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| Bruce Willis adds to bounty for Binny, Zarko, and Zawahiri |
| 2005-11-14 |
| Willis passionate about Iraq war Actor says he will pay for the capture of bin Laden, al-Zarqawi HT Laura Ingraham... Brings new meaning to "Die Hard - With a Vengence" Getting stories out of Iraq isn't easy. Actor Bruce Willis found that out first hand when he went over to visit U.S. Troops serving in the Armed Forces. Willis told MSNBC-TV's Rita Cosby that he does not understand why the really good things he saw happening inside Iraq are not being reported by the media. Willis publicly announced he would offer $1 million reward to a civilian if they turned in Zawahiri, bin Laden, or al-Zarqawi. But, he also offered the same $1 million reward in 2003 for the capture of Saddam. But will Willis pay up? RITA COSBY, LIVE AND DIRECT HOST: You know, Bruce, in 2003, you admirably offered $1 million for the capture of Saddam. I have to ask you, because just last night we had on our show so many of those pictures, those horrific pictures of what happened in Jordan. And right now, we've got three thorns in our side. We've got Zawahiri, of course, who is Osama bin Laden's right-hand guy. You've got Osama bin Laden himself. And then you've got al-Zarqawi, the Iraqi who every believes is behind the mastermind of the attack, just those horrible attacks on three hotels just the other night. Are you prepared even right now to maybe offer $1 million for one of them? BRUCE WILLIS, ACTOR: Well, that was a conversation I was having with members of the military. I've since been told that military men and women cannot accept any reward for the job that they're doing. It was more about my passion for trying to stop Saddam Hussein. COSBY: Would you offer that if somebody else, let's say a civilian, is willing to turn one of them in and finally put this to an end? WILLIS: Yes, I would. Yes, I would. I want to live in a world, and so do the Iraqi people want to live in a world, where they can move from their homes to the market and not have to fear being killed. And, I mean, doesn't everybody want that? Who doesn't want that? Go get 'em Bruce, RIGHT ON! |
| Posted by:BigEd |
| #10 :-) thx Badanov - I didn't wann asound like a Willis PR guy, but that film's gooooooood, no? Counters the Platoon and Apocalypse Now defeatism... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-11-14 23:38 |
| #9 Bruce also made "Tears of the Sun" - on DVD now - which portrayed our troops as exactly you'd hope they'd be: courageous, compassionate, first class killers of our enemies, and men. Rent it if you don't wanna buy it The hell with all that. Buy it. I rate it as one of the best war movies ever made, and the action on this film is exactly how Frank describes it. There is out now a Special Edition of the film which I soon hope to pick up. Buy it. Show Bruce how we support all of our heros, even the ones on film. |
| Posted by: badanov 2005-11-14 23:29 |
| #8 Bruce also made "Tears of the Sun" - on DVD now - which portrayed our troops as exactly you'd hope they'd be: courageous, compassionate, first class killers of our enemies, and men. Rent it if you don't wanna buy it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-11-14 18:16 |
| #7 First off, WAY TO GO BRUCE! I love a guy who puts his money where his mouth is! Also, this begs the question: Why aren't more affluent people offering up money for rewards? I guarantee that the bad guys want to harm them more than anyone else. So why hasn’t Gates offered up say $20 Million? Heck he could write it off as a business expense. I will make a promise right here that when I hit the Mega Lottery on Tuesday ($310 Million), I will add another million each for Bin Laden, Omar, and Zarqawi. Maybe then Bruce and I can pal around some weekend? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-11-14 17:00 |
| #6 2 mos ago |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-11-14 16:08 |
| #5 Wow I'm out of date, I thought Rita Cosby worked at FoxNews. When did she jump ship to MSNBC? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2005-11-14 15:56 |
| #4 I'd donate to the cause. |
| Posted by: John Q. Citizen 2005-11-14 15:17 |
| #3 first hollywood type too do something bloody brilliant, top man lets hope he might start a trend going - hell i'd donate 100 bucks or whatever to the pot to catch old Binny and his chums |
| Posted by: Shep UK 2005-11-14 15:08 |
| #2 Sajida al-Rishawi, who ought to have some great leads on the Zarqawi network, should take him up on the offer and go into a witness protection program. Maybe Willis can recommend a good plastic surgeon in La-La Land. |
| Posted by: Danielle 2005-11-14 14:52 |
| #1 How about dropping any of them from the 30th floor of the Nakatomi Towers? And Willis can do another Die Hard sequel - it's a win-win! |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-11-14 13:36 |