1.   Last month, Maskhadov accused a Russian financier, Boris Berezovsky, of fueling the kidnapping industry by paying out huge ransoms.

2.   Two weeks later, the general is still being held, reportedly for a huge ransom, but Moscow has not followed up on its threats.

3.   Will he help California find an answer that does not involve paying a huge ransom to his friends?

4.   Others were freed, reportedly in exchange for huge ransoms.

5.   Rebels often kidnap foreigners and demand huge ransoms.

6.   Abu Sayyaf rebels rose to international prominence last year when they kidnapped scores of foreigners before freeing them, reportedly in exchange for huge ransoms.

7.   All but one of the captives were later freed, reportedly after the payment of huge ransom financed by Libya.

8.   All but two of them, an American and a Filipino, have been freed, reportedly for huge ransoms.

9.   All but one were freed, reportedly in exchange for huge ransoms financed by Libya.

10.   All but one, a Filipino resort worker, have been freed, reportedly in exchange for huge ransoms paid by Libya.