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US tightens screws on Pakistan with $10 million bounty
Christian Science Monitor ^

Posted on 04/03/2012 6:04:47 AM PDT by nuconvert

The US has offered a $10 million bounty for the Pakistani militant accused of plotting the 2008 terror attack in Mumbai, which killed 166 people, including several US citizens. The move was welcomed in India, but could anger rival Pakistan, which has been considering changes to its fraught relationship with the US.

Hafiz Mohammad Saeed lives openly in Pakistan, occasionally giving speeches and appearing on talk shows, and founded the Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the 1980s. The US considers it a terrorist group and Pakistan officially banned LeT in 2002 under US pressure, but the group still operates relatively freely in Pakistan, Associated Press reports

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bounty; hafizmohammadsaeed; lashkaretaiba; mumbai; pakistan; terrorism; terrorist; wot

1 posted on 04/03/2012 6:04:49 AM PDT by nuconvert
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To: nuconvert

Where do we get the money to throw around like this? This is stupid.


2 posted on 04/03/2012 6:08:00 AM PDT by FreeAtlanta (Liberty and Justice for ALL)
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To: nuconvert

Ten million is a lot to most people.


3 posted on 04/03/2012 6:09:23 AM PDT by allmost
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To: FreeAtlanta
The US has offered a $10 million bounty for the Pakistani militant accused of plotting the 2008 terror attack in Mumbai, which killed 166 people, including several US citizens.

Compared to the usual expenditure of funds (e.g. military aid to the 'ally' Pakistan), using money to try and get a terrorist who has killed many, including Americans, is genius.

4 posted on 04/03/2012 6:12:08 AM PDT by spetznaz (Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
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To: allmost

Big whoop! How much was the4 bounty on osama? If I remember right it was $25 million. How did that work out? n/s


5 posted on 04/03/2012 6:16:56 AM PDT by cameraeye (A happy kaffir!)
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To: cameraeye

Do you declare that you do not need that? $10 million dollars is a fluke to this high roller...


6 posted on 04/03/2012 6:26:36 AM PDT by allmost
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To: cameraeye

Exactly. For all the jihadi illiterates $10 million could just as well be 10 cents.


7 posted on 04/03/2012 6:46:18 AM PDT by Amberdawn
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To: Amberdawn

You believe the rhetoric.


8 posted on 04/03/2012 6:51:03 AM PDT by allmost
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To: allmost

What rhetoric is that?


9 posted on 04/03/2012 6:55:33 AM PDT by Amberdawn
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To: Amberdawn

Take a few breathes. Reread your response. Your life must be nice.


10 posted on 04/03/2012 7:11:27 AM PDT by allmost
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To: allmost

Sure, I’d take 10 million, but that’s besides the point.


11 posted on 04/03/2012 9:32:33 AM PDT by Amberdawn
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To: allmost
Ten million is a lot to most people.

Did they even consider Dog the Bounty Hunter, he may do it a little cheaper.

12 posted on 04/03/2012 3:33:57 PM PDT by itsahoot (Tag lines are a waste of bandwidth, as are most of my comments.)
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To: itsahoot
If they opened the 'gaming' up to US citizens I'm sure the 'objectives' would be met and/or neutralized in short order. Appalachian airports might experience a mini boom as well.
$10 million is enough. They just (correctly imo) worry about getting paid, still my opinion.
13 posted on 04/04/2012 11:26:20 AM PDT by allmost
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