The Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) announced that it wanted Gadahn for questioning in 2004 , and on May 26 , 2004 , United States Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller announced that reports indicated that Gadahn was one of seven al-Qaeda members who were planning terrorist actions for the summer or fall of 2004 . Gadahn 's name was the only new name released by Mueller in this warning . Two of the other alleged terrorists named on that date were Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani and Fazul Abdullah Mohammed . Those two had been listed as FBI Most Wanted Terrorists since 2001 , indicted for their roles in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings . The others , Amer el-Maati , Aafia Siddiqui , Abderraouf Jdey , and Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah had all been on FBI wanted lists for some time . Jdey had been on the FBI 's " Seeking Information " wanted list since January 17 , 2002 , to which Gadahn was added with the other three as well
1998 U.S. embassy bombings
1998 United States embassy bombings
Adam Yahiye Gadahn