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blame the donkey...
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has blamed failings by Nigerian leaders for increasing "radicalisation" among young Nigerians.
She pointed to poor living standards and "unbelievable" corruption.
Mrs Clinton was speaking after a young Nigerian man from a wealthy family was accused of trying to blow up a plane over the US on Christmas Day.
She said she believed that bombing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was "disturbed by his father's wealth".
The Nigerian government has not responded to Mrs Clinton's criticism.
Anti-state uprisings
Nigeria is one of the world's biggest oil exporters but most of its people live in poverty.
With its large impoverished Muslim population and oil industry, Western diplomats have long feared that Nigeria could be a prime target for al-Qaeda.
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And who profits from the big oil industry in Nigeria?... Yep we still blame the donkey for the ills of the world, when the foxes and the big cats commit rape and pillage with impunity... "unbelievable"!!!
- By Gus Leonisky at 28 Jan 2010 - 7:52am
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meanwhile, at deficit central...
The US budget deficit is expected to reach $1.35 trillion (£837bn) in 2010, according to US Congress estimates.
In 2009, the US deficit hit a record $1.4tn - equal to 9.9% of gross domestic product (GDP) - and the highest since the end of World War II.
President Obama will make his first State of the Union address on Wednesday and will submit his budget plan on 1 February.
He is expected to announce a three-year partial spending freeze.
The savings - expected to be about $15bn off next year's budget and to amount to $250bn during the next 10 years - are aimed at reducing the country's massive deficit.
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The present US deficit represents about 2 per cent of the entire world GDP... Not much for some, a worry for others... Corrupted economics for most.