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| US paid £17m to catch KSM |
| 2003-03-10 |
| Edited for length.The US reportedly paid an al-Qaida foot soldier £17 million for information leading to the capture of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed - including a £1.2 million bonus to relocate to Britain. The Egyptian radical, who has not been named, agreed to tell his captors the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden's chief lieutenant after he was arrested in Pakistan last month, according to Newsweek. "He turned over and made a deal with the United States, "a Middle Eastern intelligence source told the magazine. On top of the £16 million bounty offered by the US government, he also negotiated extra cash for him and his family to relocate to the UK. A US law-enforcement official confirmed to Newsweek that the reward had been paid, but declined to discuss details. The US is also offering a £16 million bounty for information leading to the arrest of bin Laden. |
| Posted by:Bulldog |
| #9 Wonder how much plastic surgery will cost. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-03-11 00:13:04 |
| #8 "I love treason but hate a traitor." (Julius Caesar) |
| Posted by: tcc 2003-03-10 20:13:49 |
| #7 He first auditioned for "Joe Millionaire". Then for "Survivor: Amazon". When that failed he had to fall back on plan B: the new show "Where in the World is Osama?" produced in part by CIA Reality Productions Inc. |
| Posted by: RW 2003-03-10 17:28:45 |
| #6 Guess he qualifies for "Abdul Millionaire" reality show now... What took these guys so long to turn over for that much money??? |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2003-03-10 16:40:34 |
| #5 As the earlier "The Sun" account of this transaction stated, US is not granting this man a lump sum of money, a sure way to exposed his identity, but rather parcelling out the money on a continual basis. |
| Posted by: BigFire 2003-03-10 16:03:28 |
| #4 Britain would be a logical choice - relatively high standard of living, large diverse Arab population, some pretty wealthy, and many whose financial history is, ahem, not important. He and his family could blend in without too much trouble, I suppose after a year or so someplace out of the public gaze. I'd still rather be living in Bermuda. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-03-10 14:20:19 |
| #3 If, in fact, he's actually going to Britain. I think this is a head fake. |
| Posted by: Raj 2003-03-10 13:29:21 |
| #2 Agreed, but with that much cash, you'd have thought he'd prefer Bermuda.... |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-03-10 13:02:41 |
| #1 Worth every penny, I think. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-03-10 12:55:01 |