haʊˈɛvɚ, ˈæl sˈæwə hɐz lˈɔŋ dᵻnˈaɪd ðæt hiː wʌz ˈɛvɚɹ ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ˈæl kˈaɪdə, ðæt hiː tɹˈævəld tʊ æfɡˈænɪstˌæn fɔːɹ dʒɪhˈɑːd, ðæt hiː tˈʊk pˈɑːɹt ɪn tˈɛɹɚɹˌɪst tɹˈeɪnɪŋ, ðæt hiː wʌz hˈɑːstəl təwˈɔːɹdz ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, ɔːɹ ðæt hiː fˈɔːt ˌɔn bᵻhˈæf ʌv ˈælkˈaɪdə.
However, al Sawah has long denied that he was ever a member of Al Qaeda, that he traveled to Afghanistan for jihad, that he took part in terrorist training, that he was hostile towards the United States, or that he fought on behalf of Al-Qaeda.