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| Traitor Adam Gadahn |
We all know the story of the traitor Benedict Arnold during the Revolutionary War. He was a general for the Continental Army before he defected to the British side and fought against his own countrymen. Today, in our War against Terrorism we are experiencing a new kind of traitor for a new type of war.
Born in Oregon and raised in rural Riverside, California, Adam Gadahn converted to Islam at age 17 and moved to Pakistan in 1998. After attending a Al-Qaeda training camp, Gadahn quickly became a senior commander within the Al-Qaeda terrorist network where he is a cultural interpreter and a producer of propaganda videos. These videos are typically full of threats to Americans and outreach to other Muslims to take up arms with Al-Qaeda and attack “evil American infidels." In a video that was broadcasted on the 4th anniversary of 9/11, Gadahn praised the work of the 9/11 attackers and predicted that there would be future attacks in Los Angeles, London, Madrid and Melbourne, Australia. Gadahn has been charged with Treason for joining Al-Qaeda spreading propaganda and threats against the United States. He is on the FBI’s most wanted list and there is one million dollar reward for his capture.[i]
Gadahn has recently came back into the news when he appeared in a new propaganda video was released on radical Islamic websites. In the video, Gadahn urged Muslims living the United States and Europe to carry out attacks where they live. [ii] Gadahn specifically directed his attention to Muslim Immigrants living in the "miserable suburbs" of Paris, London and Detroit in his call to carry out attacks.[iii]
This makes me sick. The thought of a “homegrown” terrorist attacking his own country is just unfathomable. How could someone hate their own countrymen so much that they advocate mass killings of innocent people? I hope this traitor is found soon and prosecuted so that the United States Government can send a message to any other “Americans” who think of turning their back on their country and joining our enemies.
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