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and drone strike, in Yemen, 77

and Ethiopian occupation of Somalia, 224

and Majalah massacre, 312

See also Human rights groups

Anbari, Jamil al-, 356

Anderson, Jon Lee, 202

Ansar al Sharia, 460–465

Anzalone, Christopher, 492

AQAP. See Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

AQI. See Al Qaeda in Iraq

AQN ExOrd. See Al Qaeda Network Execute Order

Arab Spring, 430–432, 460

Arabian Peninsula, 114, 270

See also AQAP

Arkin, William, 105, 217, 351

Arms for hostages scandal, 49

Army Criminal Investigations Division (CID), 159

Arnett, Peter, 33

Asiri, Abdullah Hasan Tali al-, 278–279

Asiri, Ibrahim Hassan al-, 278, 279, 318

Assassination ban, 5–7, 20. See also Lethal authority

Assassination operations, 24-25, 29

by al Shabab, 200

and national sovereignty, 169

and Obama, 253

See also Cruise missile attacks; Drone strikes; High value targets; Kill/capture operations; Lethal authority; Targeted killings/drone strikes

Assassination policy, 352, 353–354

Association to Revive the Way of the Messenger. See JIMAS

Aswadi, Ahmed al-, 323

ASWJ. See Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama

Atta, Mohammed, 84

AUMF. See Authorization for Use of Military Force

Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), 19–20, 24

“Avocado,” 282 See also Joint Unconventional Warfare Task Force

Aweys, Hassan Dahir, 196, 199, 206, 226, 227

Awfi, Abu Hareth Muhammad, as detainee at Guantánamo, 254

Awlaki, Abdulrahman al, 184, 517

and father, death of, 501

and father, search for, 495–497, 499

killing of, 507–511

Awlaki, Anwar al

and Abdulmutallab, Umar Farouk, 318–319

and Afghanistan, war in, 34, 42–43, 47

and Al-Aulaqi v. Obama, 391–392

and al Qaeda, 67, 361–363

and American Muslim and Arab communities, government harassment of, 43–44

and AQAP leaders, meeting with, 314, 315

and Arab Spring, 430–431

arrest of, by US-backed Yemeni forces, 185

and bin Fareed, 361–362

on bin Laden and Taliban, 43, 44

as chaplain at Dar Al Hijrah, in Virginia, 38, 39, 40–41

and detention at JFK Airport, 69–70

education of, 32–33, 35, 38, 68, 184

evidence against, 360

false death reports of, 314, 315

and FBI, 36, 37–38, 40–41, 44, 45–46, 46–47, 185

and FBI, as possible informant, 71–74

and FBI, as potential collaborator, 38, 46

and FBI arrest warrant for passport fraud, 68–69, 69–70

and FBI interrogation, 187

and FBI raids on Muslim organizations and private homes, 45–46

and Fort Hood shooting, 315–316

and Gulf War, 33, 43

and Hasan, Nidal Malik, 266–267, 285–287, 315–316, 319

hunt for, 364–366, 398, 400–402, 432–433

on HVT kill/capture list, 325–327

as imam at Denver Islamic Society, 35

as imam at Masjid al Ribat al Islami, in San Diego, 35–38

imprisonment of, 184–190, 185–190

and Inspire magazine, 379–381

and Iraq, war in, 47

and Islamic activities, 34

and Jihad against US, 268–269

and Khan, Samir, 289, 291, 380–381

and lectures, in Yemen, 184–185

life story, 31–47

and life underground, preparation for, 267–268

as media star, 41–44

and Muslim Brotherhood, 188

and 9/11 attacks, response to, 39–40, 41–42, 43

and 9/11 hijackers, connection between, 40, 67, 68

and 9/11 investigation, 37

and Obama, 237–238, 243, 354

and Operation Green Quest, 46

at Pentagon luncheon, 45

and presidential campaign 2000, 36

and prison release, 190, 231

and Qutb, Sayyid, 188–189

on scholarship program for foreign students, 34

