American Al Qaeda Threatens Embassies

California Native Threatens Diplomats And Embassies, Calling Them "Spy Dens"

(AP)  An American member of al Qaeda threatened foreign diplomats and embassies in the Islamic world calling them "spy dens" in the terror network's latest video released Sunday.

The 1 hour, 17 minute-long video also featured a computer animated recreation of a March 2006 suicide attack that killed U.S. diplomat David Foy in Karachi, Pakistan and testimony from a man who claimed to be the bomber.

"We shall continue to target you, at home and abroad, just as you target us, at home and abroad, and these spy dens and military command and control centers from which you plotted your aggression against Afghanistan and Iraq," said Adam Gadahn, also known as Azzan al-Amriki.

The California-born Gadahn was charged with treason in the U.S. last fall and has been wanted since 2004 by the FBI, which is offering a US$1 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction. He last appeared in a video in May threatening the United States with an attack worse than Sept. 11, 2001.

The authenticity of the video, which was first carried on the Web site of terrorism expert Laura Mansfield, could not be independently confirmed but it featured the logo of al Qaeda's media production house, as-Sahab.

The U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group also said it had obtained a copy of the video. Militant Web forums have been announcing the imminent arrival of a new video featuring Gadahn for days.

In the video, Gadahn is seen wearing a traditional Arab red-and-white checkered scarf, and he spoke in English with Arabic subtitles. It was not known when his footage was filmed, because he did not describe any recent specific events.

"Years of bitter trial and experience have revealed the danger (embassies) pose and shown that the only way to deal with them when they refuse to leave of their own accord is to expel them by force," Gadahn said.

The al Qaeda message also focused on the testimony of suicide bomber Abu Othman, who was shown sitting in a leafy shaded garden explaining how he had once fought in Afghanistan and his reasons for going on jihad, or holy war, against the United States.

"These embassies are used to spread moral degradation and encourage women to display themselves and wear make up," said Othman. "They also promote adultery and drinking."

"I joined the jihad but then my father came and took me home, but I convinced my parents about the blessings of jihad and they let me return and fight," he added.

Othman was shown helping to wire his white compact car with explosives and at the end of the video, he hugged his friends goodbye before driving off into the night to carry out his mission.

Al Qaeda's No. 2, Ayman Zawahri, also appeared on the video praising Othman's decision and he outlined the crimes of Western countries against the Islamic world, showing images of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as mosques being destroyed.

The March 2006 attack that killed Foy, which was claimed by al Qaeda, also killed three Pakistanis and wounded about 50 others. It happened a day before U.S. President George W. Bush's made an official visit to Pakistan.

Pakistani security officials had identified the suicide bomber as Raja Tahir. It was not immediately known if Tahir was the same person who appeared in the video.

[rushman71]

This is kind of sad to see an American civilian who lived a loner lifestyle, convert to Islam, and follow the al Qaeda towards their hatred of America and Isreal. And all for what? What does this really lead to? 72 Virgins? Give me a break!!!

[bluestardad]

THIS VIDEO WAS SHOT IN THE ROVIAN STUDIOS AT CRAWFORD RANCH!

ROVIAN PRODUCTION STUDIOS PULL THESE VIDEOS OUT WHEN THE NEWS IS NOT SUPPORTING THEIR TERRORIZING OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ENOUGH!

WANT SOME POPCORN WITH YOUR KOOL-AID?

[ban_islam]

comic-book store guy/Star Trek fan-tired of being ignored or laughed at, becomes finger-raising muslim terrorist hoping to get respect and to meet 72 virgin nerds like him.

[prinzowhales]

Adam Gadayn's real name is Adam Pearlman. He is the grandson of an Anti-Defamation League board member--an Israeli front organization that has already been found guilty in California courts of spying on Americans.

What better way to sensationalize the new powers that the Regime is reaching for with its eavesdropping and other police state measures than to give us all a gander at Pearlman all tricked out in his Arab garb and threatening mischief to American embassies. Naturally enought, the video came through SITE--a surrogate, like the ADL, for US intelligence.

Peddling fear and generating lies is all part and parcel of the campaign to increase support for the Police State Regime, its candidates and its policies--specifically those relating to the occupation of Iraq.

[redfiveuk]

Does it not seem odd that moslems never seem to make a fuss about all their fellow brothers and sisters that get murdered by these fanatics !!

[neoconrcrazy]

Geez - now we've got even an american al-qaeda !

bushit has done a god job "protecting" us, we're "safer" now, more than before......

seems the surge is really "bringing them on"...

what a sorry-azzz excuse for a "president".

[oakishpines]

most don't like bombs, most that do don't build, most that build don't aim, most aiming are hapless, most not hapless are diseducated, & a few enjoy diseducating such evil,

but very few expect get well feed world folk to crime tho told to; &, more few expect wondet supet shero get sick tax world folk to crime


'i say 'dare' & kids bleed. i say 'shock & awe' & kids bleed. at least they know who to vote for!'


half make less than $2 a day, they've no lite, no toilet, no clothes, no food, no water; tho, few die of poverty: 3 & a half billion poor today will be 3 & a half billion poor tomorrow,

tho most are too young or old or impaired to labor, & most others are unemployeed or underemployeed, most are enjoying sum forms of charity:

maybe 97% share maybe 5% of global wealth all day each day, yet trails & pages don't tend to reflect the 'truth' of whut goes on behind 'closed doors'


lazy naked ignorant profane kids get battered into 'mourning attire'; yet, no one ever 'mourns' for 'them'?


generation dared shocked awed vs. generation daring shocking awing & generation shove daring shocking awing as 2% struggle to dance
get sick tax world most of the time: they bide most of their time dancing get well feed world

& the other 98% dance get well feed world most often & drip compost fertilize & drip water irrigate the spore bloom weed dragon trail fickle first aid lunch farm cottage studio trails for the epic quest to cure the common death

[brianbwb-2009]

wow, what happened while I was asleep? the comments here have disappeared. did someone say something wrong, or was it that Mr. Perlman's ruse was exposed and it was embarrassing?...

[kaiyo4u]

So what is this CBS, boards getting too full so that you erase everything on them? I was reading what was on this board when you erased them...
Too much info here from others that are contrary to what the news article portrayed? Shame on you, you're as bad as a communist regime... stifling information.

[moonfire1-2009]

I expect to see a lot of this the closer we get to the 2008 election.

Adam Gadahn betrayed this country and wants to use violence and condones murder. Sickening and twisted, to say the least!!! Hmmm, what is the penalty for treason AND murder AND terrorism?!

But at the same time, it is getting closer and closer to election 2008.