Officials downplay threat on purported al Qaeda tape(Adam the goat farmer)

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http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/12/alqaeda.tape/

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. counterterrorism officials said Monday that they were skeptical that a purported al Qaeda tape that threatened California and Australia was a prelude to an attack. snip

Officials said that the speaker in the tape "appears to be the same" person who called himself "Azzam the American" in a previous tape.

Authorities identified him as Adam Gadahn and said he was from the Los Angeles area. snip

It added, "Although the FBI has no information indicating this individual is connected to any specific terrorist activities, the FBI would like to locate and question this person."

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,16583319%255E661,00.html

Iraq role blamed for terror threat

The FBI believes former Californian goat farmer Adam Gadahn named Melbourne in a video tape aired on US television because of Australia's role in the war in Iraq.

"The bottom line is whether it's this tape or any other tape. We know there's people out there who wish to strike at the United States and our allies and that includes Australia," an FBI spokesman said.

[Sanity Claws]

1. I thought the guy looked a little like Cheney

All you could see were the eyes and the glasses.

[texpatriot2004]

2. Yeah, now that I think about it, he did. n/t

[AlamoDemoc]

3. * must have him on the list too

under the working drawer, as he is known to have many other AlQaida suspected sctratch-list....waiting....just waiting when they show up..so he can scratch them off from the list.