Fox News reports former South Alabama student to be charged as al-Qaeda-linked terrorist

A young Muslim, apparently born in the Mobile, Alabama area and the son of an engineer employed by the Alabama Department of Transportation, has been charge as an al-Qaeda linked terrorist.

1 posted on 09/04/2009 1:54:48 PM PDT by Will88

Dang. That’s my alma mater.

2 posted on 09/04/2009 1:57:41 PM PDT by Timeout (Brits have the royals. Russia, the Nomenklatura. WE have our privileged "public servant" class.)

Mine too!

We're famous...

Was hopping it would one day be on the football field though...

3 posted on 09/04/2009 1:59:26 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (There's something socialist in the neighborhood, who ya gonna call? MITTBUSTERS!)

Dang. That’s my alma mater.

It's my home state. Just goes to show the urge to be a true Muslim and join the fight against the infidels can manifest itself anywhere in the US, or in any other nation.

4 posted on 09/04/2009 2:01:44 PM PDT by Will88

5 posted on 09/04/2009 2:07:40 PM PDT by mnehring

Al-Amriki -- or "The American," as he has become known -- has become one of the most recognizable and outspoken voices of terrorist propaganda.

Apparently, the guy was making a name for himself. Hadn't heard of him before:

He has been in war-torn Somalia for several years, fighting the secular government there with a group known as al-Shabaab, which has ties to Al Qaeda and was labeled a terrorist organization by the U.S. government last year. Only recently has he taken on a starring -- and jarring -- role in al-Shabaab's outreach efforts.

Al-Amriki first surfaced in October 2007, when Al-Jazeera TV aired a report about the "common goal" of Al Qaeda and hard-line militants in Somalia. The report described al-Amriki as "a fighter" and "military instructor," but he concealed his face with a cloth wrap throughout the report.

In April, he showed his face for the first time, during a highly-polished, 30-minute recruitment video posted online. It featured anti-American hip-hop and sporadic images of Usama bin Laden.

6 posted on 09/04/2009 2:10:14 PM PDT by Will88

Interesting stuff. I’m not sure why I missed this guy. Another Alabama boy makes it big. Sheesh. From all I can tell, he was born in Alabama, one of those who seized upon his real heritage.

7 posted on 09/04/2009 2:17:41 PM PDT by Will88

To: Cap Huff; Straight Vermonter

The Beverly Hillbillies meet Al Qaeda.....:-)

8 posted on 09/04/2009 2:19:28 PM PDT by Dog

I notice he kept his mullet. LOL

9 posted on 09/04/2009 2:44:08 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)

The video (on youtube) has been taken down...

10 posted on 09/04/2009 2:45:50 PM PDT by CatQuilt (Lover of cats =^..^= and quilts)

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