Filipino Informants Get Bounty

(Manila, Philippines) For their role in the killings of al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf terrorists, four Muslim men in the southern Philippines were rewarded with more than $10 million by the U.S. government. American tax dollars at work.

Two of the men were former Abu Sayyaf rebels who turned themselves in and led Philippine soldiers to the grave of their leader. They shared $5 million.

Two Muslim farmers who tipped off army commandos about another militant leader who was then killed in a gunbattle in January shared another $5 million bounty.

A masked informant receives a briefcase of money.

The two former rebels led troops to the exact spot where Abu Sayyaf chief Khaddafy Janjalani was buried after being mortally wounded in a gunbattle on Jolo last year.

Information from the two farmers helped troops track down and kill Abu Solaiman, the spokesman for the group and also known as "the engineer."

The search continues for other terrorists, most notably the Indonesians Dulmatin and Umar Patek. Both are members of Jemaah Islamiah, linked to Abu Sayyaf, and wanted for their part in the Bali bombings.

Let's hope the cash doesn't mysteriously fall into the hands of the bad guys.