Thanks, Dog! Bookmarking this for help later.
hchutch...here is the info on bounty-hunting!
FYI - there was also a $1 billion reward placed on bin Laden by some West Coast businessmen - dead or alive - after 9/11. Beadrd reported on that - it's the 9/17/01 report about halfway down.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/whispers/september2001.htm
The item in question started with this: "It was bound to happen: A group of Los Angeles telecom millionaires is setting up a "bounty fund" to raise $1 billion or more to "wipe out" the terrorists and harboring governments responsible for Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, and Pennsylvania."
You know, it's an exhibit as to why the best folks ar ein the private sector. The payout for bin Laden and the creeps repsonsible for 9/11 from the private-sector "bounty fund" is FORTY TIMES the reward offered by the government.
Of course, one might be inclined to call this a hit contract, but I would HATE to be the U.S. Attorney who got that case. I seriously wonder if a jury would convict for the bounty fund...