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2005-02-23 Home Front: WoT

Informant says he set self on fire as a ploy

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Posted by Steve 2005-02-23 11:51:17 AM|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I knew that.

Every time I've set fire to myself it's been a ploy, too.

Posted by Fred 2005-02-23 1:44:42 PM|| 2005-02-23 1:44:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Heh, I love this straight forward honesty. But he has a point, if you want informants, it costs. We can afford to fly his wife here and put her in a good cancer center. If he gives up a little bit that allows us to hang a terrorist, it is worth it. dont count pennies when the propaganda payoff is worth more than you can count.

Posted by Jimbo19 2005-02-23 2:12:19 PM|| 2005-02-23 2:12:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 ...defense attorney Howard Jacobs, who is representing Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad, a Muslim cleric.

Um, something ain't right here...

Posted by Raj 2005-02-23 2:51:34 PM|| 2005-02-23 2:51:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I wonder if he actually new anything of value or was just trying to get money.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2005-02-23 2:53:44 PM|| 2005-02-23 2:53:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 It's an appeals thing -- Howard can be brought up on conflict-of-interest charges.

Posted by Tom 2005-02-23 2:56:38 PM|| 2005-02-23 2:56:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I think it's more that he said everything of value, and he wanted huge sums, the likes of which are never paid to informants. The feds made what they considered to be a very generous donation, and this guy considered it to be pennies.

Posted by gromky 2005-02-23 3:25:58 PM|| 2005-02-23 3:25:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Alanssi is a nutcase. The FBI probably paid him what he was worth. The auto-firebuggery confirmed their suspicions that he was a nutcase. It is a hell of a job working with informants, like practicing a dark art, as they are usually low lifes.

Posted by Alaska Paul in Hooper Bay, AK 2005-02-23 6:00:30 PM|| 2005-02-23 6:00:30 PM|| Front Page Top

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