New Book Reveals How Al Qaeda Leader Anwar al-Awlaki Was Set Up With The Promise Of Marriage

How The CIA Set A Terrorist Up With ‘Groupie’ For Marriage — And Death -- New York Post

In September 2009, Morten Storm, a young Danish national-turned-Islamic jihadist, flew to Yemen to visit an old friend — Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born terrorist leading al Qaeda in Yemen.

Awlaki had been released from prison two years prior. He had served an 18-month sentence on ambiguous charges. After his release, Awlaki went underground.

He soon sent Storm an e-mail. “Come to Yemen,” it read. “I need to see you.”

As a UK resident with a Yemeni wife, Storm was highly valuable to Awlaki. And for Storm, the attention of one of jihad’s most powerful leaders was thrilling.

Storm and his wife flew into Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, and were met by a ragtag bunch of young radicals with AK-47s. They drove a Toyota Land Cruiser and took Storm and his wife deep into al Qaeda territory.

Storm found one stressed-out terrorist.

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My Comment: I am not going to weep for Anwar al-Awlaki.

U.S. Federal Court Orders The White House To Release Memo That Was To Used To Authorize The Drone Killing Of Anwar al-Awlaki

Anwar al-Awlaki, a US citizen, was killed by an American drone strike in Yemen in 2011. Press TV

US Ordered To Release Memo In Anwar al-Awlaki Drone Killing -- The Guardian

Federal court rules in favour of ACLU and New York Times to force release of papers describing legal justification for strike

The US government must publicly disclose in redacted form secret papers describing its legal justification for using drones to kill citizens suspected of terrorism overseas, because President Barack Obama and senior government officials have commented on the subject, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

The 2nd US circuit court of appeals in New York ruled in a Freedom of Information Act case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and two reporters for the New York Times. In 2011, they sought any documents in which Department of Justice lawyers had discussed the highly classified "targeted-killing" program.

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More News On The U.S. Federal Court Ordering The White House To Release The Memo That Was To Used To Authorize The Drone Killing Of Anwar al-Awlaki

US Ordered to Release Memo in Awlaki Killing -- New York Times
Court orders U.S. to release memo on drones, al-Awlaki killing -- Reuters
Appeals court orders release of government papers on targeted killing program -- CBS/AP
Court rules Obama administration must justify targeted killings -- Washington Times
U.S. Loses Ruling on Secrecy of Drone Killing of American Anwar al-Awlaki: Court -- NBC
Federal court: Administration must release memos allowing drone strikes on Americans -- FOX News
Appeals court orders govt to release drone strike legal opinion -- McClatchy News
DOJ ordered to release memo justifying strike on US citizen in Yemen -- The Hill
Court: U.S. must release memo on targeted killings -- Al Jazeera
What we don't know about the killing of Anwar Awlaki -- L.A. Times editorial

My Comment: Expect an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Al Qaeda Leader And His Escorts

Indiscretions: The FBI watched as Anwar al-Awlaki bought sex seven times from prostitutes in the Washington DC area. Agents estimate he spent $2,300 in a few short months

Al-Qaeda Leader Anwar al-Awlaki 'Spent Thousands On Prostitutes As He Traveled The U.S. Spreading His Message Of Radical Islam' -- Daily Mail

The radical American-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki spent thousands of dollars on prostitutes while he traveled the country preaching fundamentalist Islam, it had been revealed.

The FBI, which was tracking al-Awlaki's movements, watched as he met at least seven times with prostitutes in the Washington D.C. area between November 2001 and February 2002, according to newly leaked documents.

The agency estimated he spent $2,300 on hookers in Washington alone. He is also believed to have purchased the services of prostitutes when he traveled to Florida.

Fox News reports that FBI documents obtained by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch show agents tracked al-Awlaki's history with escorts after the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.

Al-Awlaki was killed in a drone airstrike in Yemen in September 2011 after he was added to a CIA 'kill list.'

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My Comment: No terror connections were revealed .... but at least the FBI got to know what his weakness were.

