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American al Qaeda Charged with Treason
October 11, 2006 2:26 PM
A federal grand jury in California indicted an American-born al Qaeda leader for treason today.
Adam Gadahn, a native of Orange County, Calif., has allegedly become a leading propagandist for Osama bin Laden, appearing frequently in al Qaeda videos calling for attacks on America. He's believed to report directly to bin Laden's right-hand man, Ayman al Zawahiri.
Gadahn, a one-time heavy-metal music fanatic, converted to Islam as a teenager. He first surfaced in an al Qaeda video in 2004, using the nom de guerre "Azzam the American." He spoke perfect English and warned "the streets of America shall run red with blood."
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In another tape released last month, Gadahn urged American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan "and wherever else 'dubyah' has sent you to die" to desert the U.S. military and "join the winning side."
Gadahn could face the death penalty if convicted of treason, but officials have to find him first.
He was last spotted in August in the South Waziristan region of Pakistan, where the central government has little control. He moved before he could be captured.
Gadahn already faces charges in the U.S. for providing material support to terrorism, and law enforcement officials say if he is captured inside Pakistan, the indictment lays the groundwork for him to be turned over to U.S. custody.
In addition to his propaganda role, Gadahn is believed to be helping al Qaeda with English translations and understanding American culture and vulnerabilities.
October 11, 2006 in American Al Qaeda | Permalink | User Comments (35)
Find him and slaughter him like the pig he is!
Posted by: B.A. | Oct 11, 2006 2:51:48 PM
Why bother to give this guy any press time at all. Don't increase his standing in al qaeda - report simply that he has been indicted and leave it at that - better yet put a $5 million bounty on his head - convert or not he's still an American - given our current popularity in the area - some ticked off Muslim would put a bullet in his head or turn him in just to see us execute him.
Posted by: Gene | Oct 11, 2006 2:56:35 PM
This man is by no means an american. He should be publicly hung and left as a common criminal just as those were in Nuremberg. Let us never forget those who paid the ultimate price so that we may be free!!
Semper Fi!!
Gny Sgt Chris
Posted by: CHRIS | Oct 11, 2006 2:57:06 PM
This piece of crap is the perfect example of how someone can be born on American soil and not be an American.
Posted by: David Maheu | Oct 11, 2006 2:58:29 PM
How was this person raised was there no one there for him that he would turn on his own countrymen
Posted by: jena | Oct 11, 2006 3:13:10 PM
You people need to chill out. So quick to kill someone else. Killing only leads to more killing, why not try to understand where they're coming from and get off our asses and do something to solve the problem.
Posted by: Adam | Oct 11, 2006 3:19:24 PM
John Walker Lindht should also be so charged, convicted and hanged.
Posted by: Col. Delta | Oct 11, 2006 3:26:34 PM
Who cares!! It's his belief. Besides America is fighting a useless war. If America was serious about Bin Laden, then he would have been caught, but your too concerened with Iraq, a place that has nothing to due with this war. STOP trying to rule the world.
Posted by: dan | Oct 11, 2006 3:26:59 PM
Why are there young men who immigrate from other countries, who volunteer to fight for this country; and why is there a young man raised here who would rather destroy his country? What went wrong here?
Posted by: Dolores | Oct 11, 2006 3:36:07 PM
It's that heavy metal music that done it to him. I tell you that stuff is like Satan's mating call. Oh, what a waste. He ain't good for nothing now.
Posted by: Doris Ann Dupree | Oct 11, 2006 3:36:19 PM
I cannot believe, what some people say. why would you wish death upon ANYONE. you are not GOD. my goodness. Im not saying what he is doing is right, but dang, to wish death? People as a whole are savages. You are doing the same thing as him by wishing him death.
Posted by: angel | Oct 11, 2006 3:38:53 PM
I don't think this "traitor" should have a trial...when the US troops capture him and they eventually will, they should shoot him on the spot.
Posted by: DAW | Oct 11, 2006 3:41:45 PM
This is a discusting way to attract attention to himself, he wants to be somebody in power. Instead working hard and educating himself to be somebody of significance. He takes up with psycohpathic sick discusting preditoral animals. His time will come I hope he is counting his minutes, they are few.
Posted by: Lorraine Brandt | Oct 11, 2006 3:42:31 PM
He is not an american. my father fought proudly in the US Marine Corp and proudly did 2 full tours in Vietnam. This guy has no idea what being american is. i hope they find him and hang him. he is nothing! stop wasting press time on him
Posted by: MARIE | Oct 11, 2006 3:45:50 PM
Oh Good God, then there are the lefty's that are already saying " Don't hurt him " They'll never get it, unbelievable no concept at all zip? Keep you head in the sand and don't come out.
Posted by: Lorraine Brandt | Oct 11, 2006 3:55:18 PM
its not the music, and its not the fact that hes young he changed his religion which was his own choice, clearly this man sought out something that he could not find here in the U.S. and i myself dont think that he should be hated so much that hell be shot on the spot .If caught he will get punishment.but what if he isnt when everyone starts looking for him thats when you wont find him the press has to cool it off and give it time.Hes counting on that publicity it means that hes actually doing his job.
