He did, but that was of a selfish nature, if I'm not mistaken. Ben wanted Jack to perform the surgery on his spine...and he knew the only way to get Jack to do so was to manipulate him with Kate and Sawyer.
The other person on the list Michael had, Hurley, was immediately released and told to warn the rest of his people not to look for them or something to that extent. I've thought about that as well.
All five of the candidates were involved one way or another in that situation. Three on the list, the other two went to rescue them on the boat.
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