Inspiring A New Generation Of Terrorists From The Grave

American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki is a leader of the Yemen-based group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Newscom

From The Grave, The Cleric Inspiring A New Generation Of Terrorists -- CNN

(CNN) -- He was born and raised in the United States, and killed by the United States. And now from beyond the grave he inspires a new generation of would-be terrorists to attack the United States.

Militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki continues to speak through sermons posted online, and U.S. officials are investigating whether his words may have influenced Boston bombers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

A U.S. government official told CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday that "the preachings of Anwar al-Awlaki were likely to have been among the videos they watched." A U.S. government source had previously told CNN that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had claimed the brothers had no connection to overseas Islamist terrorist groups and were radicalized through the Internet.

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My Comment: This is one terrorist that I am happy to see gone. Unfortunately .... for the foreseeable future .... he will always have an audience on the world wide web.

The CIA Plot To Get Al-Awlaki

The Danish Agent, The Croatian Blonde And The CIA Plot To Get al-Awlaki -- CNN

(CNN) -- The story would not be out of place on the TV thriller "Homeland": the Danish petty criminal turned double agent who receives $250,000 in cash for helping the CIA try to ensnare one of al Qaeda's most wanted -- by finding him a wife.

The wanted man was American-born al Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who had become one of the most effective propagandists for the group. The bride-to-be was a pretty blonde from Croatia. The agent was Morten Storm, who had long moved in radical Islamist circles and had apparently won the trust of al-Awlaki during a stay in Yemen in 2006.

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More News On The CIA Plot To Get Al-Awlaki

Alleged CIA Mole Says He Played Matchmaker for Al-Qaida Propagandist -- Danger Room
Report: CIA Arranged Bride for Terrorist in Plot to Kill Him -- ABC News
CIA arranged marriage to al Awlaki in plot to kill terrorist mastermind: report -- New York Post
Did CIA attempt to set up al Qaeda leader with a bride? -- Examiner
Danish Man Claims He Was A CIA Double Agent Inside Al-Qaeda -- Business Insider
Morten the matchmaker sent a wife to al-Awlaki -- The Copenhagen Post
'I am 32 but I'm not afraid of dangerous things': The DATING video sent in by woman who became al-Qaeda leader's third wife (after CIA played matchmaker) -- Daily Mail

Breaking The Silence On The Killing Of Anwar al-Awlaki

Anwar al-Awlaki

Obama Team To Break Silence On al-Awlaki Killing -- Daily Beast/Newsweek

Inside the White House debate over how to talk about al Qaeda’s Anwar al-Awlaki.

After months of internal debate, the Obama administration is planning to reveal publicly the legal reasoning behind its decision to kill the American-born leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Anwar al-Awlaki.

Awlaki, whom American officials had identified as the chief of external operations for the al Qaeda affiliate, was killed in a CIA drone strike last September in Northern Yemen. The targeted killing was one of the most controversial actions in Barack Obama’s war on terror. Civil libertarians and human-rights activists have argued that it amounted to a summary execution on the basis of secret evidence and without due process. Defenders of the administration have maintained that the killing was a necessary and lawful act of war to prevent an imminent threat to the safety of the American people.

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Update: Obama administration readies public defense of al-Alwaki assassination -- America Thinker

My Comment: The US government sanctioned assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki .... a US citizen .... is a killing that is unprecedented in modern U.S. history. Is the Obama administration concerned about the legacy that such a killing will entail .... you betcha ... especially among their more liberal base. How can one condemn torture under President Bush, when President Obama's administration sanctions killings. Hence the scrambling to justify their reasons.

Getting Ready For Blow-Back From the Al-Awlaki Assassination

U.S. Officials Warn Of Possible Retaliation Over al-Awlaki Killing -- CNN

The U.S. State Department issued a "worldwide" alert Saturday, urging overseas travelers to be mindful of "the potential for retaliation against U.S. citizens and interests" following the killing of American-born militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.

Al-Awlaki -- the face of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula whose fluency with English and technology made him a top terrorist recruiter-- was killed Friday in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen, officials said.

The State Department alert, which is in effect until November 30, urges U.S. citizens abroad to register with the government to make it easier to contact them in case of an emergency.

