Nigeria to host 2008 Genocides

[JohnKleeb]

http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4050
ABUJA, NIGERIA—At a celebratory press conference Monday, President Olusegun Obasanjo announced that Nigeria's troubled but oil-rich city of Warri has been chosen to host the 2008 Genocides.
Annan congratulates Obasanjo.
Above: Annan congratulates Obasanjo.

"Nigeria is excited for this chance to follow in the footsteps of Somalia, Rwanda, and Sudan," Obasanjo said. "Much work remains to be done, but all of the building blocks are in place. Nigeria has many contentious ethnic groups, a volatile economy, and a dependence on food imports. We are well on our way to making 2008 a genocidal year to remember in Nigeria!"

Obasanjo acknowledged that many people considered Nigeria, a relatively stable West African nation, an unlikely candidate to host the Genocides.

[mark414]

1. only the onion can take a concept this horrible

and turn it into some of the funniest shit ever

[JohnKleeb]

2. yeah the onion is my kinda humor

[UL_Approved]

3. Oh, man

This is a gem. Its too bad that the DU homepage is only for serious stuff.

[imenja]

4. some things just aren't funny

and genocide is one of them. It turns my stomach.

[mark414]

5. it is the onion

we can expect no less

if you don't like it don't comment

simple as that

[imenja]

6. censorship now?

I have a right to express an opinion, as much as anyone else. You're free to ignore it. I'm certainly not going to apologize for finding something distasteful in mass murder. That piece speaks to the callous nature with which people in this country treat the lives of Africans.

[mark414]

7. oh shit

way to bring down the party

i'm not telling you to shut up, rather, a different way of saying, "if you don't like it then change the channel"

kind of like people who hate football posting about how much they hate football on i love football threads

something like the onion can hardly be blamed as being complicit with the callous nature with which people in this country treat the lives of Africans.

settle down

[pig.]

8. uh ya

exactly that's the point of the article...

it IS satire, but it isn't supposed to be funny.

[Endangered Specie]

9. Dang, only the Onion can make humour out of that

:shrug: