Bounty Offered for 12 Iraq Fugitives

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Bounty Offered for 12 Iraq Fugitives
By JIM KRANE, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq (news - web sites)'s U.S.-led administration is putting bounties of $1 million each on the heads of 12 remaining fugitives from the coalition's list of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis, officials said Saturday.

Administrators already are offering $10 million for information leading to the capture or death of the 13th remaining fugitive — Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, a senior official in the former regime and a Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) confidant who now is the most wanted man in the country.

The 55 most-wanted Iraqis were emblazoned on a deck of playing cards, prepared by U.S. intelligence before the March invasion, with Saddam as the ace of spades. Forty-two people on the list have been killed or apprehended.

"Now that we've captured Saddam Hussein, we want to capitalize on this to clear up the last remnants of the former regime," said Charles Heatly, a spokesman for top U.S. administrator L. Paul Bremer.

"Therefore, we are now focused on capturing the final dozen or so of their oppressors who remain from the deck of 55, as well as other ringleaders."

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