Topic: Adam Gadahn

Journalist Jeremy Scahill identified Adam Gadahn as a potential target for the administration's debated drone strike against an American citizen. Scahill detailed the internal jargon of drone operators, where tracking a phone is called a "jackpot" and confirming a kill is a "touchdown." He criticized President Obama, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and constitutional lawyer, for streamlining the mechanism for state-sponsored assassination.

Media outlets including CNN and Morning Joe are utilizing a 2011 video from Al-Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn to argue for stricter U.S. gun laws. Gadahn, an American-born operative, claimed it is easy to obtain firearms in America. Critics suggest the media is using Al-Qaeda as an unlikely "spokesman" to shame the American public into supporting background check legislation.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared on Fox & Friends to promote a PSA featuring Al-Qaeda spokesperson Adam Gadahn. Bloomberg used the clip to advocate for closing the "gun show loophole," while the hosts argue Gadahn is a "stooge" being used to undermine the Second Amendment.

The FBI issued an intelligence bulletin warning that jihadist web forums are listing heads of government, industry, and media as potential targets. The warning follows a video from American al-Qaeda operative Adam Gadahn, who encouraged "individual jihad" against Western interests. The bulletin is intended for state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners to increase vigilance.