Al-Qa'eda's American-born propaganda chief may have died in predator attack

UK Telegraph ^ | 06 Sep 2008 | Nick Meo

[Straight Vermonter]

Months of attacks by unmanned US predator aircraft have caused carnage among the middle ranks of terrorist leaders in the lawless lands along the border with Afghanistan, where al-Qa'eda remains dangerous despite suffering a serious defeat in Iraq.

Their victims have included experienced Arab leaders and, it is now thought, Adam Gadahn, a former heavy-metal fan and so-called "killer computer nerd" originally from California. Nothing has been heard from him for months, leading intelligence experts to conclude that he may be dead.

Mr Gadahn has been credited with helping transform al-Qa'eda's al-Sahab propaganda wing into a slick operation which communicates in fluent English and produces professional quality DVDs, including one for Osama bin Laden last year.

But he may have fallen victim to an expanded programme of predator assassinations which in the last year has targeted and killed many of al-Qa'eda's military commanders, terrorist trainers and facilitators.

Jihadists around the world will be watching as closely as intelligence officials this week to see whether Mr Gadahn - also known as Azzam al-Ameriki - produces a new video message to mark September 11, as he has done every year since 2003.

[PGR88]

Cook ‘em Down!!!!

[denydenydeny]

Won't see Adam no more.

Sorry, can't resist Godfather references.

[trisham]

I remember him. I guess he’s lost that smirk.

[Nick Danger]

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

He’s resting in pieces.

[RasterMaster]

[farmer18th]

Good work, special forces. Another Jihadist bites the dust.

[gop4lyf]

Fake gods shouldn’t be capitalized.

[Gator113]

And to think, the kid might have gone on to work with Obama’s friend, Bill Ayres.

Oh well, one less Obama vote.

His parents must be so very proud.

[gop4lyf]

LOL!! Kind of like a zombie!

[csvset]

I certainly hope it’s true. The fat bastard needed killing.

[Dog]

Told you....:-)

[Deetes]

Great news !! If true

[highpockets]

Fake gods shouldn’t be capitalized.

I did not want to offend the Muslims on FR.

Last time I failed to capitalized I was attacked.

/s

LOL

[Malsua]

There must be a separate place in hell for traitors like this one. One can only hope that he’s sampling satan’s delights.

[Kozak]

He blowed up REAL GOOD!

[Stonewall Jackson]

[redstateconfidential]

Adam Gadahn, no(!) Adam Gadead!

[redstateconfidential]

One less Community Organizer........

[FlingWingFlyer]

There ya go! LOL! I think you’re right!