Director of national intelligence calls bin ladens bookshelf reveals the cunning longterm planning that characterized the groups. Some of the 38 complete english books, all stored as pdf files, found. Approximately 79,000 audio and image files, which include practice reels for public speeches, audio correspondence, and imagery gathered or generated by alqaida for a variety of purposes. The 8 craziest conspiracy theories on osama bin ladens bookshelf. The release comes shortly after the fourth anniversary of bin ladens death at the hands.
May 20, 2015 a january 2005 washingtonian article was among the many items on osama bin laden s englishlanguage bookshelf, details of which the us government released wednesday. Osama bin laden, the founder and first leader of the islamist terrorist group, alqaeda, was killed in pakistan on may 2, 2011, shortly after 1. May 20, 2015 michael scheuer served as the chief of the osama bin laden tracking unit at the cia s counterterrorist center between 1996 and 1999 and then as special advisor to the chief of the bin laden unit. Among 39 volumes, noam chomsky, bob woodward and paul kennedy world agence francepresse updated.
Cia releases nearly 470,000 additional files recovered in may. Osama bin laden was an avid reader of 911 conspiracy theories, according to documents from the al qaeda leaders abbottabad, pakistan, hideout released wednesday by the u. Osama bin laden was a fan of 911 conspiracy theories, according to a newly. The list was among documents belonging to the former alqaeda chief published by the us government this week. The reach of that false flag events fear quotient and authoritarian measures were limited and ultimately muted. Releases contents of osama bin laden s bookshelf here s a list of english language texts recovered from the alqaida leader s compound after he was killed in 2011. The surprising books on osama bin ladens reading list. May 20, 2015 with plenty of time to read on his hands, osama bin laden built up a collection of englishlanguage books that reflected his interest in conspiracy theories about america as well as titles about.
The materials provided further insight into bin laden and alqaeda, the group that struck america with terrorist attacks that killed almost 3,000 people on september 11, 2001. The fairy tale prospect of cavedwelling terrorists plotting dirty bomb attacks on kindergartens and other nefarious acts of deviltry had limited effectiveness and relatively short shelf life. The pornography collection that was found in bin laden s. Bokhara burnes made two trips to afghanistan to collect intelligence for the british government in india. Osama bin ladens bookshelf reflects his fixation on west the. On wednesday, the central intelligence agency cia released. Well the black box voting book has made its way to a lot of unusual places, i said. Releases contents of osama bin ladens bookshelf us news. What did us forces find on osama bin ladens bookshelf. Since the attack last fall, the fbi has strongly suspected bin ladens involvement. This is followed by an account of their escape to pakistan, the search for a safehaven, and finally bin ladens demise in abbottabad. The washingtonian article on osama bin ladens bookshelf. Bin ladens bookshelf reveals his life before death video. Stringergetty images today, the office of the director of national intelligence released new information about the documents found at osama bin laden s compound.
For years he has railed against the presence of american forces in the persian gulf. Newly released papers from osama bin laden s hideout reveal a frustrated alqaeda leader struggling to control. Osama bin laden continued to be fixated on destroying the west with large scale attacks. May 21, 2015 noam chomsky, bob woodward, 911 conspiracy theories, islam these are the names and topics one would have found if perusing osama bin laden s bookshelf in his pakistan compound. Nov 02, 2017 osama bin laden s personal diary, video of his son hamza s wedding and documentaries about himself were among files found on the alqaeda leader s computer, the cia has revealed. May 21, 2015 finding out that the best democracy money can buy was on the bin laden bookshelf confirms my fears about americas war on whistleblowers thu 21 may 2015 08. Odni listed 39 englishlanguage books, including two written by mit professor and linguist noam chomsky, a work by pulitzer prizewinner. Osama bin ladens bookshelf included 911 conspiracy. Afp other questions were of a more chilling variety.
In the wake of osama bin laden s death, daniel byman discusses the future leadership of al qaeda. Osama bin ladens bookshelf featured conspiracy theories about his terror plots. Osama bin ladens bookshelf reveals his interest in. Byman argues that the even though bin ladens death was a significant blow, the al qaeda core. Apr, 2017 along with other captured documents, what the u. With plenty of time to read on his hands, osama bin laden built up a collection of englishlanguage books that reflected his interest in conspiracy theories about america as. Fbi arrests 2 men in the first fraud case involving the federal governments coronavirus small business loan. Nov 01, 2017 usama bin ladins personal journal and more than 18,000 document files.
Bin laden s bookshelf secret osama bin laden was a fan of 911 conspiracy theories. A january 2005 washingtonian article was among the many items on osama bin ladens englishlanguage bookshelf, details of which the us government released wednesday. May 20, 2015 alqaeda founder osama bin laden remained committed to plotting attacks on the u. May 21, 2015 former alqaeda leader, osama bin laden s fairly extensive porn stash will not be released to the public, a us official has confirmed. Today, alex johnson starts his weekly column delving into unique collections of. Osama bin laden s odd digital book collection is among a trove of documents recovered during the raid on his abbottabad, pakistan hideout. Image caption bin laden was killed by us forces at his pakistan hideout in may 2011. The us government told me osama bin laden read my book. Among the books, periodicals and letters found in osama bin ladens hideout in pakistan was a copy of the former c. Bin laden documents reveal a paranoid family man fixated on the west. Since the attack last fall, the fbi has strongly suspected bin laden s involvement.
