Full Coverage

Bounties a Bust in Hunt for Al-Qaeda

                   
washingtonpost.com
May 17, 2008
        
Story Timeline:  200 days

Lavish U.S. Rewards Program Has Failed to Dent Network's Leadership Washington Post Foreign Service Saturday, May 17, 2008; Page A01 SANAA, Yemen -- Known as Rewards for Justice, the program dates to 1984 and was originally used to track down fugitive terrorists of all persuasions, from the... [read full story]                    

Add Comment
Latest article on this story:

Suspected Yemeni Terrorist Steps on Reporter's Toes

 washingtonpost.com May 20, 2008
First article on this story:

U.S. Bounties A Bust In Hunt For Al-Qaeda Leaders

 freeinternetpress.com May 17, 2008
Selected publications with coverage of this story:
nytimes.com prairiepundit.blogspot.com washingtonpost.com dentonrc.com politicalgateway.com signonsandiego.com chron.com freeinternetpress.com upi.com mu.nu annistonstar.com
RELATED
Found 13 documents:
                   

Suspected Yemeni Terrorist Steps on Reporter's Toes

washingtonpost.com
May 20, 2008
        

Jaber Elbaneh, one of the world's most-wanted terrorism suspects, was jailed over the weekend, but not before the Yemeni man quite literally ran into the Post's Craig Whitlock. A previous Post story shows how 41-year-old Elbaneh was allowed to roam free in his native country under the personal...

                   

FBI Most Wanted terror suspect jailed in Yemen

annistonstar.com
May 19, 2008
        

FBI Most Wanted terror suspect jailed in Yemen By Ahmed Al-Haj Associated Press Writer SAN'A, Yemen — A Yemeni-American on the FBI's Most Wanted list of terror suspects was jailed in Yemen after an appeals court upheld his 10-year prison sentence, officials said Monday. SAN'A, Yemen — A...

                   

FBI Most Wanted terror suspect jailed in Yemen

signonsandiego.com
May 19, 2008
        

SAN'A, Yemen – A Yemeni-American on the FBI's Most Wanted list of terror suspects was jailed in Yemen after an appeals court upheld his 10-year prison sentence, officials said Monday. Washington had offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to Jaber Elbaneh's arrest, but Yemeni...

                   

The Lede: Bounties Working at Home, Not Abroad

nytimes.com
May 19, 2008
        

Osama bin Laden speaking at a meeting at 1998 meeting at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan. (Photo: AP) Our post last week on the United States government’s decision to slash the bounty on Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the chief of the flagging Al Qaeda in Iraq, obscured a larger point on the State...

                   

Bounties: Working at Home, Not Abroad

nytimes.com
May 19, 2008
        

Osama bin Laden speaking at a meeting at 1998 meeting at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan. (Photo: AP) Our post last week on the United States government’s decision to slash the bounty on Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the chief of the flagging Al Qaeda in Iraq, obscured a larger point on the State...

                   

Bounties prove futile in nabbing al-Qaeda

signonsandiego.com
May 18, 2008
        

No reliable leads turn up despite U.S. offering millions SAN'A, Yemen – Jaber Elbaneh is one of the world's most wanted terrorism suspects. The program, known as Rewards for Justice, dates to 1984 and was originally used to track down fugitive terrorists of all persuasions, from the Balkans to...

                   

Finally A Little Appeasement to US from Yemen

mu.nu
May 18, 2008
        

FBI Most Wanted Jaber Elbaneh was jailed after losing the appeal of his conviction in the case of the "thwarted terror attacks" that occurred days before Yemen's presidential election. Evidence against the Yemeni-American in the 2006 attempted attack on oil facilities was weak, Interior Minister...

                   

Offer of millions in cash generates few al-Qaida leads

chron.com
May 18, 2008
        

Bounties touted but haven't help locate bin Laden or al-Zawahiri By CRAIG WHITLOCK Washington Post BIG REWARDS Since 1984, Rewards for Justice has handed out $77 million to more than 50 tipsters, according to the State Department. SANAA, YEMEN — Jaber Elbaneh is one of the world's most-wanted...

                   

U.S. bounty program a failure in hunt for al-Qaeda terror suspects

dentonrc.com
May 18, 2008
        

Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post SAN'A, Yemen – Jaber Elbaneh is one of the world's most-wanted terrorism suspects. In 2003, the U.S. government indicted him, posted a $5 million reward for his capture and distributed posters bearing photos of him around the globe. None of it worked. The...

                   

Al-Qaida bounty program unsuccessful

politicalgateway.com
May 17, 2008
        

WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- A $5 million reward offered by the U.S. government for the capture of a top international terrorist suspect has been unsuccessful, authorities said. Federal officials indicted Jaber Elbaneh, 41, in 2003, offered a $5 million award for his arrest, and posted his picture...

1 2 next