CNN Wire Staff
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An American-born Muslim cleric has appeared in a video released by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Anwar al-Awlaki, an al Qaeda recruiter and supporter based in Yemen, is on the United States' list of al Qaeda leaders targeted for capture or assassination. He has appeared in other videos but has never before been featured in an official video by AQAP, al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen.
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