So, I’m reading some spurious nonsense that the Russians are paying the Taliban to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan — where we have been for two decades. Good God do we need to get TF out of A’stan. If the generals can’t figure it out in 20 years, let’s get some new generals and come home.
Pardon me.
I’m not sure why anyone is surprised by this — the reward program. I imagine it is true in some form.
Know who pays similar bounties? The United States of America.
This action was authorized by the 1984 Act to Combat International Terrorism. The program is called REWARDS FOR JUSTICE and is administered by the US State Department Diplomatic Security Service.
To date, Rewards for Justice has paid out more than $150,000,000 to more than 100 persons who provided information that:
1. Led to the arrest or conviction of persons who planned, committed, aided, or attempted international terrorist acts against US persons or property;
2. Prevented such acts from occurring;
3. Led to the identification or location of a key terrorist leader;
4. Disrupted terrorism financing.
Amir Muhammad Sa’id Abdal-Rahman al-Mawla
Here is a copy of what the US Department of State offers for the new leader of ISIS. He had been on the chopping block for $5,000,000 and the reward was doubled to $10,000,000. It is rumored that someone ratted out his predecessor (I will not say his name).
Al-Mawla, also known as Hajji Abdallah, is the overall leader of ISIS. He was a senior terrorist leader in ISIS’s predecessor organization, al-Qa’ida in Iraq (AQI), and steadily rose through the ranks to assume a senior leadership role as the ISIS deputy leader.
As one of ISIS’s most senior ideologues, al-Mawla helped drive and justify the abduction, slaughter, and trafficking of the Yazidi religious minority in northwest Iraq and also led some of the group’s global terrorist operations.
Al-Mawla became the leader of ISIS following the October 2019 death of former ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a U.S. military operation.
ISIS, also known as Da’esh, had named al-Baghdadi as “caliph” in June 2014, when its forces seized control of portions of Syria and Iraq and declared a so-called Islamic “caliphate.” In recent years, ISIS has gained the allegiance of jihadist groups and radicalized individuals around the world, inspiring attacks across the globe.
This reward is an important moment in our fight against ISIS and its branches and networks around the world. As ISIS is defeated on the battlefield, we are determined to identify and find the group’s leaders so that the global coalition of nations fighting to defeat ISIS can continue to destroy ISIS remnants and thwart its global ambitions.
Here is the link to the Rewards for Justice page on the US Department of State website:
Rewards for Justice
I knew the US had a program, but I did not know the particulars. I researched the subject and was surprised at how open and public our program was.
But, hey, what the Hell do I really know anyway? I’m just a Big Red Car. Be good. Be well.
