The money did the talking. That fellow had better get the check and let's hope the next bounty is just as successful.
The bounty money did the talking.
The news is percolating throughout Iraq. You can get rich by turning in Saddam.
It will be advertised that the Zaidan family is being resettled in the United States, in Texas perhaps, or the pleasant middle eastern climes of Southern California. With them will go thirty million American dollars, courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer. A new home. In fabled Beverly Hills perhaps, or abutting the Ocean near Santa Barbara, where one can smell the seabreeze in the morning.
The story of betrayal will be told, yes, but with it will go the story of the Zaidan's new life. Resettlement. A new life. A college education for each of the children. All of it unimaginable under Saddam.
Tribal honor will matter little to Saddam in the end. All at once, close tribesmembers will remember grievances and slights, humiliations put upon them by Saddam over the years. They will rationalize their betrayal; the prospect of 25 million dollars and a new life in America will help concentrate minds now straddling the fence. Saddam cannot purchase their loyalty like the Americans can.
Let no one go on to me about Arab Honor. In the Middle East, honor is always for sale. The only thing to haggle about is the price.
Be Seeing You,
Chris