There were rumours that the people who negotiate with the terrorist were so eager to settle for a ransom is because they'll get a cut from the ransom money.
The rumours were rife few years back when Abu Sayyaf terrorists from philipine kipnapped tourist from Pulau Sipadan in Malaysia. Several negotiater became instant celebrity and rich when they 'helped' their government to pay off the ransom to free the tourists.
*cough* just some useless babling from me.
