A wanted American member of al-Qaeda warned in a new video on Sunday that US interests and diplomatic missions were “legitimate targets,” according to an American website that monitors terrorist groups.

“We shall continue to target you at home and abroad just as you target us at home and abroad,” Adam Gadahn, a convert to Islam who has been indicted for treason in the United States, said in the video posted on the LauraMansfield.com website.

Stop the crusade

“These spy dens and military command and control centres from which you plotted your aggression against Afghanistan and Iraq, and which still provide vital moral, military, material, and logistical support to the Crusade, shall continue to be legitimate targets for brave Muslims... unless you heed our demands,” he was quoted as saying. “Stop the Crusade and leave the Muslims alone,” he added.

Sharia

In a message to the Americans and their “Crusader allies,” Gadahn was quoted as saying, “The amount of respect we have for your international law is even less than the respect you hold for defined sharia (Islamic law), and our observance of it is comparable to your observance of sharia.”

“How can we comply with a law which contradicts divine law in whole and in part?” Gadahn asked, according to a transcript of his remarks.