Socialist mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani appears to defend al-Qaeda fiend Anwar al-Awlaki -- and blame America for turning the prostitution-loving cleric into a terrorist -- in newly surfacing tweets.

Take a look at the CNN’s Fast Fact on the life of Anwar al-Awlaki, American-born Muslim scholar and cleric who acted as a spokesperson for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

In August 2010, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the U.S. government on behalf of al Qaeda cleric Anwar al Awlaki. The two organizations ...

Most Yemenis had only a faint sense of why the United States considered Anwar al-Awlaki a significant target, saying domestic problems outweigh the threat of al-Qaida. IE 11 is not supported.

Anwar al-Awlaki, the U.S. imam who joined Al Qaeda in Yemen and was killed in a 2011 drone strike, was revealed as a trainer who advised recruits on how to make bombs and carry out suicide attacks.