“Legitimate Demands” – A Video Speech by Adam Yahiye Gadahn
May 29, 2007
Adam Yahiye Gadahn AKA Azzam the American, is featured in a 7:57 minute video produced by as-Sahab, the multimedia wing of al-Qaeda, and titled: “Legitimate Demands”. The video was issued to jihadist forums today, Tuesday, May 29, 2007. The speech, spoken in English and subtitled in Arabic, is presented as an address to U.S. President George W. Bush, Gadahn speaking in a condescen
More..ding tone and accusing him of spearheading a Crusade led by his “empire of evil” against Muslims and embroiling American forces in wars without end. Reinvigoration of old fronts in Somalia, continuation of fronts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Algeria, and the region of the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan), in addition to an alleged failure in the media to tarnish the image of the Mujahideen to Muslims, are cited by Gadahn as reasons for Bush to seek escape and “prevent the number of American casualties at home and abroad from rising even higher.”
The demands are emphatically stated by Gadahn to not be construed as negotiations, for Muslims do not negotiate with “baby killers and war criminals”. These entail the removal of American military forces from Muslim lands, cease of encroachment into the political, social, and economic affairs in these countries, and to free Muslim captives from prisons. Should these demands not be met, Gadahn states, “means that you and your people will- Allah willing- experience things which will make you forget all about the horrors of September 11th, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Virginia Tech.” Withdrawing from Iraq alone, Gadahn states, does not qualify as acceptance of terms, and he mockingly advices for Bush to stop his “futile farcical maneuvers on Capital Hill.”
Adam Yahiye Gadahn AKA Adam Pearlman, Azzam al-Amriki (Azzam the American), was charged with treason by a Grand Jury in an indictment filed Wednesday, October 11, 2006, in the State of California. According to the document, Gadahn has been indicted for treason, providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, al-Qaeda, and aiding and abetting terrorists. The two counts against Gadahn are based on his appearances and statements made in al-Qaeda films produced and distributed by the organization’s multimedia arm, as-Sahab. Less..
Added: May 29 2007 In: news_politics,middle_east
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