March 10, 2003
AND THE MEN IN THE CAVE STARTED TO EYE EACH OTHER . . .
US paid £17m to catch al-Qa'eda chief (Telegraph.co.uk)The US paid an al-Qa'eda foot soldier a £17 million reward for the capture of third-in-command Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - including a £1.2 million bonus to relocate to Britain, it has been reported.The Egyptian radical, who has not been named, agreed to tell his captors the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden's chief lieutenant after he was arrested in Pakistan last month, according to Newsweek.
Presumably this is front page news in Pakistan. They should run it next to Pat Buchanan's column on torture to encourage clarity of thought. Posted by David Cohen at March 10, 2003 12:36 PM
Now that's one immigrant we can do without.
Why couldn't he have gone to Canada instead?
Yeah, I've gotta say it was a somewhat backhanded compliment to Britain.
Posted by: David Cohen at March 10, 2003 2:35 PMAlthough this does have reality tv written all over it: The Belgravia Hillbillies.
"Now listen to a story 'bout a man named Achmed,
A poor muhajideen barely kept his family fed;
Then one day he was running for his life;
When at his throat he found a soldier's knife.
[Spoken] A US solider, that is. A-Team. Delta Force.
While the first thing you know, Achmed's a millionaire;
His handler said, y'better get away from there;
London town is the place you otta lam;
So he packed up the truck and moved to Buckingham.
[Spoken] Palace, that is. Cold Stream Guards. Gilt finder bowls.
Turned upside down, the same principle explains why you don't want the UN on your side when you go to war.
Posted by: Harry Eagar at March 10, 2003 4:53 PMHarry, that I need explained.
Posted by: David Cohen at March 10, 2003 5:28 PMDavid,
Brilliant!
I'm blogging that!
David - You missed your calling. Now if you can only get into a fight with your wife, you can write for two sitcoms.
Posted by: pj at March 10, 2003 8:40 PM"If"?
Posted by: David Cohen at March 11, 2003 8:40 AM