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Adam Gadahn spotted in Pakistan
Snip: The American al Qaeda, Adam Gadahn, was spotted last month in a remote area of Pakistan but moved before he could be captured, Pakistani intelligence officials tell ABC News. The officials say Gadahn, a native of Orange County, Calif., was seen in South Waziristan, where he is believed to be involved in the production of al Qaeda propaganda tapes. He has appeared several times in the last year on video tapes, predicting the streets of America will "run red with blood" and expressing his glee that the 9/ll attacks took place on "enemy soil."
AQ posts promise of jihad until West won over
Snip: In a statement posted on the Internet, the Iraq Al-Qaeda said it will engage in jihad (holy war) 'til the West is won over. It was made in response to the statements made by Pope Benedict XVI connecting Islam with violence. "We say to the servant of the cross (the pope): wait for defeat... We say to infidels and tyrants: wait for what will afflict you. We continue our jihad. We will not stop until the banner of unicity flies throughout the world," said the statement said by the Mujahedeen consultative council.
The statement adds, "We will smash the cross... (you will have no choice but) Islam or death."
Web video game - jihadis play kill Bush characters
Snip: video game that prompts players to kill characters that look like President Bush has been posted on a number of Islamist Web sites. The game is called "Quest for Bush," or "The Night of Bush Capturing." Players are prompted to advance through six missions against soldiers who look like Bush, followed by a seventh mission against a character that looks like the president that takes place in a desert-like region. During the game, jihadist songs are played in the background.
Another Mexico border tunnel found
Snip: A 400-foot tunnel was discovered Monday in Southern California along the U.S.-Mexico border that authorities believe was used to funnel drugs between the two countries. Federal officials said the secret passage connected a home in Calexico, Calif., to another house, 400 feet away, in Mexicali, Mexico. Officials said the tunnel is about 20 feet underground and is equipped with lighting and supported by wooden beams.