by nomo » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:44 pm
I'm getting so confused. A <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>former teenage rock music fan</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> from California? Is this a joke?<br><!--EZCODE HR START--><hr /><!--EZCODE HR END--><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/07/california_man_.html">blogs.abcnews.com/theblot..._man_.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://blogs.abcnews.com/photos/uncategorized/adamgadhan_nr.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br>California Man Revealed as al Qaeda Leader<br>July 07, 2006 1:39 PM<br><br>Brian Ross Reports:<br><br>For the first time, a former Orange County, Calif. teenage rock music fan has revealed his role as a top al Qaeda leader.<br><br>Adam Gadahn, who disappeared from California seven years ago, appeared unmasked on an al Qaeda tape made public on the internet today. <br><br>As previously reported by ABC News, the FBI had concluded that the masked man was Gadahn based on voice analysis of previous al Qaeda tapes. On today's tape, Gadahn is bearded, wearing a turban.<br><br>He denounces U.S. soldiers in Iraq and their alleged murder and rapes of Iraqi citizens.<br><br>"Who are the real terrorists?" Gadahn asks.<br><br>There was no immediate response from Gadahn's family, which still lives in California. They had previously denied he was the masked figure on al Qaeda tapes. <p></p><i></i>