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| US pays $10m for Hambali |
| 2003-09-17 |
| The United States has paid Thailand $10m for its part in the arrest of Indonesian terror-suspect Hambali. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said the money had arrived and he would decide which police officers and other causes would share the reward. Worth every penny. Hambali, who was arrested in August north of the Thai capital Bangkok, is now being interrogated by the US. He is thought to be a key figure in the Asian group Jemaah Islamiah, and its link with al-Qaeda. The Thai prime minister said some of the money would be paid to Special Branch Police and local police who helped in the arrest, which is thought to have been orchestrated by the CIA. "The US Government has already given us US$10m for help in the arrest of Hambali, and we will allocate this fairly to the agencies concerned," he said. "Beers on me!" |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 It was a mutual use. Dog can probably write a more credible best-seller than that stupid kid searching for trouble in the mountains of Columbia. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-17 8:30:53 PM |
| #3 Money well spent and an excellent PR move having them acknowledge receiving it - now other potential bounty hunters know it's a real offer. BTW Super Hose - you're on the mark - she had "Dog" wrapped around her little finger, didn't she? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-9-17 4:35:39 PM |
| #2 Duane Dog Chapman would have done the job for $5M as long as Rita Cosby interviewed him. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-17 12:48:44 PM |
| #1 I think that is a small price to pay for getting that THING out of circulation. When you compute the costs in lives and property, medical bills and loss of wages to the injured, law suits, investigations, and court costs, this is small change for what the cost of the clean up and repairs both property and human costs of a terrorist act are. Can we do this again and maybe get a few of the Al Qaeda thugs off the streets. And how about them Baathists, I think we should give all of our soldiers a visa card and let them pay like crazy for information.........a priming of the Iraqi economy and a wealth of information. |
| Posted by: SOG475 2003-9-17 9:41:25 AM |