Does anyone get the $25MILLION bounty ?

[Swagman]

one query : Osama is hiding in a fairly prosperous town that is riddled with army bases etc (google earth-easy to spot)

PIS or local army generals, local agents aren't going to let a big house get built without knowing who is there so the likehood is that several important people knew it was Bin Ladern's house and approved.

But in the way of the wrold..$25M is a biiiig prize. Was he turned into the cia and they're talking the all the kudos ??

[Curmudgeoness]

1. It seems likely that no one will get the reward, but

no one is saying for sure. I have doubts we would ever hear about it, since the person or people who get it would probably be dead in a day if it was known.

This article has information on it: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/05/03/135929518/who-gets-the-27-million-reward-offered-for-bin-ladens-capture

From the article: At a news briefing, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was circumspect about the case. "Given the importance of confidentiality to the Rewards for Justice program, I cannot comment at all on whether anyone has been nominated for a reward in this or any other case," she told reporters.

snip

Intelligence officials say that key tips on the bin Laden courier network came from detainees, some of whom were exposed to enhanced interrogation tactics. Not exactly the people U.S. investigators would choose to get a huge payday.