Al Qaeda Member Claims Reward
Charles Johnson
Wed Mar 12, 2003 at 12:02 pm PST • Views: 228
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (known around here as “the human carpet”) had a $25 million reward on his head, and the US government is going to pay it—to a radical Islamic Egyptian described as an “Al Qaeda foot soldier.” (Hat tip: NC.) And he extorted another $2 million while he was at it.
The sources, confirming a story previously reported in a British paper and in Newsweek, said the unnamed Egyptian was captured during a raid in Quetta, Pakistan, last month. The Egyptian was described as an al Qaeda foot soldier.
Officials said he not only claimed the $25 million award that was being offered by the U.S. government for information that led to Mohammed’s arrest, but also demanded $2 million more to help cover the costs of his family moving to Great Britain. He is being paid the money, the sources said.
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