ABC Holds Off Airing Purported Terror Tape

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ABC Holds Off Airing Purported Terror Tape

• Jesse Meilleur
• Central Michigan University

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CIA Can Not Authenticate Tape

• ABC news received a tape that could be a
  terrorist threat.
• Right now the CIA can not authenticate the tape.
  
• ABC was given the tape from a source at
  Waziristan, Pakistan.

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ABC Decides Not To Show The Tape

• Tape needs to get authenticated by the CIA,
  before ABC will air.
• ABC says the tape is frightening.
• ABC does not want to hurt creditability.

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Person On The Tape

• The person on the tape claims to be an American.
  
• It is a male who speaks fairly fluent English.
• The man on the tape claims that there is going to
  be a bigger terrorist attack than 9/11.

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Speculation On Who The Man On The Tape Is

• Speculation is that the man is named Adam Yahiye
  Gadahn.
• He is a 25 year old man from Southern California.
  
• The FBI has stated that Gadahn has had ties to Al
  Qaeda.

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News Leak

• Sources believe that there could be political
  motivation behind the leak of the tape.
• There is also questioning by some people about
  why ABC is waiting to show the tape.