Speaking of paying off jihadists: from the BBC, with thanks to EPG:
Pakistan says it has paid 32m rupees ($540,000) to help four former wanted tribal militants in South Waziristan settle debts with al-Qaeda.Military operations chief in the region, Lt Gen Safdar Hussain, said the payments were part of a peace deal signed on Monday with tribesmen.
It is the first time Pakistan has admitted making such payments.
Ain't it nice that at least some of the bribe monies the US is paying to buy Pak 'support' in the war on islamo-terror is finding its way for its intended purpose instead of ending up in secret bank accounts of the ruling corruptocracy in these sham banana 'republics'.
/sarc off.
$110,000 a pop in protection money to Al Qaeda, but, according to the usual suspects, all they are trying to do is chase infidels off of holy Muslim lands and their [oil] resources, ain't it?
Who exactly do they pay this too?....when they arrive to get the money capture them and force them to talk....oh right...they are part of it are'nt they.