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More News On The Al-Awlaki Assassination

Yemen al-Qaida wing confirms death of al-Awlaki, threatens more attacks -- Xinhuanet
Feds Warn of Possible Revenge Attacks After American Cleric’s Death -- FOX News
Anwar al-Awlaki killing sparks US travel alert -- BBC
U.S. issues travel alert after Awlaki death -- Reuters
Awlaki death may trigger anti-US attacks worldwide: State Dept -- Times Of India
US warns of revenge attacks after hits on Al-Qaeda -- AFP

Yemeni al-Qaeda took a blow but remains a threat to U.S. -- Washington Post
How America finally caught up with Anwar al-Awlaki -- The Telegraph
Anwar Awlaki killed by U.S. drone in Yemen -- L.A. Times
Strike three, you're out: Top bomb-maker was also killed in drone attack on American terrorists in devastating blow to Al Qaeda -- Daily Mail
Saudi bomb maker for Al Qaeda may be among drone strike dead -- L.A. Times
Underwear-bomb maker believed dead in Yemen strike -- AP
Al-Awlaki death a 'major blow' to al-Qaeda says Panetta -- The Telegraph
Death of al-Awlaki Is Blow to Al Qaeda's Western Voice -- FOX News
Most Successful Drone Strike Ever: Were Three Al Qaeda Leaders Killed? -- ABC News
Air strike triggers row over targeted killings -- Sydney Morning Herald
Killings Pose Legal and Moral Quandary -- Wall Street Journal
Anwar al-Awlaki: Is killing US-born terror suspects legal? -- Brad Knickerbocker, Christian Science Monitor
Was Killing American al Qaeda Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki Legal? -- Michael Crowley, Time
President Obama, Executioner-in-Chief -- Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic

News Roundup On The Assassination Of Anwar al-Awlaki

Secret U.S. Memo Sanctioned Killing Of Aulaqi -- Washington Post

The Justice Department wrote a secret memorandum authorizing the lethal targeting of Anwar al-Aulaqi, the American-born radical cleric who was killed by a U.S. drone strike Friday, according to administration officials.

The document was produced following a review of the legal issues raised by striking a U.S. citizen and involved senior lawyers from across the administration. There was no dissent about the legality of killing Aulaqi, the officials said.

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More News On The Assassination Of Anwar al-Awlaki

Obama pushes boundaries in targeting al-Aulaqi -- Washington Post
Al-Awlaki killing hailed by Obama, slammed by rights groups -- Globe And Mail
Obama under fire over targeted killing of cleric -- ABC News (Australia)
Al-Awlaki strike plan included jets, special ops -- CBS News
Drones: Obama administration’s weapon of choice in the war on al-Qaida -- Washington Post/AP
Awlaki death rekindles legal debate on targeting Americans -- L.A. Times
Targeted killing of al-Awlaki raises legal questions -- ABC News/USA Today
CIA drone kills U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric in Yemen -- Reuters
Radical cleric took winding path to become 'Pied Piper of jihadists' -- L.A. Times
Other American killed with Awlaki was 'Al Qaeda to the core' -- L.A. Times
Al-Awlaki's death deprives al-Qaida of key recruiting voice -- Kansas City/McClatchy News
Anwar al-Awlaki death: US keeps role under wraps to manage Yemen fallout -- The Guardian

My Comment: Personally .... I wish they had captured him alive (I also wished that Bin laden was captured alive). Both would have provided an incredible amount of information and intelligence, and would have also been an incredible propaganda victory. But .... al-Awlaki and Bin Laden are dead .... and yes .... I can easily live with that.

American Born Al Qaeda Leader al-Awlaki Killed In Strike By US Jets, Drones

Anwar al-Awlaki Killed: Officials in Yemen Confirm Al Qaeda Cleric Dead -- ABC News

The American-born radical cleric al-Qaeda Anwar al-Awlaki, a major jihadist figure who U.S. officials say inspired several terror plots against the U.S., was killed overnight in Yemen, U.S. and Yemeni officials told ABC News.

A senior U.S. official told ABC News the U.S. had been tracking al-Awlaki for some time and had just been waiting for the perfect moment to strike. A Yemeni official said al-Awlaki was killed along with an unknown number of al Qaeda confederates, possibly in an airstrike.

