text: Boko Haram is an Islamic terrorist group operating in Africa.  This group recently kidnapped roughly 250 (mostly Christian) schoolgirls from Chibok, Nigeria.  Boko Haram forced the girls to don Islamic dress and recite verses from the Koran.  They plan to sell the girls as brides to Islamic men.  Boko Haram leader Abubakr Shekau?Ûªs recent speech provided with stark clarity the motivation of the group.  Shekau said the attack is part of a ?ÛÏJihad war against Christians and Christianity.  It is a war against western education, democracy and constitution?Û_ Allah said we should finish them when we get them.?Û?  In his speech, Shekau cited his Islamic faith in support of abolishing religious freedom, slaughtering Christians and Jews, selling girls into slavery, raping girls as young as 9 years old, and assassinating the President of the United States.  In a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I was stunned to see a State Department official hedge on whether Boko Haram is motivated by a desire to wage Islamic jihad against ?ÛÏinfidels?Û? such as Christians.  We cannot blind ourselves to reality.  We must be willing to look the enemy in the eye and call thee by thy name.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN6dZhNvvAw 