Saturday, February 18, 2006

Al Qaeda pays poorly

Think the minimum wage is too low? Here's something that might put it into perspective: Al Qaeda's salaries for low-position jobs. According to the Al-Qaeda By-Laws document (pg 18), one of a slew of documents released by the Combating Terrorism Center at Westpoint, here is the payroll hierarchy of the most evil organization on the planet:

A- Official payroll
1- Cook: 1,500 Rupee , Assistant cook: 1,300 Rupee

2- Driver: 1,400 Rupee

3- Houseboy: 1,300 Rupee

4- Clerk (with high school): 1,800 to 2,000 Rupee

B- For the above, an annual pay increase of 10% of the original salary is to take
place.

1500 Pakistani Rupees equals roughly $25 U.S. I believe these figures are monthly salaries.

These positions are hardly glamorous, let alone high-paying, but I'd be willing to bet they have a lower turnover rate than the "martyr" suicide bombers...

H/T Austin Bay, via Powerline

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