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More News On The Death Of Anwar al-Awlaki

Prominent US-born al-Qaida cleric killed in Yemen -- Yahoo News/AP
U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric killed in Yemen: officials -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Top Al Qaeda Figure Killed -- Wall Street Journal
Anwar al-Aulaqi, U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaeda, reported killed in Yemen -- Washington Post
Radical US-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki 'killed' -- The Telegraph
Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen -- CBS
Yemen defense ministry: Radical American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki killed -- MSNBC
US backs Yemen claims of al-Qaeda leader’s death -- Financial Times
Radical US-Born Cleric Killed in Yemen -- Voice of America
Terror plots linked to Anwar al-Awlaki -- The Telegraph (Photo Gallery)

The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki is a major blow for al-Qaeda -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Anwar al-Awlaki's death is a blow to al-Qaida, but his message is still alive - -Jason Burke, The Guardian
A look at the life of US-born al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki -- Washington Post
US-born al-Awlaki was a gifted preacher, Internet maestro, and CIA’s first American target -- Washington Post
Al-Awlaki: From voice for jihad to al-Qaida figure -- AJC/AP
Anwar al-Awlaki: pictures of his life -- BBC

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.

After 9/11, This Was Once The Pentagon`s View Of A 'Moderate Muslim'

Dined at the Pentagon: Radical iman and accused terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki was invited to speak as a 'moderate Muslim', despite having been questioned on suspicion of connection to 9-11 hijackers

Radical Imam Invited To Speak About 'Moderate Islam' At The Pentagon After 9/11 May Have Known About Attacks In Advance -- The Daily Mail

* Pentagon unaware of Anwar al-Awlaki's link to hijackers
* Proposed Pentagon menu included pork
* Agency did not discuss imam's alleged soliciting of prostitutes

Shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, radical American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was invited to the Pentagon to speak about 'moderate Islam', after a flawed vetting process.

Al-Awlaki is currently thought to be hiding in Yemen, where he has dual citizenship with the U.S.

He is the highest ranking American on the CIA’s kill or capture list, and was the target of a failed missile attack earlier this month that killed two militants.

Al-Awlaki was on the short list to succeed Osama bin Laden as Al Qaeda leader.

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Update: EXCLUSIVE: New Details Emerge of Radical Imam's Lunch at the Pentagon -- FOX News

My Comment: This reveals how ignorant and naive the Pentagon was right after 9/11. To say that we were NOT prepared to fight Al Qaeda and its supporters is an understatement.

After Bin Laden, Who Is Next?

Muhammad ud-Deen via Wikipedia

Anwar al-Awlaki Is 'Next Target After Osama bin Laden' -- The Telegraph

Anwar al-Awlaki and his followers should be the next terrorists to be “targeted” after the death of Osama bin Laden, David Cameron has said.

The Prime Minister said al-Awkali and his offshoot of the al-Qaeda group based in Yemen should be “wound up”.

British intelligence agencies believe Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is the most dangerous part of bin Laden’s network.

Mr Cameron told MPs: "With respect to Anwar al-Awlaki, I am in no doubt that he is an extremely dangerous individual, who is behind some of the more recent plots we have seen.

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More News ON Anwar al-Awlaki

US drone attacked targeted al-Awlaki; who could take on more prominent al-Qaida role -- Canadian Press
US targets key al-Qaida figure in Yemen -- Houston Chronicle/AP
Anwar Al-Awlaki is just a big mouth, says his father -- Yemen Observer
Is Anwar al-Awlaki's importance to Al Qaeda overstated? -- Christian Science Monitor
The New Face of al Qaeda? -- Christopher Boucek, Foreign Policy

U.S. Drone Missile Strike In Yemen Misses Al Qaeda Boss Anwar al-Awlaki

US Drone Misses American-Born Terror Boss In Yemen -- MSNBC

Radical Anwar al-Awlaki allegedly leads al-Qaida chapter, planned cargo jet bombings.

A U.S. drone targeted American-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen but missed, Yemeni and U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal Friday, a day after the attack.

Al-Awlaki is suspected of orchestrating terrorist attacks on the U.S.

