U.S. Designates Awlaki a Terrorist
by IPT News • Jul 16, 2010 at 6:48 pm
http://www.investigativeproject.org/2064/us-designates-awlaki-a-terrorist
He has become a recruiter of terrorists against America, and on Friday, the U.S. Treasury Department designated American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki a leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
The move freezes any assets he may have here and makes it illegal for anyone in the United States to engage in any transactions with Awlaki or to provide him with material support. It has been reported that President Obama already had authorized killing Awlaki, who is connected to a series of recent attacks, including Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan and failed Detroit airline bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. He also called for direct attacks on American civilians.
Awlaki "has proven that he is extraordinarily dangerous, committed to carrying out deadly attacks on Americans and others worldwide," Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey said in a statement. "He has involved himself in every aspect of the supply chain of terrorism -- fundraising for terrorist groups, recruiting and training operatives, and planning and ordering attacks on innocents."
Awlaki was born in New Mexico and preached in Colorado, San Diego and Virginia. The 9/11 Commission report tied him to at least two of the hijackers in that attack and recent reports indicate AQAP has recruited dozens of Westerners for terrorist training in Yemen.
Read the Treasury announcement here.
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Reader comments on this item
America's strength is her weakness
Submitted by Mountain Laurel, Jul 18, 2010 18:55
Unfortunately, Awlaki is very dangerous because he was raised in America, and knows our weaknesses. He's probably the mastermind behind the use of our civil rights laws to keep known terror-sympathizers, hired and then fired by our security agencies, in sensitive jobs. It's time for a change in the politically-correct thinking inside our govt. and especially in our security agencies. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), has been used by our security agencies to conduct "sensitivity training" so Muslims won't be offended. It's to the ridiculous point now, as they can no longer use terms like jihadist, etc. Well, we Americans are EXTREMELY OFFENDED by this, and are looking for a change come election time. Be sure to make it clear to candidates, that you want them to be tough on Islamic Muslim Brotherhood front groups like CAIR, ISNA, ICNA, MAS, etc.. It's time they are shut down.
awlaki family question?
Jul 17, 2010 23:19
Is awlaki's father a university prof & advisor to yemeni president ?