al-Qaida's American wants Bush met with Bombs not Flowers

al-Qaida's American Seeks Bush Attacks

Al-Qaida's American-born member Adam Gadahn lashes out at the U.S. and its allies in this image taken from a new video posted Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, marking the terror network's first message of 2008. Gadahn, who was born in California, said al-Qaida felt the need to release a statement to ordinary Americans after Washington's

Al-Qaida's American-born member Adam Gadahn lashes out at the U.S. and its allies in this image taken from a new video posted Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, marking the terror network's first message of 2008. Gadahn, who was born in California, said al-Qaida felt the need to release a statement to ordinary Americans after Washington's "defeat" in Iraq and Afghanistan and failed attempts by US President George W. Bush and other diplomats to bring peace to the Middle East. (AP Photo/Via AP Television) (AP)

 

By ANNA JOHNSON

The Associated Press

Sunday, January 6, 2008; 1:04 PM

CAIRO, Egypt -- Al-Qaida's American spokesman called on the terror network's fighters to greet President Bush with "bombs and booby-trapped vehicles" when he visits the Middle East later this week, according to a video posted Sunday.

The rhetoric-packed video also featured the California-born Adam Gadahn tearing up his U.S. passport as part of a "symbolic" protest against Washington and marked the terror network's first message of 2008.