Media reports have said he is a possible successor to al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, killed Monday by U.S. Navy SEALs at his Abbottabad, Pakistan, compound.

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More News On The U.S. Targeted Assassination Attempt On Anwar al-Awlaki

Drone Targets Yemeni Cleric -- Wall Street Journal
Anwar al-Awlaki Targeted By U.S. Drones -- ABC
Al-Awlaki targeted by U.S. military drone in Yemen -- CNN
Drone Strike in Yemen Was Aimed at Awlaki -- New York Times
U.S. drone in Yemen missed al Qaeda's al-Awlaki: report -- Reuters
Al-Awlaki targeted by U.S. military drone in Yemen -- CNN
Yemen Drone Strike Misses Al-Awlaki -- Neon Tommy

It Appears That Al Qaeda Is Experiencing A Cash Crunch

Anwar al-Awlaki. Photo from Mirror.com.uk

Thou Shalt Steal, Al Qaeda Tells Militants In Cash Quest -- Washington Times

Recommends stealing from 'enemy' to fund terror.

The latest edition of al Qaeda's online, English-language magazine includes an article offering an Islamic justification for extremists to steal from non-Muslims to finance their activities. Analysts say this shows that the U.S. and its allies are succeeding in drying up sources of terrorist funding.

The five-page article in Inspire magazine was written by Anwar al-Awlaki, the U.S.-Yemeni radical cleric who is regarded by counterterrorism officials as one of al Qaeda's most dangerous leaders because of his ability to inspire homegrown, lone-wolf extremists in Western lands.

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My Comment: Finally .... it appears that financial sanctions and monitoring is having an impact. let us hope that this continues.

Yemen Sentences US Cleric al-Awlaki To Ten Years In Prison

Anwar al-Awlaki Photo: REUTERS

Al-Qaeda Propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison -- The Telegraph

Fugitive al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki has received a ten year sentence for his role in the murder of a French energy contractor.

A Yemeni criminal court said the killing of Jacques Spagnolo was "committed under the incitement" of al-Awlaki. It held Othman al-Awlaki, a relative of al-Awlaki who is also on the run, guilty on the same charges. Hisham Mohammad Assem, who gunned down Mr Spagnolo near Sana'a in October, has been given a death sentence.

Prosecutors have said that al-Awlaki corresponded with Assem for months, encouraging him to kill foreigners.

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More News On The Sentencing Of al-Awlaki

Yemen sentences Awlaki in absentia -- Al Jazeera
Yemeni court sentences al-Awlaki -- CNN
Yemen sentences absent Anwar al Awlaki to 10 years -- The National
Yemeni court rules on Anwar al-Awlaki -- UPI
Qaeda's Awlaqi renews call to kill Americans -- Channel News Asia
Yemen sentences US cleric over Frenchman's slaying -- Reuters

Meet The World's 'Most Dangerous Man'

Awlaki: 'The Most Dangerous Man In The World' -- ABC News

Al Qaeda Cleric Now More Feared Than Osama Bin Laden

Anwar Awlaki, not Osama Bin Laden, was labeled the "most dangerous man in the world" by a New York Police Department counterterror official during a briefing Wednesday.

The description of the U.S. born, Yemen-based cleric and Al Qaeda recruiter came as British officials announced that forensic evidence shows at least one of the two printer bombs shipped from Yemen by Al Qaeda could have blown up over the Eastern U.S. as they were brought by cargo plane to Chicago.

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More News On Anwar Awlaki

Anwar Awlaki “Most Dangerous Man in World” -- FOX News
Radical Yemeni cleric calls for killing Americans -- TMCNet/AP
Rights Groups Sue Obama Administration over Assassinations -- AllGov
Al-Awlaki case tests limits of presidential authority -- Globe And Mail
License to Kill? Report on Al Awlaki Argument in DC Federal Court -- Vincent Warren, Huffington Post
CIA Predator versus ACLU Subpoena: Warfare and Lawfare in the War on Terror -- Strategy Page
Why Hasn't Yemen Hunted Down Anwar al-Awlaki? -- Oliver Holmes, Time Magazine

Wanted In The U.S., Yemen Finally Orders The Arrest Of American-Born Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki

Yemen Judge Orders Arrest Of Qaeda-Linked Cleric -- New York Times

BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Yemeni judge on Saturday ordered the “forcible arrest” of Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born cleric who is believed to play an important role in the regional branch of Al Qaeda.

