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The Globe and Mail:
U.S.-born Yemeni cleric calls for killing of Americans in new video message
Maggie Michael
Cairo— The Associated Press
A U.S.-born radical Yemeni cleric involved in previous attacks on the U.S. called for Muslims around world to kill Americans in a new video message posted on radical websites Monday.
Anwar al-Awlaki said since all Americans are the enemy, clerics don't need to issue any special fatwas or religious rulings allowing them to be killed.
“Don't consult with anybody in killing the Americans, fighting the devil doesn't require consultation or prayers seeking divine guidance. They are the party of the devils,” he said. “We are two opposites who will never come together.”
In the 23-minute Arabic language message entitled “Make it known and clear to mankind,” Mr. al-Awlaki said with Americans and Muslims it was “either us or them.”
Born in New Mexico, Mr. al-Awlaki has used his website and English-language sermons to encourage Muslims around the world to kill U.S. troops in Iraq and has been tied by U.S. intelligence to the 9/11 hijackers, underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, as well as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in November at Fort Hood, Texas.
U.S. investigators say since he returned to Yemen in 2006, Mr. al-Awlaki has moved beyond just inspiring militants to a role as an active operative in al-Qaeda's affiliate there.
On Friday, the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for sending bombs through the mail in packages addressed to the U.S. which was thwarted a week ago.
This is the first full posting of the video, after clips of it were released on Oct. 23, two weeks before the mail bombs were uncovered.
Mr. Al-Awlaki also attacked rulers in the Arab world, particularly Yemen, describing them as corrupt and he called on religious scholars to declare them “non-Muslims” for betraying the Muslim people.
“Kings, emirs, and presidents are now not qualified to lead the nation, or even a flock of sheep,” he said. “If the leaders are corrupt, the scholars have the responsibility to lead the nation.”
He added that these leaders would have to be removed for the Muslim people to move forward.
The only way Muslims were going to protect themselves from the threat of the infidels was by supporting the “mujahedeen,” he said, referring to those fighting for al-Qaeda.
“If we support the mujahedeen, we will win it all and if we let them down, we will lose it all,” he said while wearing traditional Yemeni clothes with a dagger at his belt sitting behind a desk.
- Boom!
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al-Awlaki -- Kill The Party of Devils
The Globe and Mail:
U.S.-born Yemeni cleric calls for killing of Americans in new video message
Maggie Michael
Cairo— The Associated Press
A U.S.-born radical Yemeni cleric involved in previous attacks on the U.S. called for Muslims around world to kill Americans in a new video message posted on radical websites Monday.
Anwar al-Awlaki said since all Americans are the enemy, clerics don't need to issue any special fatwas or religious rulings allowing them to be killed.
“Don't consult with anybody in killing the Americans, fighting the devil doesn't require consultation or prayers seeking divine guidance. They are the party of the devils,” he said. “We are two opposites who will never come together.”
In the 23-minute Arabic language message entitled “Make it known and clear to mankind,” Mr. al-Awlaki said with Americans and Muslims it was “either us or them.”
Born in New Mexico, Mr. al-Awlaki has used his website and English-language sermons to encourage Muslims around the world to kill U.S. troops in Iraq and has been tied by U.S. intelligence to the 9/11 hijackers, underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, as well as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in November at Fort Hood, Texas.
U.S. investigators say since he returned to Yemen in 2006, Mr. al-Awlaki has moved beyond just inspiring militants to a role as an active operative in al-Qaeda's affiliate there.
On Friday, the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for sending bombs through the mail in packages addressed to the U.S. which was thwarted a week ago.
This is the first full posting of the video, after clips of it were released on Oct. 23, two weeks before the mail bombs were uncovered.
Mr. Al-Awlaki also attacked rulers in the Arab world, particularly Yemen, describing them as corrupt and he called on religious scholars to declare them “non-Muslims” for betraying the Muslim people.
“Kings, emirs, and presidents are now not qualified to lead the nation, or even a flock of sheep,” he said. “If the leaders are corrupt, the scholars have the responsibility to lead the nation.”
He added that these leaders would have to be removed for the Muslim people to move forward.
The only way Muslims were going to protect themselves from the threat of the infidels was by supporting the “mujahedeen,” he said, referring to those fighting for al-Qaeda.
“If we support the mujahedeen, we will win it all and if we let them down, we will lose it all,” he said while wearing traditional Yemeni clothes with a dagger at his belt sitting behind a desk.
- Boom!
Fox: U.S.-Born Terror Boss Anwar al-Awlaki Killed in CIA-Led Drone Strike By Jennifer Griffin & Justin Fishel Published September 30, 2011 Senior Al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in Yemen early Friday morning by a CIA-led U.S. drone strike,...
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US-Born Al-Qaeda Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki Credits the WaPo With Saving Him From US AirstrikeFrom Weasel Zippers: Anwar al-Awlaki, the U.S.-born imam linked to the Fort Hood shooting spree in Texas in November, the botched Christmas Day airliner bombing,...
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Former Media Darling and Imam from Dar Al Hijrah Virgina Mosque Calls for Killing Of AmericansFrom Atlas Shrugs: More from the wonderful world of Islam. Remember this was the go-to imam that the media went to (the "moderate" imam) for things...
- Obama Does Something Right!
Obama Authorizes Assassination of American-Born Jihadist Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, First Known US Citizen to be Approved for Targeted Killing (Daily Mail)- The Obama administration has authorised the killing of a radical Muslim cleric who is also...
- Christmas Day Jihadist Connect To Ft. Hood Shooter Major Hasan?
From Hot Air: Hmmmm. An indirect connection to Nidal Hasan and the Fort Hood shootings? Via Mediate and Politico: There was a suggestion of links between Abdulmutallab and radical US-born Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi, who had contacts with the US army...