Free Republic

Treason charge to be brought against U.S. citizen for aiding terrorists, The anti-terrorism program run by State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security has been authorized to pay for information leading to the apprehension of Adam Yahiye Gadahn, known also as Azzam al-Amriki or Azzam the American. State Department Seeks Leads on U.S.-Born al-Qaida Spokesman,Washington – Under its Reward for Justice program, the State Department is offering up to $1 million to anyone providing information leading to the arrest or conviction of an American citizen who has served as an al-Qaida spokesman. The California native is wanted for treason after appearing in...

Is the Al Amriki Tape authentic or just a dirty trick?  The following is an excerpt from a column linked by Drudge: Al Amriki issues several bursts of Arabic, mainly from the Koran, speaking the language well, but not as a native, say Arabic speakers who've heard the tape. And he's clearly a sophisticated news consumer - quoting sources ranging from BBC's Arabic language radio to US comedian Bill Maher.  US law enforcement agents have suggested it could be Adam Yahiye Gadahn, an Orange County native, suspected by the FBI to be working with Al Qaeda, possibly as a translator. Mr. Gadahn,...

WASHINGTON - Senior U.S. intelligence officials said Wednesday that they believe that the English-speaking al-Qaida associate who warned of new terrorist attacks against the United States on a recently released videotape is Adam Yahiye Gadahn, a 27-year-old Californian who converted to Islam in 1995. But an FBI spokesman said the bureau is not ready to conclude that the man, whose face was wrapped in a headdress on the videotape, was Gadahn. Last May, Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller announced that Gadahn, who left California for Pakistan in 1998, is a supporter of al-Qaida and has translated...