(As appeared in Ithaca Journal 01/27/2015, Page B02, New York) Arab leaders need to focus on defeating extremists by NAT YOGACHANDRA Early this month, hundreds of Boko Haram Islamic militants drove in trucks and armored vehicles, seized the Nigerian town of Baga and killed nearly 2,000 villagers, including women and children. They left bodies scattered everywhere. Amnesty International described this terrible crime as the “deadliest massacre” from Boko Haram, and leaders said they had given up counting the bodies left lying on the streets. While France mourned the recent terror attacks in Paris and global leaders joined the march in a show of unity on the streets of Paris, many around the globe have questioned why this terrible crime against humanity in Nigeria was almost ignored. According to data compiled by the U.N. Council for Foreign Relations, deaths caused by Boko Haram are now comparable with the number of civilians killed by ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant)