U.S. offers cash to stem attacks on soldiers

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http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1057658528355&call_pageid=968332188854&col=968350060724

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BAGHDAD (AP) — A blistering series of attacks, coming nearly hourly, wounded seven U.S. soldiers in Iraq today, and the United States offered a $2,500 U.S. reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone who kills a coalition soldier or Iraqi policeman.

The reward is aimed at stemming an insurgency that has plagued efforts to restore security and basic services. Last week, the U.S.-led provisional authority put a $25-million bounty on the head of Saddam Hussein and a $15-million reward for the capture of either of the ousted dictator's two sons.

"I urge the Iraqi people to come forward to take these people off the streets of the country," former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik said in announcing the $2,500 reward.

Kerik, in charge of security in Iraq, also said U.S. forces and Iraqi police had arrested Sabah Mirza, who was a bodyguard for Saddam in the 1980s before being fired. A raid on Mirza's farm after his June 26 arrest netted plastic explosives, mortars, a machine-gun and 10,000 rounds of ammunition.

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[wtmusic]

1. Apparently they think everyone's just a ho

and people are willing to sell their pride and their country for an al-fucking-mighty dollar.

They are learning.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. Leave it to a bunch of corporate babysitters and their puppet president

to think they can BUY their way out of or into everything! :eyes:

Cash for Osama...where's Osama?
Cash for Saddam...where's Saddam?
Cash for peace...where's peace?

[revcarol]

3. They're so used to buying "patriotism " here,

that they think they can buy it there.

If they do get any takers, the guy will be found stabbed to death in an alley, IMHO.

[jab105]

4. $2,500??

Damn, Bush charged $2000 for a freaking hotdog...not too much value for our soldiers apparently?