Posted by: Dail | Oct 11, 2006 4:15:47 PM
This is in response to David Maheu's comment that "heavy metal music did it to him." Do you seriously think that listening to a certain type of music made him join Al Qaeda and want to hurt people?
Posted by: eric | Oct 11, 2006 4:22:43 PM
This guy works for the CIA. He is an "in" to try to find Osama bin Laden. Don't believe what you read on this web page. The US thinks a charge of treason will get him a meeting with Laden. What a joke.
Posted by: JS | Oct 11, 2006 4:27:32 PM
tokyo adam?
Posted by: paul | Oct 11, 2006 4:27:44 PM
What does heavy metal have to do with anything?? This man is a traitor and should be killed. But why bring music into this???
Posted by: Matt | Oct 11, 2006 4:29:20 PM
What I want to know is how did this happen? How did he get involved with this group? I'm Catholic but I have met a lot of people who follow the religion of Islam and are not wierd, dangerous, or insane. Why is it that this religion has a cultish lunatic strain of extremists? Am I missing something here? When was the last time you heard a Catholic a Jew or Hindu start a terrorist network. I"m not promoting hatred against Islam, I just don't understand how this all came to be.
Posted by: Donna | Oct 11, 2006 4:34:08 PM
Many people look at both sides, and choose which might be better, if you put something that may spread a reason of cause about al qaeda, you could put america in danger.
Posted by: ken | Oct 11, 2006 4:37:46 PM
These radical Muslims and wannabes want EVERYONE dead except for themselves.
Posted by: Tom | Oct 11, 2006 4:40:40 PM
Remember that American Taliban yute who is another product of ultra liberal California? Many people in Claifornia are left of left and are American Traitors.
Posted by: Robert Leavitt | Oct 11, 2006 4:44:25 PM
He doesn't deserve any rights, and the faster he is taken out the better. Death is the only way to get rid of all of these wacko terrorists. They are out to kill us! This is the crazy real world we live in now.
Posted by: Patty | Oct 11, 2006 4:47:40 PM
This jerk didn't switch to Islam, he became crazy! I can't stand when these terrorists claim to be muslims, the Islamic religon does not believe in such extreme hatred.
Posted by: Jess | Oct 11, 2006 4:48:55 PM
Heavy metal music fanatic? What if he was a cartoon watching fanatic? The insinuation is that heavy metal music had something to do with his behavior. Crazy...pure garbage.
Posted by: mike dalrymple | Oct 11, 2006 4:53:54 PM
In response to: "When was the last time you heard a Catholic a Jew or Hindu start a terrorist network?"
You need to read a lot more or at least 'google' your own questions.
I guess terrorism is just news to you if you have only ever looked within our borders here in America.
Posted by: Gordon | Oct 11, 2006 5:00:35 PM
I say" OFF WITH HIS HEAD". Get this loser out of here, and oh yea it's that Satan metal music driving these people crazy. Get 'em outta here!
Posted by: Latoria | Oct 11, 2006 5:03:57 PM
There is nothing un-Amaerican about killing an un-American, and this man has or had no right calling himself an American! If you don't like our way of life, then get out, but consider a threat on your part a promise on ours, to kill you and all the other "extremists/terrorists," in your home, in your bed, in front of your family, and on live t.v. God bless the U.S.A.!!!
Posted by: Dana | Oct 11, 2006 5:07:02 PM
Ooops... Uh... Robert please PLEASE remember that there are no more traitors in California than in any other State.
I'm a lifelong Conservative, and was born in California. Go ahead and rant, but please direct your rant in the right direction.
Posted by: Froggy | Oct 11, 2006 5:07:18 PM
I hope he drives a suicide bomb into the desert and blows himself to paradise. Go for the virgins Adam or whatever your name is now.
Posted by: David | Oct 11, 2006 5:35:01 PM
Donna: How about the IRA Catholic terrorists? Or the Basque separatists?
The thread that connects suicide bombers and terrorists in general is the feeling that their homeland is occupied and they have no other recourse. That is why our presence in Iraq is creating terrorists of previously peaceful Iraqi citizens.
And as for this guy -- like it or not, he is an American. Timothy McVeigh was an American, too. If we start distinguishing citizenship based on political views, Democrats like me will be labeled enemy combatants. :)
Posted by: James Welborn | Oct 11, 2006 5:44:49 PM
He's a traitor and should be treated as such but heavy metal didn't make him that way and shouldn't even be mentioned in his bio.
Converting to Islam is what made him decide to turn against his country.
He's hanging out with muslims...not Ozzy!
Posted by: Mary Mitchell | Oct 11, 2006 6:12:25 PM
Who cares about this Adam jerk. He's a wimp. A year from now, he will be figuring out how to change his identify, get back into the U.S., buy a condo, lease an Audi, and sit around all day and night playing X-Box.
Posted by: gus | Oct 12, 2006 8:19:45 AM
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