Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
"The U.S. government has launched a series of advertisements - broadcast for the first time on Pakistani state television and radio stations - promising multimillion dollar awards for information leading to Mr. bin Laden's capture." The ads show "images of bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahri, and the one-eyed reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar," while a voice says, "Who can stop the terrorists? Only you." The $5 to $25 million awards are also publicized on "posters, matchbox covers, newspaper ads, and the Internet." One Peshawar shopkeeper called the ads "useless," adding, "Everyone knows what Osama looks like. ... People even name their babies after him."
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