Al Qaeda has released a new video, with an introduction by Zawahiri, that stars an American formerly known as Adam Yehiye Gadahn. Gadahn, who has been featured in al Qaeda videos before, urges all Americans to avoid the wrath of al Qaeda by converting to Islam.

Al Qaeda's public relations efforts have always been a little clumsy, in part, I think, because the terrorists follow Western media so closely. Their videos tend to echo Democratic Party talking points--the famous bin Laden effort just before the 2002 Presidential election was straight out of Michael Moore--and it's understandable that, based on what they see in American media, they expect the American people to be persuaded.

This time, Gadahn's message is conversion: "..................

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