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Hafiz Saeed, who is suspected of masterminding the attack on India's financial capital Mumbai in 2008 that killed 166 people, leaves a news conference in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Wednesday. Released from house arrest in 2009, Saeed is a free man.
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan -- Who wants to be a millionaire? In Pakistan, all you have to do is give the United States information leading to the arrest or conviction of Hafiz Saeed -- an Islamist leader whose whereabouts are usually not a mystery. Saeed is suspected of masterminding the attack on India's financial capital Mumbai in 2008 that killed 166 people, including six Americans.
U.S. authorities placed a bounty on Monday of up to $10 million on Saeed, but on Wednesday he was openly wandering across Pakistan's military garrison town of Rawalpindi, hanging out with some of the most anti-American characters in the country.
"This is a laughable, absurd announcement. Here I am in front of everyone, not hiding in a cave," Saeed told a news conference at a hotel -- a mere 40-minute drive from the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and just across from the headquarters of Pakistan's army, recipient of billions of dollars in U.S. aid.
Saeed operates openly in Pakistan from his base in the eastern city of Lahore and travels widely, giving public speeches and appearing on TV talk shows. He has been one of the leading figures of the Difa-e-Pakistan, or Defense of Pakistan Council, which has held a series of large demonstrations in recent months against the U.S. and India.
"Now that he has a price on his head, for this money anyone is willing to do anything," said Javed, a 55-year-old government employee who declined to give his full name. "Once people see the money there is no saving him, only God can save him."
In Washington, U.S. officials said the decision to offer the $10 million reward under the State Department's longstanding "Rewards for Justice" program came after months of discussions among U.S. agencies involved in counter-terrorism.
Khuram Parvez / Reuters
Images of daily life, political pursuits, religious rites and deadly violence.
The $10 million figure signifies major U.S. interest in Saeed. Only three other militants, including Taliban leader Mullah Omar, fetch that high a bounty. There is a $25 million bounty on the head of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
At the same time it targeted Saeed, the U.S. government also offered a smaller reward -- $2 million -- for Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki, whom it said was the second in command of the militant group founded by Saeed, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
As with many militants sought by the United States -- and unlike Saeed -- Makki's whereabouts are unknown to U.S. authorities. The bounty would be paid for information leading to his location. Makki is Saeed's brother-in-law.
Pakistan banned LeT 2002 under U.S. pressure, but it operates with relative freedom under the name of its social welfare wing Jamaat-ud-Dawwa — even doing charity work using government money.
The U.S. has designated both groups as foreign terrorist organizations. Intelligence officials and terrorism experts say LeT has expanded its focus beyond India in recent years and has plotted attacks in Europe and Australia. Some have called it "the next al-Qaida" and fear it could set its sights on the U.S.
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The announcement of a reward for Saeed comes at a time of heightened tension between the United States and Pakistan and is likely to increase pressure on Pakistan to take action against the former Arabic scholar. It is also likely to please India, the target of numerous LeT attacks.
'US is acting like it's Clint Eastwood'
Released from house arrest in 2009, Saeed is a free man in Pakistan, a strategic U.S. ally and one of the world's most unstable countries. The United States, which sees Saeed as a major security threat, is hoping the bounty will trigger a stampede of Pakistanis who come forward with information that could lead to his arrest and conviction. Pakistani officials say Saeed and Jamaat-ud-Dawwa have been cleared by Pakistani courts.
Pakistan wants to dramatically overhaul the rules of engagement with the U.S. in an attempt to clarify relations that have deteriorated dramatically since the Osama bin Laden raid last year. In an exclusive Andrea Mitchell Reports interview, Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar explains the country's response if the U.S. refuses to ends its drone attacks.
They say they don't understand what all the fuss is about and complain the Americans are acting like cowboys. "The United States is acting like it's Clint Eastwood," said a senior security official, speaking on condition of anonymity. "It's as if they just want to ride a horse into Pakistan and just drag people like him away."
Another security official nodded in agreement while a television repeatedly showed footage of Saeed. "What would happen if we put a bounty on President (Barack) Obama's head because American drone strikes sometimes kill Pakistani civilians?" The drone strikes, which the United States regards as a highly effective and accurate weapon against militants, are deeply unpopular in Pakistan.
