Pakistani militant taunts U.S. over $10M bounty

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

(AP) RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - One of Pakistan's most notorious extremists taunted the United States during a defiant news conference close to the country's military headquarters Wednesday, a day after the U.S. slapped a $10 million bounty on him.


Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the 61-year-old founder of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, has been accused of orchestrating the 2008 attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai that killed 166 people, including six American citizens. He operates openly in Pakistan, giving public speeches and appearing on television talk shows.


"I am here, I am visible. America should give that reward money to me," he told reporters Wednesday, mocking Washington for placing a bounty on a man whose whereabouts are no mystery. "I will be in Lahore tomorrow. America can contact me whenever it wants to."


Analysts have said Pakistan is unlikely to arrest Saeed, founder of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, because of his alleged links with the country's intelligence agency and the political danger of doing Washington's bidding in a country where anti-American sentiment is rampant.


Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57409239/pakistani-militant-taunts-u.s-over-$10m-bounty/

[rfranklin]

1. I would be careful abouit announcing my whereabouts...

Those drones are circling overhead.

[gratuitous]

2. And we're not all that picky about that Constitution thing anymore

So, not just Saeed, but really anyone in Pakistan should be carefully considering whether living in their own country is such a good idea anymore. But let's all keep firmly in mind that it's Saeed who's the terrorist, not the country indiscriminately firing missiles into population centers.

[The Northerner]

3. +100 What happened to following the US Constitution? n/t

[MrSlayer]

4. Ask and you shall receive.

It will be a whole different story when a special forces squad makes him disappear. It's not wise to act in this manner.