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Africa: West
Congress seeks $2m for Taylor’s capture
2003-11-02
The US Congress has attached to the Bill approving President Bush’s plan to spend $87 billion rebuilding and securing Iraq and Afghanistan, an unexpected $2 million ‘for the capture’ of the former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor.
Somebody's been paying attention...
Taylor left Liberia in August after prolonged negotiations, and is currently ensconced in a villa in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt, provided to him by the country’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo.
One of those little professional courtesies...
With his whereabouts far from a secret, the US bounty has raised fears that mercenaries may take up the challenge to kidnap and bring in the exiled Liberian warlord.
Oh, I'm all a-quiver with fears of just that...
In June, Taylor was indicted on war crimes charges by the United Nations tribunal that is trying Sierra Leoneans alleged to have committed atrocities during the country’s long civil war.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#5  SH - I've got a loooonngg list of things I'd like to conduct a 'live' test of. Most of them are very, very painful. The rest are just deadly.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2003-11-2 7:06:41 PM  

#4  Steve, don't candy coat it. Make it $2M Dead. It will save on overhead. What would we do if some bozo delivered him alive?
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-11-2 6:31:45 PM  

#3  SH, I can fix this [waves magic wand]: $2 million DEAD OR ALIVE.

There, how's that?
Posted by: Steve White   2003-11-2 3:17:29 PM  

#2  $2M might attract someone to kill Chuck but its not much for getting a gang together and shooting their way in to Chuck's hideout and then out of Nigeria. One stray bullet hits Chuck and the payday is over and you have jail time staring you in the face. The jail would probably make Joe Arpaio's operation look like Kindercare.

The $2M must be either to encourage an insider to turn or to discourage Chuck from hitting Monaco for a vacation.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-11-2 12:35:15 PM  

#1  Just think of the wardrobe $2M would buy! And you could accessorize all your friends! And oh, what a boon for African haute couture! Gay Paree is all a-twitter with the news!

Posted by: .com   2003-11-2 12:04:13 PM  

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