03/08/10

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If it’s confirmed, the reported arrest of Adam Gadahn, a.k.a. "Azzam the American," al-Qaeda’s top propagandist – and an American citizen – is going to present the Obama administration with more problems in a sensitive area: its botching of the question of how to deal with captives in the "war on terrorism," especially high-ranking terrorist operatives. The constantly shifting plans for the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the Guantanamo quagmire, and now this. CBS News: Arrested al Qaeda Member May be American. Confusion Remains about Identity of Man Arrested in Pakistan; May Be U.S.-Born Al Qaeda Spokesman Adam Gadahn. [A.K.A. Adam Pearlman]

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