 Maererano naCharles Moore, aimbova mupepeti weThe Daily Telegraph, muna 2008 Ali ndiye mutungamiri weMuslim network muBritain uyo akarondedzera mutambudzi weAl-Qaeda Anwar al-Awlaki muna 2008 se, mumwe wevatauri vangu vandinofarira..., uye akabhuroka achitsigira murume akataura kuti raive basa pasi pejihad kuuraya mauto eBritish neAmerica muIraq. Ali akazviparadzanisa naAl Awlaki mushure mekupfura kwe2009 Fort Hood. Ali akaramba kuti kurwisa kweMumbai kwa2008, uye kurwisa kweWestminster kwa2017kwaiva ugandanga. 