Washington recently announced it was offering a reward of $10 million for information that would lead to the arrest of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba group who are widely suspected of organising the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 166 people died. That has drawn a counter offer: a bounty of $10 million for the capture of President Obama and his predecessor, George Bush. What’s remarkable is that offer is being made by a senior British politician called Lord Ahmed. We’re joined by Rob Watson from our partner the BBC.
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