USA: US citizen indicted on charges of treason and material support to terrorism

On 11 October, Adam Gadahn, a US citizen, was indicted on charges of treason and providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization for making a series of propaganda videotapes for al-Qaeda. They are the first treason charges to be brought against a US citizen in more than 50 years.

Indictment DoJ Statement

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