Saeed, a short, bearded man with a quiet but intense demeanor and henna-dyed hair, has turned the drone strikes and other explosive issues like the presence of Western troops in Afghanistan into a rallying cry against the United States. That has won him support on Pakistan's streets.
"He wants the drone strikes to stop. He wants the bloodshed in Afghanistan to end," said a senior police official in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi. "Hafiz Saeed isn't saying anything wrong. In fact, he's a patriot."
A Pakistani court has sentenced Osama bin Laden's three wives, and two of his daughters to 45 days in prison, for violating immigration laws. His youngest wife, who was with bin Laden when U.S. forces raided his compound last May, has provided the Pakistani Intelligence with a detailed account of the al-Qaida mastermind's life on the run since September 11, 2001. NBC's Amna Nawaz reports.
Some Pakistanis could not understand why the bounty was issued while Saeed is in plain view. His capture may ultimately depend on cooperation from Pakistan, often accused by the West of supporting militant groups. Pakistan denies the charges.
"It is unlikely that anything will come out of this. You put bounties on people who are hiding, not those walking around free," said businessman Haris Chaudhry. "It's ridiculous."
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Saeed, 61, founded LeT in the 1990s and it became one of South Asia's best-funded militant organizations. He abandoned its leadership after India accused it of being behind an attack on the Indian parliament in December 2001. India has long called for Saeed's capture, blaming the LeT for the Mumbai carnage. He denies any wrongdoing and links to militants.
Lashkar-e-Taiba, which means Army of the Pure, belongs to the Salafi movement, an ultraconservative branch of Islam similar to the Wahabi sect — the main Islamic branch in Saudi Arabia from which al-Qaida partly emerged. Lashkar-e-Taiba and al-Qaida operate separately but have been known to help each other when their paths intersect
Jihadists are entrenched in Kashmir and they're seeking to incite war between nuclear-armed Pakistan and India, author Dilip Hiro tells NBC's Carol Grisanti.
Saeed, a former professor of Islamic studies, seemed unfazed by the bounty. As stern-faced bodyguards with AK-47 assault rifles kept a close watch, he ridiculed the Americans during his press conference at The Flashman's Hotel.
He was flanked by some of Pakistan's most hard line Islamists who all belong to an alliance of groups campaigning for a break in ties with the United States and India. They included Sami-ul-Haq, a cleric best known as "the father of the Taliban" for his historical ties to the Afghan militant movement. Another member, Hamid Gul, a former head of Pakistan's intelligence service, was also present. On the edge of Islamabad, a Pakistani intelligence officer who has handled militant groups for decades, shook his head as he pondered the U.S. reward.
Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law, Zakaria al-Sadah, spoke to NBC News in Islamabad in his first interview with an American television network. He said he is concerned for his sister, who was shot in the raid that killed the al-Qaida leader, and frustrated she and her children have been in custody ever since. NBC's Amna Nawaz reports.
"If the guy who decided to do this could get a job in the State Department, then I could be the president of the United States," the chuckling operative, wearing a suit and puffing on a cigarette, said.
"God bless America."
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Hafiz Saeed was proven innocent in a court of law.
Not guilty and innocent are 2 different things.
Which court? The article I read did not specify.
If one can consider a Pakistani court a court of law; bull@!$%#!
How can one fights "terrorism" while at the same time promoting state terrorism as is the case now in Ethiopia. Al Qida, Bin Landen and the Pakistani army were strongly financed by the US government in the name of fighting communism and are now world menace. Not learning from past mistakes the US/UK strongly support the TPLF a terrorist organization lead by Meles Zenawi who is terrorizing Ethiopians and for sure will be a great menace not only for Ethiopia but also for the region, and the world at large if not stopped. The sooner the better. Please say no to tyants whether they are friendly or not to the US/UK interest.
Funny, I don't feel particularly taunted, just disgusted.
I don't know what the F Mrjavon's post above is all about. personally I don't bother reading that lost post of crap.
