Anwar al-Awlaki

Age: 38
Occupation: Al-Qaeda recruiter
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The so-called bin Laden of the Internet, the American-born propagandist for extremist Islamic terrorism, now living in Yemen, a growing safe haven for al-Qaeda, has cultivated a growing following with just a Facebook page. He inspired both the suspected Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan and the suspected Northwest Airlines Flight 253 attacker Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.

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