It was believed he offered $1 million to any noncombatant who turns in terrorist leaders Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, or Abu Musab al-Zarqawi; in the June 2007 issue of Vanity Fair, however, he clarified that the statement was made hypothetically and not meant to be taken literally.
Vjerovalo se da je ponudio milijun dolara bilo kojem civilu koji pronađe terorističke vođe Osamu bin Ladena, Aymana al-Zawahirija ili Abu Musab al-Zarqawija; međutim, u lipanjskom izdanju Vanity Faira iz 2007. je izjavio kako je izjava bila hipotetska te nije trebala biti shvaćena doslovno.