Mr. Awlaki, who is thought to be hiding among fellow tribesmen in Yemen’s remote Shabwa Province, failed to appear Tuesday at a trial where he was accused of killing a foreigner. It is rare for a Yemeni judge to order the arrest of a defendant so soon after his failure to appear.

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More News ON the Hunt For Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-Born Cleric With Ties to Al Qaeda

Yemeni Judge Orders 'Forcible' Arrest of US-Born Cleric -- Voice of America
Prosecutors charge U.S.-born cleric with additional crimes in Yemen -- CNN
Yemen orders arrest of al-Awlaki -- Al Jazeera
Yemen Militant Cleric Al-Awlaki's Arrest Ordered by State Security Court -- Bloomberg
Anwar al-Awlaki, radical Muslim cleric, wanted 'dead or alive' in Yemen after judge's order -- New York Post
Yemen orders arrest of US-born cleric Awlaqi -- AFP
Yemen orders arrest of radical US-born cleric -- AP

My Comment: After last weeks cargo parcel bomb plot was uncovered, the Yemeni authorities had no choice but to issue this arrest warrant. Now .... the big question that is being asked is .... will they go out of their way to capture him.

Look Who Came To Dinner

Anwar Al-Awlaki

EXCLUSIVE: Al Qaeda Leader Dined At The Pentagon Just Months After 9/11 -- FOX News

Anwar Al-Awlaki may be the first American on the CIA's kill or capture list, but he was also a lunch guest of military brass at the Pentagon within months of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, Fox News has learned.

Documents exclusively obtained by Fox News, including an FBI interview conducted after the Fort Hood shooting in November 2009, state that Awlaki was taken to the Pentagon as part of the military’s outreach to the Muslim community in the immediate aftermath of the attacks.

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My Comment: So much for the Pentagon's 'outreach' program at the time.

U.S. Citizen al-Aulaqi Is Still A Target For US Drones

Obama Invokes 'State Secrets' Claim To Dismiss Suit Against Targeting Of U.S. Citizen al-Aulaqi -- Washington Post

The Obama administration urged a federal judge early Saturday to dismiss a lawsuit over its targeting of a U.S. citizen for killing overseas, saying that the case would reveal state secrets.

The U.S.-born citizen, Anwar al-Aulaqi, is a cleric now believed to be in Yemen. Federal authorities allege that he is leading a branch of al-Qaeda there.

Government lawyers called the state-secrets argument a last resort to toss out the case, and it seems likely to revive a debate over the reach of a president's powers in the global war against al-Qaeda.

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Update: WH: lawsuit for cleric would reveal state secrets -- Yahoo News/AP

My Comment: The White House has clearly designated Anwar al-Aulaqi as a danger to national security, and a person who needs to be stopped .... lawsuit or no lawsuit.

Radical American Cleric Threatens The U.S. (Again)

Radical Cleric On CIA Hit List Taunts U.S. Military And Obama -- ABC News

On the Run in Yemen, Anwar Al-Awlaki Says "Ominous Clouds Gathering"

The radical Muslim cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki, whose killing has been approved by President Barack Obama, today taunted the American President and the United States military in an audio address posted online.

"Imperial hubris is leading American to its fate: a war of attrition, a continuous hemorrhage that would end with the fall and splintering of the United States of America," said Awlaki.

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More News On Radical American Cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki

Al-Qaida cleric: Yemen to be Obama's Afghanistan -- AP
Yemen To Be 'Obama's Afghanistan,' Says Al Qaeda Cleric -- Huffington Post
Al-Awlaki: U.S. headed for hard fall -- UPI
US freezes assets of key Al-Qaeda leader -- AFP
Treasury designates Anwar al-Awlaki key leader of AQAP -- CNN
U.S. freezes assets of man linked to Christmas Day bombing attempt -- The Hill
U.S. citizen labelled an al-Qaeda leader in Yemen -- Reuters
US-born radical Muslim cleric added to American terrorism blacklist -- The Telegraph