All I know is Pakistan has proven time and time again their incompetence and unloyaltiy to our nation's interests in fighting terror. When their former president appeared on John Stewart I gave them the benefit of the doubt and believed that thay had no idea Bin Laden was on their soil. but they continue to give us more an more reason to doubt them.
Why are of we still giving aid to this country and considering them a informal 'ally". At the worst they are involved in conspirency to habor al-Qaida fugitives from us. at the very LEAST they are an imcompetent bunch of buffoons that allow al-Qaida to operate in thier country and give press releases without any consequences.
I'm no right-wing nut or left-wing nut. It's just clear to me that Pakistan is either an imcompetent country or a conspiring country that does not have out interest in mind.
F*ck Pakistan. yea go ahead and collapse this comment still, f*ck Pakistan. They are no ally and should be placed in the same category as Iran, Saudi Arabia, and etc.
For bewtter aqnd/or worse there will be no lasting peace in that part of the world until Pakistan at the very mininimum does what is nece4ssary to provide some basic level of governancne for its own people. It is even worse than the U.S. under Bush in terms of foreign policy priorities if that can be imagined! THey are worrried about a threat from India! My advice is that they should go on a wild gooose chase looking for WMD - that's a proven winnner!
We the US had never hated a country for no reason in fact we still give them money..
Pak Army a Threat? only to themselves! what has that jerk been smoking?
usa no money to pay...lol.....always sticking are nose in chit....he killed 6 american and he worth 10 mil...... lol....how much is geogre bush worth.....usa take care of urselfs first........stop the wars....
Let's see now.
Reward = $10 Million.
Cost of one sniper bullet = $0.30.
Talk about a 'return on investment'.
Despicable coward
$10 million (or $25 million) will not buy you any more informants over there than $1 million would. It just costs us more.
Is that $10 million taxable?
He needs a trial by Navy Seal Judge and Jury.
That's right we have given Pakistan Billions of dollars to fight terorism and our Government (Hillary Clinton) still gives Pakistan billions of U.S. Taxpayer dollars and here we have a millitant like binladen walking around Pakistan free as a Jay bird so to speek. If you look at where your tax dollars go, defense is the biggest percentage of it all because of this, paying other countries but look what happened when we took things into our own hands and sent our Navy Seals in, need I say anymore.
I see a drone in his future.....
This case is not different than Cuban-American terrorist Luis Posada Carriles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Posada_Carriles who walks the streets of Miami as a free man while his victims have been calling for justice since 1976 in Venezuela, Cuba and even Italy. The US government protects him and considers him a freedom fighter or good terrorist.
How much money is India putting up? Oh, just leave it to good ole U.S.A. we have plenty of money.
I'm so sick of these guys. How many more times do we need to get stabbed in the back before the idiots in DC get it? The paki's might as well not even try to hide it anymore. We need to give the paki's the middle finger and kick them to the curb. Inform them that if they try any funny business with the nukes (the only reason we care what they do) that they do have their county will become the world's largest sheet of glass. NO more money, no more nice guy, end of story, the line is drawn here and now. Take that money and all the other money we keep giving them and spend it at home. I'm sick of this crap with us getting nothing in return for all we try to do. No wonder everyone outside our country continues to laugh at us.
As for this arrogant POS, a navy seal sniper bullet or a hellfire missile from a reaper drone will do just fine and I'd prefer that over giving one of those paki two timers $10 million, especially if this guy is openly exposing his whereabouts. (And no I don't hate the Pakistani people, I'm sure there are plenty of them who want nothing more than to live there lives and do what they can, they just get thrown in with the rest of the scum and have no choice)
This is one more reason why we have to cut ties with Pakistan and further demand the losers in DC stop this crap and start doing their jobs - they continue to make the US looker dumber everyday and waste more money for nothing. I'm tired of it, how about you? By the way I don't give a $hit about repub or dem, all are crooks and to blame for our country state of affairs in my book, the sooner everyone else sees that the sooner we can get our country back on track and elect those who will really do some good for a change.
