The big news today is CNN’s report on a newly released al Qaeda-produced video by American al Qaeda member Adam Yahiye Gadahn who said U.S. Embassies and American interests “at home and abroad” are prime targets for terrorist attacks.

The video was provided to the network by http://www.lauramansfield.com, “a Web site that analyzes terrorism,” according to CNN.

The site says Laura Mansfield is “a writer and commentator on issues regarding the Middle East, Islam, and Radical Islamic Terrorism” with “over 20 years of experience dealing with issues pertaining to the Middle East.” She’s also a contributor to the conservative FrontPage Magazine and has stated on the conservative Web site California Republic that “the War on Terror began nearly a quarter of a century earlier (than 9/11) with the Islamic Revolution in Iran.”

Mansfield told Big Head DC today that she cannot reveal how she obtained the tape.

“Unfortunately if I publicize how/where I obtained the video I would not be able to obtain one early again,” she told us. ”Please rest assured that my contacts in federal law enforcement were notified exactly where and how it was obtained.”