”, won’t say “Muslim”

December 25, 2011, 5:55 PM

In the wake of Christmas Day church massacres by Muslims in Nigeria, Barack Obama’s White House has offered a vague, wishy-washy statement.

Earlier today, coordinated terror attacks by the Muslim group Boko Haram in Nigeria left at least 39 people dead, with the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic church after celebrating Christmas mass.

As stated in an earlier article here about the Christmas Day church massacres, the Christmas Day attacks show the growing national ambition of the sect known as Boko Haram — dubbed the “Nigerian Taliban” — which is responsible for at least 495 killings this year

Barack Obama’s White House has issued a statement. As can be expected, given that the victims were Christian and the perpetrators were Muslim, that statement was unspecific and basically half-hearted. Its text follows:

“We condemn this senseless violence and tragic loss of life on Christmas Day. We offer our sincere condolences to the Nigerian people and especially those who lost family and loved ones. We have been in contact with Nigerian officials about what initially appear to be terrorist acts and pledge to assist them in bringing those responsible to justice,”