It is time
I'm not sure how I feel about this... On the one hand, this man supports terrorism, even if he isn't directly involved in it (which I feel is a dubious claim anyway) and as a result of that support, people have been killed and many others are at risk. On the other hand, his anger is justified from the perspective of a Pakistani-- we wouldn't want China flying drones over our heads and bombing our congressmen for their decision to wage war in Libya, for example. It's an imperfect parallel, but it works to get my point across... Pakistanis are tired of a foreign military presence in their skies and in their lands-- and that is an understandable fatigue. But the flip side of the coin is that there wouldn't be any foreign military presence if their country wasn't a breeding pit of socially retarded, religiously zealous, violent militants with next to no education eager to strap bombs to themselves, killing indiscriminately in a bid to export their inveterate brand of barbaric Islam unto people that will never convert to it... so, you know... If you don't want the consequences of acting violently, then don't act violently. Exporting terrorism unto your neighbors and beyond is a great way to make powerful, dangerous enemies that will tenaciously pursue those who foment such discontent-- so, Saeed... maybe your next speech should be about bridging the gap, of finding peace with the west, rather than whipping your (ignorant, under educated) crowd into a frenzy of anti-Western, religiously fueled isolationism with a not-so-subtle call to terrorism.
Consider that your enemy, India, gained their independence, freedom and sovereignty from Britain using the exact opposite tactic. Gandhi never asked anyone to blow themselves up to achieve their goals. And look: they're now the 2nd fastest growing economy in the developing world, behind only China. And Pakistan is... well... it's not.
Hazy.. you are on the money. Hell... Hillary let a bunch of Palestinians immigrate here. No need to go hunting for terrorist overseas anymore, we are now importing them! I think she gave Palestine like 400 million a year or so ago? I bet Hamas is enjoying that pile of cash.
We're acting like old men?
Floyd : India does not need to put up any bounty. All India need is a green signal from Uncle Sam to go engage Pakistan. Indians are raring to have a go at it. But everytime India ponders a military offensive (After the parliament attack, After the Kargil attack, After the Mumbai attacks), it is firmly told by USA to stand down because Pakistan whines to USA that if it were to deal with India it would have to withdraw resources that are aiding US interests in Afganistan.
What US interests Pakistan is helping in Afganistan is a question that stumps the heck out of me.
We are in bed with the Pakistani's based on textile exports. Check your towels, table cloths, linen napkins, baby blankets, etc where they are made from. The labor is so cheap and they put the US textile mills in S Carolina and Alabama out of business. As long as labor remains high in the US, we will continue to exploit cheap manufacturing at the cost of our own soveringty. That is why we have the Indians on a constant state of lock down, as it costs more to have the mills in India create the same garbage textile products. Of course the price at your local Bed Bath and Beyond is more important that national or global security....
MRjavinnnnburrrr - You're an idiot.
ACE - Corporations do not care about security or national interests. They only care about share-holder interests. They will go where ever labor/raw material/finished good is cheaper.
The government still can put laws in place that makes it illegal to do business with these countries though. For example, you cannot buy Cigars from Cuba. You cannot do any business with Iran that involves any dual use technology. But for that to happen you need to declare a country a terrorist state and then make it illegal to do any business with them. I don't know why it has not been done with Pakistan yet. This whole charade about them being our ally is utter crap.
I'm not so sure about that quote. Congress has been a danger to the freedoms of the 99%, willfully striping us of our Constitutional Rights
MRjavinnnnburrrr
Wow ....i hope some federal agency is watching this fella here. He seems totally unhinged.
If we were, we'd say "Right turn, Clyde" and monkey punch you in the face.
Do they give the money to the drone's developer or the operator?
Al-Qaeda has become increasingly a rallying point for radical Islam. Muslim youth flock to its banner. Al- Qaeda is behind or has inspired almost every murderous terrorist attack in recent years. In Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Libya, Yemen, Syria and other Muslim countries people are murdered on a daily basis in the name of Islam. Al-Qaeda constantly attempts to spread this terror to Russia, the USA, Great Britain and other European countries. They very much want, and feel justified in so doing, to kill anyone that is unwilling to submit to Islam.
They are succeeding in their intention to subdue every other form of belief and to establish their global caliphate; something all Muslims are obliged by Mohammed to work towards; and to impose strict Sharia Law on us all. The future we face is bleak, cruel and violent and it is all eminating from the teachings of one man, Mohammed, with his creed of hate and murder.
