by Patrick Appel
Patrick Symmes profiles Anwar al-Awlaki:
[W]ithin the hierarchy of AQAP, which values grizzled veteran mujahideen warriors above all, Awlaki is an anomaly—more of a thinker than a fighter. He has been incorrectly cited as the leader of AQAP; that would actually be Bin Laden's old secretary, the weasel-faced Nasir al-Wuhayshi. Awlaki remains an up-and-comer. "A couple of years ago, Awlaki was an absolute unknown in the Arab world and Yemen," says Johnsen. "The more the Obama administration talks about him, the more AQAP seizes on that as almost free advertising. The more the U.S. talks about him, the more AQAP pushes him forward."
The Dish 