WHAT IS THE US PRESIDENT WORTH?

Somali Islamists offer 10 camels as bounty for Obama

The United States has offered millions for anyone willing to give information leading to the capture of the world's most wanted terrorists.

A Somali militant group has purportedly countered Obama’s gesture with an offer of camels for US officials.

Al-Shabaab has placed a bounty of 10 camels for President Barack Obama and two camels for information on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

An audio statement posted on jihadist websites purportedly from Al-Shabaab jeered news that the United States is offering millions of dollars for information on seven key members of al-Shabaab through its Rewards for Justice program.

The man on the audio claimed to be Fuad Mohamed Khalaf, considered by the State Department to be Al-Shabaab's leading fundraiser. The United States has offered $5 million for information of his whereabouts.

"Whoever brings the mujahidin information about the whereabouts of infidel Obama and the lady of Bill Clinton, the woman named Hillary Clinton, I will give a reward," the man said.

A study by Galkayo University, which looked at the effects of drought on livestock, said the average cost of a camel in Somalia is $700.

CNN can not independently verify the authenticity of the audio recording, which was purportedly made by Khalaf during a speech to followers in the southern port city of Merca.

The U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice program is offering $7 million for information on the location of Ahmed Abdi Aw-Mohamed, the founder of the Islamist group in Somalia.

This year, he and al Qaeda's leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, released a joint video formally announcing a merger between the terror groups.

In announcing the bounties on Mohamed and his key associates on Thursday, the State Department called al-Shabaab "a threat to the stability of East Africa and to the national security interests of the United States."

bb1 wrote:Maybe it's meant to be insulting, like throwing shoes?

Remember that story a while back, about Bin Laden plotting to kill Obama? That one worked out well, too....