The remedy is not to take up the battle within Muslim countries, they are already lost; but here at home, in our cities that have become a safe haven for and a breeding ground for Islamic terror. The remedy is simple: deport Muslims back to Muslim countries. They have forfeited any rights they might have had by their behaviour here. They have openly declared their intention to take over and they will succeed in this through immigration and a higher birth rate. We are becoming an easily defeated minority. Young people are indoctrinated and recruited to die for Islam whilst murdering us. Our society is ever more infiltrated and demoralised as part of this campaign of fear. The tactics are simple; lie, cheat, steal, threaten, mutilate and murder; terrorize us into submission.
...and with stuff like this and statements like
...the whole world's just giving right in and biting the troll lines of fear hard.
We were the Home of the Brave once...
All I know is Pakistan has proven time and time again their incompetence and unloyaltiy to our nation's interests in fighting terror. When their former president appeared on John Stewart I gave them the benefit of the doubt and believed that thay had no idea Bin Laden was on their soil. but they continue to give us more an more reason to doubt us.
Why are of we still giving aid to this country and considering them a informal 'ally". At the worst they are involved in conspirency to habor al-Qaida fugitives from us. at the very LEAST they are an imcompetent bunch of bufoons that allow al-Qaida to operate in thier country and give press releases without any consequences.
I'm no right-wing nut or left-wing nut. It's just clear to me that Pakistan is either an imcompetent country or a conspiring country that does not have out interest in mind.
F*ck Pakistan. yea go ahead and collapse this comment still, f*ck Pakistan. They are no ally and should be placed in the same category as Iran, Saudi Arabia, and etc.
And the U.S. was in NEGOTIATION with them just a few weeks ago!
Under this IGNORANT administration we have decided to piss on the "never negotiate with terrorists" goal and instead EMBRACE them as equals and negotiate with them as they kill our soldiers and we prosecute those they missed!
How is Egypt doing? Looks like The MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD is about to run away with that "election" and Libya is so much better after OBAMA collapsed it, LMFAO!!!!!
Obama not only turning America into a @!$%#hole but the World into an OBAMANATION!
Well, people I want you to acknowledge somethings:
1 Obama was elected by the American Public
2 Obama has not done the American people any real favors
3 His little peace prize was a fraud
People we elected this fraud based upon grandiose words and promises that he failed to fulfill. You can praise him or burn him, but we elected him. We have been stuck for four years with his decisions. The real problem is there isn't a clearly better candidate, but in the end people will vote and a percentage of 300 million people will decide the world's fate. We've failed before and now the question is will we fail again?
as if bush was any better....what a joke you are..."its all obamas fault"....grow up!!!
Yes, Bush was better. Anyone is better than Obama. I would run my Beagle and she would be better than Obama.
These liberals just can't let it go can they. Just because Bush didn't suck up to them they hate him. Not like the liberals toward Bush, I wish no ill will toward Obama, God forbid Biden is next in line.
Agreed! That is their intention. Only problem is that the American public is unbelievably naive when it comes to this. We don't really understand that kind of insidious, long term planning. We live in denial. Sadly I have to agree with all you stated. I only hope we wake up soon enough. (example) Italy is now beyond the point of no return. Their poor birthrate, increased immigration will put a Muslim majority in power in a few short years. France and Spain are next. America will win the battles and lose the war unless they wake up NOW!
Let them try and stop the Mexican Drug cartels. Bye bye Islam... The Latin American Male who still has testosterone flowing through his body unlike the white man will peel the skin off the Muslim radical in a way he will have wished he was a suicide bomber.
Viva Mexico
Military Man and all other on this election.
The majority elected Obama and there is no clear cut candidate from the Republican party. I simply say we look outside the box and find a write in candidate that no one knows but understands the Constitiution and the Bill of Rights. Quite simply you get on line and find a candidate from the people. By this I mean find someone who has not been a politician, someone with skeletons in the closet. Someone who has worked and eight to twelve hour day just to know that a vast majority of his/her check is going to the idiots in Washington D.C. to sit on their A**ES and tell us how to live our lives.
