FBI memo taking note of Awlaki's latest video calling for attacks on America
National Security Archive
This November 26, 2010 FBI memo is one example of many over several years taking note of Awlaki's video and audio messages calling for attacks on the West. In this particular message, delivered in Arabic, Awlaki told his audience that no special religious approval was necessary to justify an attack
Source: FBI memo taking note of Awlaki's latest video calling for attacks on America Date: Nov 26, 2010 Collection: The Anwar al-Awlaki File Sep 15, 2015
(Rev. 05-01-2008) 230 [box] 01.EE b6 b7C DECLASSIFIED BY NSICG J89328T90 ON 03-13-2014 SECRET FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 11/26/2010 To: San Diego From: San Diego Contact: SA [redacted] Approved By: [redacted] Drafted By: [redacted] Case ID #: (U) [redacted] (Pending) b6 b7C b7E b7A (U) Title: (S) ANWAR NASSER AULAQI CT-SUNNI EXTREMIST - MIDDLE EAST (U) Synopsis: (S) To document speech given by captioned subject. Derived From : FBI NSISCG-20080301 Declassify On: 20351126 Details: (U) In late October and early November 2010, the captioned subject released an Arabic-language video of a speech entitled "And Make it Known and Clear to Mankind." The speech was advertised for several weeks on various internet sites prior to the actual release. The first version of the speech which was released in October 2010 was approximately 90 seconds, and appeared be the beginning segment of the speech. In early November, 2010, the complete speech, which lasts approximately 23 minutes, was released. (U) On 11/08/2010, SA [redacted] downloaded a copy of the video from the web site [redacted] The speech was translated and transcribed by LS [redacted] b6 b7C b7E "...Don't consult with anybody regarding the killing of Americans. Fighting the devil does not require a religious edict, it does not require consultation, and it does not require sortilege. The Americans are the devil's party, and fighting them is a duty at this SECRET AWLAKI-5598 b7A
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time. We and the Americans have reached a point where
it is either us or them. We have become two opposites
that cannot be reconciled. The Americans want
something that can only be achieved if we are
eliminated. It is a make-or-break battle. It is the
battle between Moses and Pharoah; it is a battle
between right and injustice. Finally, the role played
by a religious edict is to protect Islam and not the
Americans. The role of a religious edict is to protect
the fundamentals of Islamic law and not government
law...."
(U) A compact disk containing the downloaded video and
the transcript of the speech are attached in a 1A envelope for
inclusion into the case file.
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