http://standpointmag.co.uk Welcome to the Standpoint magazine, the culture and politics monthly en /node/2797 <!--paging_filter--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <p><strong>ALEXANDER MELEAGROU-HITCHENS </strong></p><p>Yesterday, there were conflicting reports about the arrest of American al-Qaeda (AQ) spokesman, Adam Gadahn, in Karachi.  Although Pakistani officials claim he was arrested on Sunday, US intelligence sources claimed that they had yet to see any evidence of his capture. The Pakistanis <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-pakistan-arrest9-2010mar09,0,2950469.story">confirmed today</a> that the suspect is not Gadahn, but another AQ-linked US citizen.  Nonetheless, due to the recent media interest, it is worth taking a closer look at him.<p><a href="/node/2797"><span>read more</span></a></p> /node/2797#comments Adam Gadahn al-Qaeda bin Laden Propaganda Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:39:23 +0000 Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens 2797 at http://standpointmag.co.uk