Labour Peer, Lord Ahmed, Suspended for Allegedly calling for a Bounty of 10 m $ on Bush and Obama's Heads

[C. Flower]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17723890

Lord Ahmed has responded to an allegation that he called for a bounty on Bush and Obama's heads, and says he merely pointed out they were war criminals and should be arrested.

A Labour peer has been suspended from the party after accusations he called for a £10m bounty for the capture of US President Obama and President Bush.

Lord Ahmed is reported to have made the call after the US offered a $10m bounty for the conviction of the founder of a Pakistani-based militant group.

Lord Ahmed denied offering a bounty, saying he was talking about "war crimes" in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Labour Party said if the comments were true they "utterly condemn" them.

His remarks, published in the Express Tribune newspaper, were said to have been made in response to an announcement from Washington earlier this month of a $10m bounty for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the Pakistani-based Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group.

The Indian government blames Mr Saeed and his organisation of carrying out several militant attacks on its territory, including the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

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Lord Ahmed, according to the Express Tribune, said: "If the US can announce a reward of $10m for the captor of Hafiz Saeed, I can announce a bounty of £10m on President Obama and his predecessor George Bush."

[Count Bobulescu]

I think the $10M the US is offering is more for info that would lead to a conviction than capture. From what I understand, the guy is living openly in Pakistan and everyone knows where he is, and they would bring him in if they thought they could convict him.
As to Ahmed, if he really had the courage of his convictions he would have included Blair and Brown on his list, but wait, which party are they from……..

[C. Flower]

I think the $10M the US is offering is more for info that would lead to a conviction than capture. From what I understand, the guy is living openly in Pakistan and everyone knows where he is, and they would bring him in if they thought they could convict him.
As to Ahmed, if he really had the courage of his convictions he would have included Blair and Brown on his list, but wait, which party are they from……..

Just the kind of statement that got Ahmed into trouble.

Your point about the cynical opportunism of social democracy is, however, well made.

[Count Bobulescu]

Just the kind of statement that got Ahmed into trouble.

Your point about the cynical opportunism of social democracy is, however, well made.

Touché! Ok bring on the revolution.