Does Nigeria's Taliban have the West in its sights? December 28, 2011 by Fulcrum The warning signs are familiar. An armed group begins by imposing the strictures of Islamic sharia on a Muslim population, using first moral persuasion and then actual violence. Having secured its hold over a region where central government has little control, it broadens its aims and resolves to take on 'enemies of Islam' wherever they may be found. What had been a local security problem explodes into an international threat. David Blair. Daily Telegraph. 28 December 2011. FulcrumShareTweetShare
