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May 28, 2022 // Nelly Lahoud's "The Bin Laden Papers" effectively demonstrates how much we still have to learn about Usama bin Laden (UBL). Among the surprises learned from UBL's own writings is UBL's diminished influence in al-Qa'ida post-9/11, being relegated to a franchise manager role, writes Joshua Huminski.
Osama Bin Laden’s greatest fear was not capture or death, but the exposure of al-Qaeda’s secrets. At great risk to themselves and the entire mission, the U.S. Special Operations Forces, who carried out the Abbottabad raid that killed Bin Laden, took an additional eighteen minutes to collect Bin Laden’s hard drives and thereby expose al-Qaeda’s secrets.In "The Bin Laden Papers," Nelly Lahoud dives into Bin Laden’s files and meticulously distills the nearly 6,000 pages of Arabic private communications.
Osama bin Laden didn't expect America to rock his terrorist network after 9/11. Documents from bin Laden show he didn't expect a massive war.