Al Qaida Tape Calls for Attacks on President Bush
By VOA News
06 January 2008
A new tape posted on the Internet shows an American member of the al Qaida terrorist network calling for attacks on President Bush when he travels to the Middle East this week.
In a 50-minute video posted Sunday by al Qaida's media group, Adam Gadahn criticizes U.S. foreign policy as well as Arab leaders who are hosting Mr. Bush during his trip.
The authenticity of the tape has not been confirmed, and there has been no official U.S. government comment.
The U.S.-born Gadahn, also calls himself Azzam the American, spoke mostly in English and wore the traditional attire of Gulf region Arabs.
Gadahn has appeared in several al Qaida video releases in recent years. A U.S. court charged him with treason in 2006. The FBI has a $1 million cash award for information leading to his capture.
Gadahn was raised in California where he converted to Islam. He later left the United States and is believed to have been living in Pakistan for the last several years.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.
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