Dialing For Dollars

An obscure government program gives cash for terror tips. But did it hand over $5 million to the wrong guy?

By Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball | Newsweek Web Exclusive

Jan 30, 2008 | Updated: 7:27 p.m. ET Jan 30, 2008

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Posted By: lovejusticepeace @ 02/05/2008 10:25:14 PM

Comment: Liberate Quebec,Falklands,Basque,Northern Ireland,Puntland,Kurdistan,Eelam,Aceh. Then we can have better peace.
Posted By: lovejusticepeace @ 02/05/2008 10:22:08 PM

Comment: Terror is high news value ?
Peace is low news value?
Posted By: Karenn1 @ 02/02/2008 8:33:13 AM

Comment: Paying for a tip. This is to prevent a disaster.But in this case, only a few ran with it,but were blocked.Why?Is there more to this news or will it be silence as in Russia,China.
Posted By: JohnGaltlaketahoe @ 01/31/2008 12:59:22 PM

Comment: Comment: With US military presence in the Middle East for our freedoms, the US Presidential primary's are ensuring that the US American electorate is held hostage in Iraq for years to come. Hostage to war, oil, Israel..you name it.

The American electorate is held hostage in Iraq because of the same bipartisanship in Congress we are seeing now in the bipartisan front runners of presidential campaigns.
Posted By: pinkpanther87413 @ 01/31/2008 12:48:56 PM

Comment: HERE IS A PAYING TIP FOR THE FEDS!!! LOOK AT ALL THOSE COMMING FROM SAUDI!!! NOW WHERE IS MY CHECK???
Posted By: pinkpanther87413 @ 01/31/2008 12:48:00 PM

Comment: I WISH THEY WOULD DO THE SAME WITH ILLEGALS! A BOUNTY FOR FINDING THEM AND WHO HIRES THEM, BUT I GUESS IT'S NOT A PRIORITY? AS ILLEGALS ARE NOT TERRORIST, TILL THEY DO SOMETHING WRONG? I'M NOT PAID TO SAY A WORD, TILL THEY DO! I SAY NOTHING I DESERVE TO BE PAID TO!!! THE POOR CAN DO A LOT BUT AS LONG AS WE STAY POOR AND SOME ONE ELSE GETS RICH ON MY INFO! I SEE NOTHING I HEAR NOTHING, I SAY NOTHING! ONLY CAUSE I KNOW IF WE WERE TO TARGET TERRORIST, WE SHOULD HAVE WHEN THEY HAD FREE ACCESS IN THE 70-80, WHEN THEY WERE ALL PRO-AMERICAN!!! LOOK TODAY? IS WAY TO LATE!
Posted By: nawawimohamad @ 01/31/2008 4:20:45 AM

Comment: What is 5 million compared to trillions wrongly spent for the war? You should be asking that instead of the 5 million!
Posted By: estebanpina @ 01/30/2008 7:54:31 PM

Comment: So what else is new? Our government agencies have a knack of screwing things up. When I first heard of this I was not surprised. As a matter of fact I expected it. Remember 911 and you'll hear echoes of the stupid intelligence blunders prior to the attack. Why should this be any different?