From: Juan <juan.g71@gmail.com>
>    The AP thing takes a few things for granted. One of the things
 >   taken for granted seems to be that, if some kind of prize is
 >   put on A's head, somebody is going to kill A to collect the
>    prize. 

That is certainly a possibility.

>    Now, that *might* work for relatively easy targets. Say,
 >   ordinary cops and soldiers. But what if some more important
 >   targets, say a couple of pentagon's 'generals' end up on the
 >   list? Who's going to finish them off?

Even most of the very important targets are probably not very well protected, 24 hours per day.  But if they are inaccessible, their employees could be targeted as well.  And their employees will have access to them.

> And what is the contractor
>    going to do with his money once the job is done? Deposit it on a
>     numbered account in switzerland? Buy an island? Donate it
>    to charity? Or?

Whatever he wants to do with it!   It's his money, of course.
           Jim Bell