$25 million reward for al-Qaida figure

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, believed by U.S. officials to be the leading al-Qaida figure operating inside Iraq, has quietly joined the exclusive list of terrorists who has a $25 million reward on his head. He joins only Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden and bin Laden’s two deputies, Ayman al Zawahiri and Saif al-Adil, on that elite list.

THE FIVE MEN are on the U.S. government’s Rewards for Justice Web site, along with several others whose capture would bring lesser rewards. Most, but not all, of the others are lesser lights in al-Qaida and other terror groups.
Zarqawi, a 37-year-old Jordanian, was added on Tuesday, said one U.S. official, who spoke to NBC on condition of anonymity. There had not been any reward on his head until that point.
The move suggested Zarqawi is now seen as one of the leading suspects in the wave of bombings in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq. “We really want this guy,” said the official, adding that the U.S. intelligence community is not certain where he is operating, but that he appears to move frequently between Iraq and Iran.

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Why haven't any Media Whore questioned why no rewards were offered before the war just to see if it was possible to get rid of Saddam without going to war? As I've stated for a year. '$10 Billion Dollar Reward for Saddam.' Way before the war started. Why is it OK to offer a reward now but not then?