Theres no doubt that alqaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. Al qaeda leader osama bin laden apparently read a wide range of literature from. At the same time, the group looked for rear bases of support and safe havens where members could train, plan attacks. Osama bin ladens bookshelf is a library of odd stuff. While the investigative journalist seymour hersh has been busy clouding the history of osama bin ladens years on the lam in pakistan, the office of the director of national intelligence cleared. May 23, 2015 his book the rise and fall of the great powers was found in and around bin ladens compound in abbottabad, where bin laden was killed in a raid by u. Spy agency releases documents found on bin ladens bookshelf. The obama administration has released what it calls bin ladens bookshelf. Bin laden s taste in reading reflected his purpose. Bin laden, who was 54 when he died, also had a copy of the america i have seen, a vitriolic memoir of a short trip to the us by the egyptian thinker and activist syed qutb, considered the godfather of modern jihadi thinking and hanged in 1966. The 1 documents posted on bin ladens bookshelf, as the director of national intelligence dubbed the repository, also offer something like intimacy. Palast book found on osama bin ladens shelf youtube. May 20, 2015 the contents of osama bin ladens bookshelf range from the expected to the eclectic.
Bin ladens own oftrepeated argument that voters in democracies are responsible for the. A fast look at bin ladens bookshelf reveals why the dead al qaeda leader continues to fascinate me and so many others. Generalinterest titles and press clippings in the bin laden bookshelfmay give insight into the mind behind the most brazen terrorist attack of the 21st century. Bin ladens bookshelf office of the director of national intelligence. They show bin laden as a determined terrorist but also as a detailoriented. May 20, 2015 osama bin laden s odd digital book collection is among a trove of documents recovered during the raid on his abbottabad, pakistan hideout. May 20, 2015 bin ladens wife arrived in abbottabad at a time when the cia had the site under nearconstant surveillance, and just months before the may 2, 2011, raid by the seals. Noam chomsky, bob woodward, 911 conspiracy theories, islam these are the names and topics one would have found if perusing osama bin laden s bookshelf. May 20, 2015 newly released documents show the former al qaeda chief was a fan of 911 conspiracy theories and had a particular interest in france. More than six weeks after bin ladens death, al qaeda finally announces that his deputy, ayman alzawahiri, is taking over. Popular science magazine, 911 conspiracy theories, and a brief guide to understanding islam osama bin laden s wide reading list has been revealed by us intelligence agents. Naval special warfare development group also known as devgru or seal team six. Al qaeda is clearly attempting to capitalize on the bin laden brand name and build hamzas profile in jihadi circles. Osama bin ladens bookshelf featured conspiracy theories.
Osama bin ladens bookshelf reflects his fixation on west. Bin ladens bookshelf reveals his life before death youtube. A look back at some key moments in the life of al qaeda leader osama bin laden, including attacks that he was purportedly behind and messages attributed to him, based on information from u. Also on bin ladens bookshelf were a collection of 19 books and think pieces about france including a defence report from association of the united states armys institute of land warfare. Osama bin ladens bookshelf featured conspiracy theories about his.
Opinion on bin ladens bookshelf the new york times. The exile probes multiple themes, starting with osama bin ladens and his cohorts planning and reacting to the 911 attack. The attack on bin laden and alqaeda a personal account by the cias key field commander new york. Military and cia interventions since world war ii by. Since 2015, al qaeda has released a string of audio messages from osama bin ladens son, hamza. May 21, 2015 yesterday as i was driving to work with a morning cappuccino in hand, the phone rang. In the weeks following the raid on osama bin laden s compound in abbottabad, pakistan by united states forces, u. Bruce riedel assesses the threat the terrorist groups new leader poses. Bin laden raid documents disclose terror plots aimed at u.
The office of the director of national intelligence released the documents online today, calling them bin laden s bookshelf, after what it. Osama bin ladens bookshelf is a library of odd stuff youtube. Sanoff, profiled georgetown university professor john esposito. Osama bin ladens bookshelf had one of michael scheuers. May 22, 2015 among the books, periodicals and letters found in osama bin ladens hideout in pakistan was a copy of the former c. He is at pain advising them to abort domestic attacks that cause muslim civilian casualties and focus on the united states, our desired goal.
Bin laden had most of his reading material as scanned pdfs, rosie gray reports for. Intelligence in public literature intelligence officers. Today, alex johnson starts his weekly column delving into unique collections of titles owned by the great, the good and the. About bin ladens bookshelf a declassified list of documents that were found in osama bin ladens compound during the raid that killed him in may 2011.
April 2015 al qaeda leader osama bin laden apparently read a wide range of literature. Osama bin laden was a fan of 911 conspiracy theories, according to a newly released list of english language books found in his pakistan hideout. Nov 01, 2017 the world can see hamza bin ladens face, as a young man, for the first time. The 8 craziest conspiracy theories on osama bin ladens. Among tomes on law and military strategy are books claiming the us was complicit in the 911 attacks. What do you think about your book being on osama bin ladens bookshelf. I n the weeks following the raid on osama bin ladens compound in abbottabad, pakistan, by united states forces, u. Bin ladens bookshelf revealed by us intelligence agents.
Some of the books present a conspiratorial view of american foreign policy. The compound where osama bin laden was killed in may 2011 in abbottabad, pakistan. Osama bin ladens bookshelf reveals al qaedas long game. Pakistani media personnel and local residents gather outside the hideout of alqaeda leader osama bin laden following his death by us special forces. Popular science magazine bid laden owned an issue on innovations. Nov 02, 2017 bin laden was shot dead and his computer was taken during a raid by the us military in in the pakistani town of abbottabad in 2011. This is what us forces found on osama bin ladens bookshelf. Xtreme 2 video game guide the government release notes that this book probably wasnt used by bin laden himself. May 20, 2015 the cache, dubbed bin ladens bookshelf, includes a series of bureaucratic documents and reports from al qaida as well as an eclectic list of books and articles the terrorist leader had. Mkultra, the cias program of research in behavioral modification. The operation, codenamed operation neptune spear, was carried out in a cialed.
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