This candidate is not looking for more that Four years, unless the people want him to stay. But having listened to him I am writing him in. I feel that his ideas are the change that was needed. Sadly, I know he will not get elected simply because mainstream media does not want a change to the status quo.
So people if you want your country back it is time to quit complaining about this President or that President and find a suitable replacement that will fix this government and take us back to the REPUBLIC we were founded upon. Feel free to collapse this since no one really want a change they just want to complain.
If not leave a message and I will contact you with the name.
His own group might sacrifice him just so they can use our own money to kill us.
You can hide a lot of stuff under a burka... grenades, guns, an RPG, $10M.
Note to DOJ/HSA: He's in Rawalpindi. Wire me half the money up front and I'll go get him for you.
need air plane ride to pakiestanly for me an dad cause we wants to go hunting rats cause their hide is worth big bucks
u s is dumb for continualy pumping dollars into that country what doesnt do what they want
in his country he is looked up to but 10 million is enough to raise the intrest of many the only thing the news papers would be dumb enough to post pictures of the person who collects that amount
Hafiz Saeed is playing Pakistan like a harp from hell.
Forget the bounty.
Time to dust off the drones.
Anti-American and Pakistani are redundant; let's stop the aid to Pakistan so that we stop funding those who want to destroy us (Pakistan has been and always will be a terrorist state or at least a terrorist friendly state). If it would not make the other raghead countries or Russia go nuts, we should blow that screwed up country back to the stone age (it would not take long as they are just a day or two out of the stone age).
Seal team #6
That's the answer my friend,,,,,,,,,,that's the answer,,I even think they would do it for free
What vanity from this corpulent killer. Cheap hair / beard dye and a probable skin cancer like a target in the middle of his forehead. Looking forward to some good news regarding him in the near future. DOA.
Philip... I am not a Muslim, but I must say, you paint with a very broad brush. This IS still America, right? There IS freedom of religion right? That's like saying people who blow up Planned Parenthood buildings in the name of Christ represent ALL Christians so all Christians should be banned! There is evil in ALL religions, but they do not necessarily represent the majority! I am a spiritual man, but not a religious man for this very reason.
How many Planned Parenthood buildings have been blown up "in the name of christ?" What part of the bible did these murderers cite to justify their blowing up buildings "in the name of christ?" Who is the Christian leader of these people who blow up buildings "in the name of christ" and why hasnt he been arrested?
In addition, if this man is a terrorist, then he needs to be brought to justice...not because he is Muslim...but because he is a terrorist.
The moslem hoards are gathering. It is just what the corporate global elite ordered--a real threat that can be overplayed to the gullible public. With our minds on this, the financiers and bankers who run the government can gobble in peace. They gobble most peacefully in war. Are we convinced another one is necessary yet? They are working on it.
we know who you really are and are coming for YOU.. sit tight and be ready, you wont need to pack.......
And I betcha every f'king liberal on this board agrees with that terrorist....
Saeed will soon meet his fate--not because he's a muslim, but because he's an aZZhole!! Roll out the drones and be done with it. It is the ONLY language he understands.
The problem is, there will be ten more just like him ready to take his place. Muslims are the fastest growing religion on the planet, not just because they recruit like crazy, but because they reproduce at a shocking rate. You're gonna need a better plan.
Doesn't anyone realize that we're making people like him into heroes? If we would just mind our own business and respect the sovereignty of other nations, these jokers would be fighting each other for tribal dominance as they have for hundreds of years. They would be begging us to buy their oil to finance their internal wars.
With almost 900 bases abroad, and 100,000 troops remaining in Afghanistan, still "advisers" in Iraq and with the military operating in a number of other Middle Eastern nations such as Libya, Pakistan and Yemen how many here think that our foreign policy is nothing less than arrogant and idiotic? And let's just face the truth. It is our unbelievably stupid foreign policy that has bred much of the hatred and extremist behavior that we are seeing in the Mideast. As Ron Paul and an increasing number of Americans are saying, let's start minding our own d*%m business.
900 Bases! holy crap what fantasy world are YOU living in? send some of what you're smoking!
Tell that to the Idians and americans that he killed. They where minding their own buisness now they're dead. They don't sit around talking they go out and kill people.
