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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:32 PM
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California Man Revealed as al Qaeda Leader

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/07/california_man_.html

California Man Revealed as al Qaeda Leader


For the first time, a former Orange County, Calif. teenage rock music fan has revealed his role as a top al Qaeda leader.

Adam Gadahn, who disappeared from California seven years ago, appeared unmasked on an al Qaeda tape made public on the internet today.

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.

He denounces U.S. soldiers in Iraq and their alleged murder and rapes of Iraqi citizens.

"Who are the real terrorists?" Gadahn asks.
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Dr Fate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:36 PM
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1. So are we going to fight him over there or over here?
???
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readmoreoften Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 11:02 PM
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43. Excellent question! /nt
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:36 PM
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2. Is he really Al Qaeda or just a member of the Caliban?
:dunce:
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LouisianaLiberal Donating Member (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:40 PM
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5. Does that mean that our crusade
Edited on Fri Jul-07-06 01:41 PM by LouisianaLiberal
is now directed at followers of Setebos? I'm getting confused.
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coalition_unwilling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:43 PM
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31. Not to mention followers of the heavy-metal band Anthrax. BTW:
is it still illegal to send Anthrax through the mail (the CDs, that is :)
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:07 PM
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19. LOL!
Funny. You should put a patent on that or else the msm will steal it.:)
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Patchuli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 10:04 PM
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41. He's from Orange County
and (apologies to OC Dems), a lot of Orange County frightens me!!!
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Systematic Chaos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:37 PM
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3. ZOMG, we're fighting them over here now.
And they like ROCK MUSIC!!!!

TERRATERRAFEARFEARTERRATERRAFEARFEARTERRATERRATERRATERRA!!!!
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:38 PM
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4. So much for keeping the fighting Over THERE
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:42 PM
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6. California teenage rock fan reveals role as top al Queda leader
Trying. Not. To. Laugh.

Damn. Can't. Help. It.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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jedr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:42 PM
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7. Well ladies and gentleman of the EIB;
conclusive proof of the link between rock music and Al Queda.....see I told you so:sarcasm:
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:52 PM
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12. Need to cut out the DANCING, too, Ashcroft was RIGHT!!
None a-that Footloose nonsense, ya whippersnappers!!!!!
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:43 PM
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8. I assume this means that we need to declare war
on ourselves for harboring terrorists?

I'm confused now. Will the TV "news" ignore civilian casualties if they are Americans?
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:51 PM
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10. First campaign is in DC.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:51 PM
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11. Deleted message
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patdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:46 PM
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9. A teenager with a FULL BEARD...WOW..them talibans grows em young
that is a teenager? He must have started shaving at about 2 years old to grow a beard that full as a teen?
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:57 PM
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14. He's pushing 30...born in 78.
He's been on the lam for years. Here's his FEEB wanted poster:

http://www.fbi.gov/terrorinfo/gadahn.htm
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patdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:31 PM
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26. I realized this almost as soon as I posted..gone for 7 years
WTF describe him as a teenage rock fan? Do they think people are BORN terrorists?
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:35 PM
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27. It's a hook, to make the piece more exciting
Plus, when he doesn't have the beard he looks far younger. He's the Baby Face Nelson of the terra set, I reckon....
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:54 PM
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Does this mean we have to invade California?
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:03 PM
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15. Please come soon
We can't hold out much longer.

:hide:
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:10 PM
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21. Will it be a "cake walk" and will we be greet as liberators with flowers?
I like carnations. Chocolate candy also.
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:37 PM
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28. You'll get a private audience with our Dear Leader
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:55 PM
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33. No way am I going to let that Neanderthal get a chance to grope me.
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:04 PM
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16. Invade CA ONLY if it will drive the price of housing down!
Edited on Fri Jul-07-06 02:05 PM by Whoa_Nelly
Yes...a War on Housing Prices in California! Rebuild From the Rubble!:silly:
(and there is oil here...:sarcasm: )

Hmmmmm...is there a Housing Bubble Buster missile yet? :freak:


..and I like the funny up post re: Caliban! :rofl:
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:11 PM
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22. No.
He's from California. That means we have to invade Peru.
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:18 PM
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23. Or Venezuela. It is time that Chavez gets what is coming to him.
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:38 PM
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30. Peru, or CANADA!
It's about fucking time.
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stop the bleeding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 01:54 PM
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13. isn' this the same guy the US has been after since 9/11??
I can't remember if this is him or if we got him, could someone clarify

Thank you in advance
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OhioChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:04 PM
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17. "a top al Qaeda leader"
How many "top" leaders do they have? Is this one #2, 3 or 4? :sarcasm:
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kurth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:06 PM
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18. What about the guy in the Oval Office?
Osama's best friend.
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bleedingheart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:09 PM
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20. Proof that Rock Music leads to fanaticism...
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leesa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:26 PM
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24. OMG. This is hysterical! Orange County is a real GOP stronghold...
Hmmmm...

We got terrorists coming out of our ears today! Rock and roll!
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:31 PM
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25. ok as much as the right HATES california
they could find only one top al queda leader here?

they're slipping.
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:38 PM
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29. In Orange County no less
I'm ROFLMAO.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:52 PM
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32. are we slipping some how?
:rofl:
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Ezlivin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 03:13 PM
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34. If Al Gore was elected Tipper's anti-rock crusade would have stopped this
How long before listeners of Rage Against the Machine turn against our perfect and flawless government?

Or fans of P!nk start their own assaults?

Where's Frank Zappa when you need him?
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TalkingDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-08-06 10:38 AM
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48. I miss Frank
The spousal unit bought a live Mothers CD the other day. Good stuff.







My favorite Future Famous Dead Artist: KarenParker
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lyonn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 03:19 PM
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35. This post plus comments is the funniest I've read in a long time
Had to recommend.
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The Stranger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 03:27 PM
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36. Is this serious?
Seriously.
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 04:15 PM
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37. What, you mean Arnold S.............................
Oh, it's someone else!
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llmart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 07:12 PM
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38. Is that Rob Reiner in a turban???
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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 07:17 PM
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39. That guy really sends chills down my back, how about you?
:rofl:
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NorthernSun Donating Member (324 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 09:57 PM
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40. He is the grandson of a Jewish activist
Adam Gadahn's real name is Adam Pearlman. Adam is the grandson of the late Carl K. Pearlman; a prominent Jewish urologist in Orange County. Carl was also a member of the board of directors of the Anti-Defamation League

Google Adam Pearlman
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 10:43 PM
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42. Thank goodness al-Zarqawi's laptop and cell phone survived the bombs
Edited on Fri Jul-07-06 10:44 PM by rocknation
that killed him. Why, in just in a few short weeks Bush has exposed terror plots based in Miami and New York City, and now this!!!

:eyes:
rocknation
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-08-06 12:01 AM
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44. It;s like it was a divine MIRACLE that saved those most critical pieces of
intelligence information, eh?

A real miracle.

I wonder if the virgin mary ... um yeah. Never mind.

*cough*
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cigsandcoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-08-06 09:09 AM
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45. If he really is Al Qaeda, then he's guilty of treason.
That's bad news for him on many levels.
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truth2power Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-08-06 09:22 AM
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46. At first I thought this was from The Onion *sigh*
The GWOT has now officially become farce!! :silly:
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banana republican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-08-06 09:30 AM
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47. Did he fill out his application form???

http://hotair.cachefly.net/media.michellemalkin.com/images/padilladoc.pdf
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