Al Qaida-lederen Anwar al-Awlaki oppfordrer i en ny video til drap på alle amerikanere, uansett status og bakgrunn. Fordi pålegget er generelt trengs ingen særlig tillatelse eller påbud fra en imam. Det er bare å drepe dem, sa Awlaki.

In his 23-minute message delivered in Arabic, al-Awlaki said because all Americans are the enemy, clerics don’t need to issue any special fatwas or religious rulings allowing them to be killed. He was dressed in a traditional Yemeni garb — a white robe, turban and a sheathed dagger tucked into his waistband — and wore round spectacles while sitting behind a desk.
«Don’t consult with anybody in killing the Americans,» he said. «Fighting the devil doesn’t require consultation or prayers seeking divine guidance. They are the party of the devils,» he added. It is «either us or them.»

Radical Yemeni cleric calls for killing Americans