As of 2005 there were 737 bases globally, 1.8 million personnel to operate them, 85,000 foreign employees, 475,000 civil service employees and 200,000 local employees here in the states all drawing a check from Uncle Sam. Now there are several "secret" bases that do not show on the accountabilty records from the DoD so those are omitted naturally. There is no " accurate " figure as it constantly changes but that will give you an idea of just how large our current global force is all employees included with military.
Also currently the fiscal budget for 2010 total global military cost was 1.6 trillion dollars. In 2005 it was just just over 700 billion. Source from SIPRI Military Expenditure database. We account for 43% of the world's total military budget.
Well of course....look at the gutless and criminal leaders we have running the country....more concerened about the next election or their jobs.
Somebody sure beat that guy with the ugly stick.
evidently not hard enought tho.............:)
To Pakistan:
Take care of your @!$%#, or we will for you.
From USA via Drones
Well, hopefully Dubya and Cheney's waterboarding provided some information about this guy, because as everybody knows, the ONLY reason terrorists get caught or will get causht as long as Obama is president is because of waterboarding during the Bush administration.
leroy,
Yes, very good.
I'll bet he wants the drone strikes to stop. Because he realizes that one of these days a Predator missle with his name on it will splatter his fat anti-American muslim butt all over the Pakistani countryside. These clowns couldn't operate inside Pakistan without support from their military. Cut off the money and let Pakistan stew in its own muslim juice. As for their nukes, let India take care of them.
Send in the drones on his ugly stupid ass.
Go ahead put a price on our leader, not many americans will dispute that lol Glad to hear we are giving money to them, what a joke our country has become.
This message goes out to the U S Government Agency who put the bounty on the terrorist:
He is at a hotel in Rawalpindi, Pakistan,
You may contact me via this social media web site to make arrangements to pay me the millions in reward $$.
Thank you.
There comes a point when no more can be said that will bring to lite the stupidity with which we conduct diplomacy & military activity. Especially in the mid east.
They are just mis-understood, I bet if we send them a few more Billion they will embrace our Western Civilization and throw away their warmongering ways they have know the past 500 years.......
LMFAO!!!!!!!!
And America is to be the blueprint? Really? The vast majority OPPOSE Obamacare, yet our President THREATENS the Supreme Court if they full-fill their oath and destroy the Un-Constitutionality of it?
Ohhh. . . . . . send in the drones . . . . send in the drones . . . . there has to be drones!
Hamid Gul, a former head of Pakistan's intelligence service:,"If the guy who decided to do this could get a job in the State Department, then I could be the president of the United States,".
Only thing missing is a birth certificate from Hawaii...........
Gotta love the JOKE Ameroca has become under Obama's rule!
Vote Obama in 2012! OBAMANATION is the new standard!
Really? That's the best you could come up with?
Or a birth certificate from Texas. oh i forgot white presidents don't have to show a birth certificate, just black ones, and ask bin laden if America has become a joke under President Obama rule, and as i recall Presidents Bush, Regan and Cinton said the same thing about the supreme court over stepping their powers and so have alot of other Presidents
Eliminate Pakistan from the list of countries getting $$$$ from us. They take the $$$ put it in their own pockets and laugh at us and think how dumb we are.....time for us to wake up. Let Pakistan rot and when we find any terrorist send in a few drones and say bye bye....and should Pakistan complain to bad it's called the right to defend ourselves OBL and others started this so why don't we just finish it. We know where most of the Taliban are.
Simply eliminate all foreign aid. It is time we stop and look at the issues this country already has to face. Instead of sending millions to Pakistan, Iraq or any other country. Allow them to figure out where the cash comes from because the American people are tired of funding everyone else.
Keep the money here and physically do something about the issues of homelessness, mental illness, cancer research and for those few AIDS research.
reward for his capture or if found guilty.This reward put up by the USA.Well as far as I know there are alot of murders in this country each day and I don't see any rewards for the people that did them.Why does India not put up thier own rewards??Yes,there were 6 americans killed but as I said, there are more than than killed here each day..Where are the rewards for that??