Note to media and government: For a full copy of the article, send an email with "American Al-Qaeda Operative" in the subject line to media@memri.org. Please include your name, title, and organization in your email. Following are excerpts from an address by American Al-Qaeda operative Adam Gadahn, which was posted on the Internet on June 3, 2011. It is part of a release by Al-Sahab (Al-Qaeda's media company) titled "Do Not Rely on Others, Take [the Task] Upon Yourself," which includes excerpts from old videos by Al-Qaeda leaders who speak in praise of one-man operations and call upon Muslims in the West to carry them out. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2957.htm Adam Gadahn: "Muslims in the West have to remember that they are perfectly placed to play an important and decisive part in the jihad against the Zionists and the Crusaders, and to do major damage to the enemies of Islam, waging war on the religion, sacred places and things, and brethren. "This is a golden opportunity and a blessing from Allah. The way to show one's appreciation and thanks for this blessing is to rush to discharge one's duty to his ummah, and fight on its behalf, with everything at his disposal. And in the West, you've got a lot at your disposal. "Let's take America as an example." To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5340.htm. To view this report, you must be a paying member of the Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Project (JTTM). For membership information, send an email to jttmsubs@memri.org with "Membership" in the subject line. 
Special Dispatch |3886|June 3, 2011
Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor
In New Al-Qaeda Al-Sahab Video, American Al-Qaeda Operative Adam Gadahn Gives Tips on How to Attack American Targets and World Leaders
Friday, 3 June 2011
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