On Wednesday, a branch of the dangerous terrorist organization, Al Qaeda, announced that they were behind the rampage that killed 12 people who worked for the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in France.

Reportedly, the attack was planned over several years by U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Wlaki.

Al-Awlaki was killed by a drone strike in Yemen four years ago. He used to be Al Qaeda's spokesperson, and now intelligence analysts are theorizing that the gunmen at the Charlie Hebdo massacre met with him on trips to Yemen to plan the attack on France.

The AQAP organization claimed responsibility by releasing a video with Nasr Ibn Ali al-Ansi at front. In the background, pictures of the Kouachis symbol and the Kouachis flag waving. Al-Ansi claimed that the attackers were heroes.

"When the heroes were assigned, they accepted. They promised and fulfilled," the terrorist head claimed. He wanted the world to know what would happen when someone insults their prophet Mohammed.

Furthermore, the leader blames France and the United States for the terrorist group's actions. "It is France that has shared all of America's crimes," the leader declared, "It is France that has committed crimes in Mali and the Islamic Maghreb. It is France that supports the annihilation of Muslims in Central Africa in the name of race cleansing."

U.S. authorities believe that the video is authentic, but they aren't sure if the AQAP really carried out the assault despite their claims. U.S. National Security Council spokesman Alistair Baskey states that "if genuine, this is only the latest example of the wanton brutality that is al Qaeda's calling card and which it has visited upon innocents of all faiths."