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March 3, 2015

In 2009 Audio, "Jihadi John" Condemns 9/11, Afghan War 
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The British group CAGE has posted audio of the Islamic State militant
known as "Jihadi John" recounting an interrogation by a British agent in
2009. In the recording, Mohammed Emwazi describes how he condemned 9/11
and the deadly July 7, 2005, attacks on the London subway.

Mohammed Emwazi: "I looked at him face to face now, and then he looked
at me, and he said, 'Mohammed?' I said, 'Yes?' He goes, 'What do you
think of 7/7?' I said, 'Man, innocent people have died, man. What do you
think? I think this is extremism.' He said, 'OK, what do you think of
the war in Afghanistan?' I said, 'What do I think? You know, we see the
news. Innocent people are getting killed.' Then he started telling me,
'What do you think of 9/11?' I told him, 'This is a wrong thing. What
happened was wrong. You know, what do you want me to say? If I had the
opportunity for those lives to come back, then I would make those lives
come back. I think what happened is wrong.'"

Emwazi said the MI5 agent tried to put words in his mouth and warned
him, "We're going to keep a close eye on you." Cage has said constant
harassment and travel bans by Britain prevented Emwazi from leading a
normal life.

 

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