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Feisal Omar / Reuters
American born Islamist militant fighter Omar Hammami, also known as Abu Mansur Al-Amriki, addresses a news conference at a farm in southern Mogadishu's Afgoye district on Wednesday, May 11. Amriki and four other foreign fighters in Somalia spoke at the gathering and vowed to avenge the death of Osama Bin Laden.
AP reports from Mogadishu, Somalia: An American fighting for an al-Qaida linked militant group in wartorn Somalia is threatening to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden.
Omar Hammami, known as Abu Mansur al-Amriki, or "the American," said Wednesday that bin Laden's death does not mean the end of attacks against U.S. interests.
Hammami is among hundreds of foreign fighters in the ranks of the al-Shabab, Somalia's most dangerous militant group, that is trying to topple the country's weak U.N.-backed government.
Al-Shabab carried out its first international attack last July in Uganda, killing 76 people watching the World Cup final in two bomb explosions.
Hammami grew up in the middle-class town of Daphne, Alabama, before joining the militants in 2007.
In a profile last year, The New York Times dubbed him "The Jihadist Next Door" because of his unlikely journey from a Southern Baptist upbringing to a key post in an Islamist guerrilla army.
Farah Abdi Warsameh / AP
Omar Hammami, right, and deputy leader of al-Shabab Sheik Mukhtar Abu Mansur Robow, left, sit under a banner which reads 'Allah is Great' as they speak at a press conference in Afgoye, Mogadishu on May 11.
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Another loser wannabe. The blame however rests with our governments. They hand out billions of aid to undeserving muslim countries which harbor psyhotic magalomaniac terrorists.
We should encourage ALL terrorists to ask for interviews. Hopefully , right after the interview location is known..................hmmmm.
From what i hear, Alabama is going to have an open season with unlimited tag number on crazy towel heads who want to take out america. sounds like a great plan to me!
Torture and kill the scumbags! This is what the murdering coward terrorists do best-kill women ,children, and grandmothers!!!
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/144851/20110512/kenya-somalia-obama-al-qaeda.htm
Would appearance by navy seals been appropriate? Why don't we get media team of seals every AlQueda protest, meeting gathering send our media team. Did we declare war on AL QUEADA or not? If we did fight like it's a war.
this @!$%#pile is no American
Just hat our country needs.............................not
My only regret is I have only one body to give my country, 26 years and 5 combat tours in USMC has broken my body down. But please allow me one more kill will this idiots head in my cross hairs. It would be a pleasure.
My only regret is I have only one body to give my country, 26 years and 5 combat tours in USMC has broken my body down. But please allow me one more kill will this idiots head in my cross hairs. It would be a pleasure.
This guy is either CIA or Mussad. Bet on it.
were is j edgar hoover when we need him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wonder what his parents and extended family are thinking as they look at the picture of this jihadist. Makes me wonder about the Southern Baptist upbringing. Seems to me there are good and bad in any group.
yeah we have a bullet with your name on it too buddy.
Obama your goingb to have to put that Nobel peace prize in the closet and give back that money. Somalia, housing this target, please for our Holy Dollars sake open up a serious can of woop a$$ on these death loving weak-minded fools. We still owe Somalia big time for that Black Hawk Down rabid dog treatment.
Dude, you're already an embarrassment to your family, so at least shave that beard, it doesn't improve your looks, really.
All the pain, killing and problems in this world are caused by only a few thousand nut jobs like this guy. There should be a top 10 kill/execute list untill thier all gone. Rewards for scalps would get enough rednecks envolved to bring a safer world in no time. I think it's better the trouble makers die than the innocent.
I think a couple of well placed daisy cutters would do wonders for that crowd, concidering somalia is mostly pirate, and jihadi wannabes
If allah is so great how come he needs islamic lunatics to do his killings. To me a real god just needs to say his wishes and it's done. No help needed.
This is what Al Shabbab will do to him. Many young Somalian boys from my state of Minnesota were recruited by them to fight for their homeland of Somalia. They were not told it was a one way ticket or of the politics involved. Most, if not, were killed like lambs going to slaughter. El Qaida or Al Shabbab will use him for their benefit then kill him. He will not be a martyr. He will be a pawn.
What the US needs to do for more effective results against the terrorists is to carry out individual operations similar to the one that got Bin Laden. Get out of Iraq and Afghanistan but increase the intelligence end of the wars so that these special ops forces can eliminate individual terrorist leaders. Money buys tips. We won't win in Iraq or Afghanistan so let's use the $$$$$ to eliminate the leaders of the terrorist networks. If you know the target, black ops are very effect.... and don’t talk about the ‘wrong target’ or collateral damage... look at the current collateral damage in the 2 wars!!
Low life scum indiscirmantly killing people watching the world cup.
Just goes to show that radical blood cult called Islam has no regard for anyone who is not muslim.
This scurge of humanity should be irraticated from the planet.
he got promoted after OBL's retirement. the world does need more love.
it's all fun and games playing desert cowboy untill you get to strap on an explosive belt to go to work
He looks like he didn't "get the girl" and is high on trying to be "important". Sick little weirdo!
Good he stuck his little, very little body parts out and now we know where he is and where to get him, just like Bin laden he may get a surprise visit and escort to a watery grave. Just be sure to chum the waters in advance to assure the sharks are good and hungry.