Subdeacon Joe Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Samurai Sword-Wielding Bin Laden Hunter Demands Share of U.S. Reward DENVER, Colo. -- A samurai sword-wielding American who waged his own personal quest to capture Usama bin Laden demanded Tuesday a share of the official $27 million reward following the terror chief's death. Gary Faulkner, a construction worker from Greeley, Colo., who came to international attention after being arrested in Pakistan last year, told ABC News he had served the Al Qaeda leader "up on a platter" for U.S. authorities. "I had a major hand and play in this wonderful thing, getting him out of the mountains and down to the valleys ... Someone had to get him out of there. That's where I came in," he said. "I scared the squirrel out of his hole, he popped his head up and he got capped. "I'm proud of our boys, I'm very proud of our government ... They were handed this opportunity on a platter from myself." Bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs during a raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Sunday. Faulkner, who was found with a pistol, a samurai sword, night vision goggles and a map when detained by Pakistani authorities last June, said while his quest was not about money, he deserved some compensation. "It wasn't about me. I wanted to bring him to justice. I'm not greedy, but I sold everything I had and I put my life on the line," he said. And Faulkner flatly rejected the suggestion that bin Laden had been living in the high-security compound in Pakistan for years. "He hadn't been living there for no damn six years," Faulkner said. "I absolutely flushed him out." The State Department said it would not comment on the reward. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/04/samurai-sword-wielding-bin-laden-hunter-demands-share-reward/#ixzz1LRcRX1nM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Gary (and some others in the Denver area) lives in his own world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I hear a flock of birds chiming in their response........ LOON LOON LOON LOON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 'Course, back in the day I was accused of being a bit off center too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Does Al-qaeda know the lyrics to kumbaya? We could have a singalong with them, in front of the campfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Gary (and some others in the Denver area) lives in his own world. He is creative enough to come up with his own trophy I would think.. geesh... people are odd.. Maybe we should consider printing more money just for him... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 'Course, back in the day I was accused of being a bit off center too. BOB!!! YOU AIN'T WEARIN' A HAT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Actually the Loons shut-out the Whitecaps in Minor League baseball yesterday GG ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I should get a share of that reward too, I told my friends last fall that if I could get my hands on an A-10, I would have flown it up Bin Ladens ass. I bet that scared him to know that he came out of the mountains and into the compound that our friends the Pakistanis didn't know anything about. BTW Osama actually died of kidney failure a few years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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