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ca News Staff A man claiming to be an American member of al Qaeda appears on a videotap e obtained by ABC News, saying attacks by the group will make US stree ts "run red with blood." Officials still haven't been able to verify whether the tape is authentic and they haven't linked the video to a specific threat, according to an anonymous US intelligence source. "We remain concerned, however, about al Qaeda's interest in attacking the homeland," the official said. The tape lasts for 75 minutes and the speaker calls himself "Azzam the Am erican." The man says a new wave of attacks could come at any time. "People of America, I remind you of the weighty words of our leaders, Osa ma bin Laden and Dr. The tape is marked with the logo and graphics of a shadowy group called S ahab, which has released the last eight audio and video tapes that have come from al Qaeda. Law enforcement of ficials believe that indicates that English was not his first language. US officials believe there are several Americans working with al Qaeda, but the voice on the tape doesn't match any of their known US terror associates. Former US counterterrorism official Dick Clarke says the tape is meant to scare Americans. "It's meant to disturb the American people, so that they begin to wonder can they trust the guy next door, maybe he's al Qaeda," Clarke says. The tape is indeed threatening, with the speaker saying: "After decades o f American tyranny and oppression, now it's your turn to die. Allah will ing, the streets of America will run red with blood matching drop for dr op the blood of America's victims." ABC News obtained the tape in Pakistan on Friday from a source not known to have Taliban or al Qaeda connections. ABC's website said it paid the source $500 to have the tape delivered. Si nce then, the network has been working with intelligence officials to un derstand the tape's content and origins. It appears the video has been made in the last several months because of references made to the conflict in Sudan and the Sept.
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