posted May 03, 2012 12:05 PM            

Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?

This report is a study of 17 de-classified documents captured during the Abbottabad raid and released to the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC). They consist of electronic letters or draft letters, totaling 175 pages in the original Arabic and 197 pages in the English translation. The earliest is dated September 2006 and the latest April 2011. These internal al-Qa`ida communications were authored by several leaders, most prominently Usama bin Ladin. In contrast to his public statements that focused on the injustice of those he believed to be the “enemies” of Muslims, namely corrupt “apostate” Muslim rulers and their Western “overseers,” the focus of Bin Ladin’s private letters is Muslims’ suffering at the hands of his jihadi “brothers”. 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 Ladin’s frustration with regional jihadi groups and his seeming inability to exercise control over their actions and public statements is the most compelling story to be told on the basis of the 17 de-classified documents. “Letters from Abbottabad” is an initial exploration and contextualization of 17 documents that will be the grist for future academic debate and discussion.

*letters and website here:
http://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/letters-from-abbottabad-bin-ladin-sidelined

posted May 04, 2012 08:40 AM            

I haven't read them all [cursory only]

yet I am about to offer an opinion.

People love to throw the word Liberal around quite a bit in GU. Yet, I do not know of any American liberal/leftist who currently posts on these pages. If there is, and I missed you, please wave your hand and correct me.

What I am [most] politically is a dyed in the wool cynic.

This was made known to me very recently.

alright, I will quit the rambling. Harmony center?? @West Point?
Maybe they found a few pages that didn't require sanitizing to the point of incomprehensibility. But for the Gov to allow us to read anything of import/interest written by this man will surely be used as a tool.

He was used as a tool before death, he will be used as one after death. He used us as tools as well. I am clear? feaRmongering on both sides/\.

Juni your example highlights this.

Would any loss of POTUS during say....the last 20 years not create a bit of chaos???
Dan Quayle anyone?
I physically shudder to think of $ister $arah in the position.

posted May 04, 2012 08:50 AM            

Indeed and the wheel turns.

Juni your example highlights this.

yep, Some irony by a aqua this a.m. ....

noted yours pointed out too

Harmony center?? @West Point?