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Jihadi Site Issues 40-Name, American-Heavy Hit List

Rob Quinn — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:14:00 CDT

A jihadi website closely linked to al-Qaeda has posted a hit list of 40 prominent people, mostly Americans. Those named include a congressman, a conservative pundit, Pentagon officials, and American businessmen whose company helps produce drones, reports ABC News . The site includes photographs and biographical information, and suggests followers send...

Who's Left on World's Most Wanted List?

Thu, 26 May 2011 14:36:56 CDT

Osama bin Laden is dead. Ratko Mladic was captured in Serbia today, striking another name from the world's most wanted list. So who's left? AP takes a look at the war criminals and terrorists still out of reach: Omar al-Bashir: The president of Sudan is wanted for crimes allegedly committed...

Al-Qaeda Yank Rips 'Snake Obama'

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:59:37 CDT

America's homegrown al-Qaeda spokesman blasts "snakelike" Barack Obama in his latest video posted on Islamic web sites. Turbanned Adam Gadahn, born and and raised on the West Coast as Adam Pearlman, rips US "aggression and interference" in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, and accuses the nation of running "Muslim-only concentration...

American Arrested in Pakistan Not al-Qaeda Honcho

Kate Schwartz — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 CST

The American militant arrested in Pakistan yesterday is not Adam Gadahn, as previously reported by Pakistani intelligence officials. "Our initial impression was that the guy was Gadahn but that information now looks incorrect," an official told Reuters . Both the al-Qaeda spokesman and the detained American have been known to use...

Pakistan: We Nabbed US-Born al-Qaeda Honcho

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:35:13 CST

Pakistani intelligence officers say they have arrested Adam Gadahn, the American-born spokesman for al-Qaeda who was featured in a 25-minute video posted today calling for Muslim members of the armed services to carry out Fort Hood-style attacks. Speaking on condition of anonymity, two officers and a government official say Gadahn...

US-Born al-Qaeda Honcho: Ft. Hood Attack a 'Model'

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:56:32 CST

Al-Qaeda's American-born spokesman today called on Muslims serving in the US armed forces to emulate the Army major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood. In a 25-minute video posted on militant websites, Adam Gadahn described Maj. Nidal Hasan as "the ideal role-model for every repentant Muslim in the...

Al-Qaeda: 'Condolences' to Our Innocent Victims

John Johnson — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:30:05 CST

Al-Qaeda shows its kinder, gentler side in a new video offering condolences to innocent victims of its own attacks. In the 17-minute video, the man known as Azzam the American makes the unusual move of offering the group's "condolences" to "the unintended Muslim victims of the mujahedeen's operations against the...

American Al-Qaeda Returns

Greg Atwan — Wed, 30 May 2007 07:07:03 CDT

Accused terrorist and viral Internet star Adam Gadahn resurfaced yesterday in a new video communique as "Azzam the American." Gadahn, 28, a California native who has become a major Al-Qaeda mouthpiece, appeared in widescreen format to promise that the group will continue its "defensive jihad" unless American troops are removed...