Saturday, August 13, 2011

Who Is Anwar al-Awlaki

Photo: Anwar al-Awlaki

The Myth Of Anwar al-Awlaki -- J.M. Berger, Foreign Policy

One of America's most-wanted Islamist radicals was once a humble, mainstream preacher who became enraged by the war on terror. At least, that's the story some people are selling.

On Tuesday, Aug. 9, Naser Abdo, an American soldier, was indicted for plotting a terrorist attack against soldiers stationed at Fort Hood -- just the latest in a series of U.S. citizens who have been inspired to violence by the work of Anwar al-Awlaki, the American imam who went rogue and today threatens the United States from his father's country of Yemen.

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My Comment: A revealing portrait of a man who is probably one of the most dangerous terrorist leaders in Al Qaeda.

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