Jeremy Scahill - Dirty Wars

288 “a practicing Muslim”:Michael Moss and Souad Mekhennet, “An Internet Jihad Aims at US Viewers,” New York Times, October 15, 2007.

288 Islamic Thinkers Society:Ibid.

288 “Does he think like them?”:Chayes et al., “Samir Khan, al-Qaida Figure, Grew Up on Long Island.”

288 first of several interventions:Robbie Brown and Kim Severson, “Second American in Strike Waged Qaeda Media War,” New York Times, September 30, 2011.

288 “If you give Satan an inch”:Chayes et al., “Samir Khan, al-Qaida Figure, Grew Up on Long Island.”

288 community college:Moss and Mekhennet, “An Internet Jihad Aims at US Viewers.”

288 debates with fellow attendees:“American Editor Brings US Savvy to Jihad Outreach,” Morning Edition, NPR, October 12, 2010.

289 retiring blogs:Alice Fordham, “A ‘Proud Traitor’: Samir Khan Reported Dead Alongside Aulaqi,” Checkpoint Washington (blog), Washington Post, September 30, 2011.

289 Muslimpad:Moss and Mekhennet, “An Internet Jihad Aims at US Viewers.”

289 top 1 percent:Ibid.

289 “scholars of Islam”:“About,” The Ignored Puzzle Pieces of Knowledge, revolution.muslimpad.com.

289 Zachary Chesser:“Alleged American Jihadists—Connecting the Dots,” CNN.com, October 10, 2012.

289 “unlikely foot soldier”:Moss and Mekhennet, “An Internet Jihad Aims at US Viewers.”

289 “brought great happiness to me”:Ibid.

289 told a local news station:Ibid.

290 hired a lawyer:“American Editor Brings US Savvy to Jihad Outreach.”

290 following him closely:Michael Moss, “What to Do About Pixels of Hate,” New York Times, October 21, 2007.

290 “shut [Khan] down”:Fordham, “A ‘Proud Traitor.’”

290 “FBI dispatched a spy”:Samir Khan, “I Am Proud to Be a Traitor to America,” Inspire 2 (fall 2010), published October 2010. All excerpts of Khan’s writing come from this article, unless otherwise noted.

290 invited an Imam:Moss and Mekhennet, “An Internet Jihad Aims at US Viewers.”

290 “a moderate Muslim”:Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow, ”The Life and Legacy of American al-Qaeda Online Jihad Pioneer Samir Khan—Editor of al-Qaeda Magazine ‘Inspire’ and a Driving Force Behind al-Qaeda’s Push for ‘Lone-Wolf’ Terrorist Attacks in the West,” Middle East Research Institute (MEMRI), September 28, 2012, www.memri.org/report/en/print6713.htm#_edn39.

290 “became very much convinced”:Chayes et al., “Samir Khan, al-Qaida Figure, Grew Up on Long Island.”

290 “I tried to bring arguments”:Moss and Mekhennet, “An Internet Jihad Aims at US Viewers.”

290 already received an invitation:Steve Inskeep, “Grand Jury Focuses on NC Man Tied to Jihad Magazine,” Morning Edition, NPR, August 18, 2010.

291 “How could anyone claim sanity”:Abu Yazeed, “Samir Khan: The Face of Joy,” Inspire 9 (winter 2012), released May 2012. The author claims to be publishing a “last will” left by Samir Khan on his hard drive.

291 first met Anwar Awlaki:Paul Cruickshank and Tim Lister, “The Danish Biker and the Trail That Led to al Qaeda’s Most Wanted,” CNN.com, October 24, 2012.

291 Murad Storm:Ibid.

291 first armed robbery:Ray Weaver, “Former Biker Infiltrated al-Qaeda,” Copenhagen Post, October 8, 2012.

292 Bandidos:Ibid.

292 converted to Islam, moved to Yemen:Ibid.

292 named him Osama:Ibid.

292 video from 2005:Cruickshank and Lister, “The Danish Biker and the Trail That Led to al Qaeda’s Most Wanted.”

292 student at Iman University:Ibid.

292 “talked freely”:Ibid.

292 “not what I thought”:Weaver, “Former Biker Infiltrated al-Qaeda.”

292 claimed he approached:Cruickshank and Lister, “The Danish Biker and the Trail That Led to al Qaeda’s Most Wanted.”

292 saw me as his friend”:Ibid.

292 “materials and electronic equipment”:Ibid.

292 “discussed the terrorist attacks”:Ibid.

292 “part of a conspiracy to get Anwar”:E-mail sent to author from Awlaki family, December 2012.

293 married a second Yemeni wife:Author interviews, Awlaki family members, August 2012.

293 “companion in hiding”:Cruickshank and Lister, “The Danish Biker and the Trail That Led to al Qaeda’s Most Wanted.”

293 “There are two things”:Duncan Gardham, “Morten Storm: A Radical Life,” Telegraph, December 3, 2012.

293 launched an assault:Cruickshank and Lister, “The Danish Biker and the Trail That Led to al Qaeda’s Most Wanted.”

293 “overjoyed”:“The Terrorist’s Bride,” Jyllands-Posten documentary, 12:11, December 16, 2012.

293 “The idea was to find someone”:Ibid.

293 “That was the plan”:Weaver, “Former Biker Infiltrated al-Qaeda.”

294 plastic surgery:Profile of Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, United Nations Security Council al-Qaida Sanctions List, accessed August 14, 2012, https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2012/sc10755.doc.htm.

294 “senior trainer”:US diplomatic cable 09NAIROBI1395, from Ambassador Michael Ranneberger, US Embassy Nairobi, “Somalia—the TFG, Al-Shabaab, and Al Qaeda,” July 6, 2009, released by WikiLeaks, http://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/07/09NAIROBI1395.html.

294 burst through the door, Wilson Airport:Author interview, Clara Gutteridge, July 2011.

294 “They put a bag on my head”:Author copy of written testimony of Ahmed Abdullahi Hassan.

294 taken to a secret prison:Author interview, Clara Gutteridge, July 2011.

295 “former personal assistant”:Author copy, Kenyan intelligence report, October 2010.

295 “CIA no longer operates”:Leon E. Panetta, “Message from the Director: Interrogation Policy and Contracts,” Central Intelligence Agency, April 9, 2009, https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements/directors-statement-interrogation-policy-contracts.html.

295 “United States provided information”:Author interview, US official, July 2011.

295 “right-hand man”:Author interview, Somali intelligence official, June 2011.

295 took off in helicopters:Sean D. Naylor, “JSOC Closes Chapter on al-Qaida Leader: Somalia Raid Nets Body of Man Wanted in Bombing,” Army Times , September 18, 2009.

295 regular trips:Bill Roggio, “Commando Raid in Somalia Is Latest in Covert Operations Across the Globe,” Long War Journal, September 15, 2009.

295 According to witnesses:Ewen MacAskill, “Somali Insurgents Vow Revenge for US Killing of Leader,” Guardian, September 15, 2009.

295 collected at least two:Jeffrey Gettleman and Eric Schmitt, “U.S. Kills Top Qaeda Militant in Southern Somalia,” New York Times , September 14, 2009.