ABCNEWS HOLDS TERROR WARNING TAPE<br /><br />**Exclusive**<br /><br />In the last week before the election, ABCNEWS is holding a videotaped message from a purported al Qaeda terrorist warning of a new attack on America, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. <br /><br />The terrorist claims on tape the next attack will dwarf 9/11. "The streets will run with blood," and "America will mourn in silence" because they will be unable to count the number of the dead. Further claims: America has brought this on itself for electing George Bush who has made war on Islam by destroying the Taliban and making war on Al Qaeda. <br /><br />ABCNEWS strongly denies holding the tape back from broadcast over political concerns during the last days of the election.<br /><br />The CIA is analyzing the tape, a top federal source tells the DRUDGE REPORT.<br /><br />ABCNEWS obtained the tape from a source in Waziristan, Pakistan over the weekend, sources tells DRUDGE. <br /><br />"We have been working 24 hours a day trying to authenticate [the tape]," a senior ABCNEWS source said Wednesday morning, dismissing a claim that ABC was planning to air portions of the video during Monday's WORLD NEWS TONIGHT.<br /><br />The terrorist's face is concealed by a headdress, and he speaks in an American accent, making it difficult to identify the individual. <br /><br />US intelligence officials believe the man on tape may be Adam Gadhan - aka Adam Pearlman, a California native who was highlighted by the FBI in May as an individual most likely to be involved in or have knowledge of the next al Qaeda attacks.<br /><br />According to the FBI, Gadahn, 25, attended al-Qaida training camps and served as an al-Qaida translator.<br /><br />The disturbing tape runs an hour -- the man simply identifies himself as 'Assam the American.'<br /><br /> http://www.drudgereport.com/abct.htm <br /><br />Confirmed by Fox News. CIA set to authenticate by 3 pm
