U.S. Gives $10M Reward to Informants (Phillipines)

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

U.S. Gives $10M Reward to Informants

By HRVOJE HRANJSKI
Thursday, June 7, 2007; 1:36 AM

MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines
handed over a $10 million reward Thursday to four Filipino
informants whose tip led to the killing of the country's two top
terror suspects, the U.S. Embassy said.

It was the largest reward given so far by Washington in a
campaign to wipe out al-Qaida-linked militants in the southern
Philippines, where the U.S. military has been training and
advising Filipino troops.

The U.S. promised a reward of up to $5 million each for Abu
Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani, who was slain in a
September clash on southern Jolo island, and his presumed
successor, Abu Sulaiman, who was killed on Jolo in January.

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Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/07/AR2007060700010.html

[saigon68]

1. Blood Money

[mainegreen]

2. See, this is much more effective in combatting terrorism than full on military invasions.

In most areas where real live honest to god terrorists operate a significant portion of the population does not want them there! (Or at least thats the case until government comes in stomping all over the place making it worse for the locals than the terrorists did). Offer up money, and eventually some cousin or brother of friend who was slighted in some way will turn them in for cash. $10 million? Chump change compared to a full military operation.