and sermon at prayer service in US Capitol, 45

and Shaye, Abdulelah Haider, interviews with, 307, 315–316, 318–319, 360–363

as “Specially Designated Global Terrorist,” 369

and Storm, Morten, 291–293

and strikes against, failure of, 314–316, 453–457

and suicide bombers/bombings, 264, 267, 318

targeted killing of, 498–506, 511

as top terrorist, 269

in United Kingdom, and JIMAS conference speech, 67–68

in United Kingdom, and militant speeches, 134–137

and US, praising terrorist attacks on, 361

as US citizen, and targeted killings/drone strikes, 314–316, 325–327, 367–369

as US citizen, and targeted killings/drone strikes, and lawsuit against Obama, 369–374, 391–392

and US election campaign 2008, 237–238

and US government, criticism of, 42–43, 47

and US intelligence, 233, 234–235, 238, 239–241

and US military base massacre, connection between, 41

as vice president of Charitable Society for Social Welfare, 36

and web sermon on Saleh/US relationship, 359–360

and web sermons, 231–235, 237–243, 286–287

and web sermons against US, 264–266, 268–269

and website, US takedown of, 287, 361

Yemeni indictment against, 391

and Yemeni surveillance, 184–185, 187

on Yemeni government/US relationship, 360–361

Awlaki, Nasser al (father of Anwar Awlaki), 31–33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 45, 69, 74, 137, 184–185

and grandson, 495, 496–497

and grandson, killing of, 507–508, 509

and Obama, lawsuit against, 369, 392

and Obama, letter to, 326–327

and son, and relationship with al Qaeda, 363

and son, failed strike against, 456–457

and son, failure of strike against, 314, 315

and son, fear for life of, 265–266, 361

and son, imprisonment of, 185–188

and son, killing of, 505–506, 509

and son, targeted killing of, 500

and son, web sermons of, 235

and Storm, Morten, 292–293

Awlaki, Saleha al (mother of Anwar Awlaki), 496, 501, 507, 509

Awlaki family, 508–509, 510

Aynte. See Ali, Abdirahman “Aynte”

Ayro, Aden Hashi Farah, 127–128, 196, 199

assassination of, 226

Ayyiri, Yusuf al-, 233–234

Baath regime leaders, hunt for, 114–115

Badawi, Jamal al-, 210, 212, 213

Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, 104, 160, 251

and HVT Task Force, 167–168

Tactical Operations Center, 162, 168

Bagram prison, secret prison within, 331

Baig, Liaquat Ali, 408

Baker, James, 8, 15

Balad Air Base, Iraq, interrogation and torture at, 161, 162, 165–166

Balawi, Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-, 412

Banks, Jonathan, 413

Banna, Ibrahim al-, 508, 509

Banna, Jabir al-, 213

Banshiri, Abu Ubaidah al-, 197

Barfi, Barak, 255

Barman, Abdulrahman, 382, 384, 385, 398, 399

Barre, Mohamed Siad, 118, 472

Barrett, Richard, 278–279

Basir, Abu. See Wuhayshi, Nasir al-

Bates, John, 391–392

Battlefield Interrogation Facility (BIF), at Camp NAMA, 147, 151–152

Bayoumi, Omar al-, 40

Beckwith, Charlie, 49, 103

Benadir University, 299–300

Bennett, John, 127

Berg, Nicholas, 163–164

Bergen, Peter, 435, 445, 446, 451

Biden, Joseph, 107

and Afghanistan, 282

and bin Laden at Abbottabad compound, 442, 445

and ICU, and US-backed Ethiopian invasion of Somalia, 207–208

and US counterinsurgency, in Afghanistan, 328

as vice president, 246

BIF. See Battlefield Interrogation Facility

Bin Fareed, Saleh, 34, 67

and Awlaki, Anwar, 266, 361–362

and Awlaki, Anwar, imprisonment of, 186–187, 190

and Awlaki, Anwar, web sermons of, 234, 235

and Majalah massacre, 304–306

and Majalah massacre rally, 309–311