WASHINGTON: Intelligence authorities of United States has released newly declassified documents, books and magazines recovered during the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said the release followed “a rigorous interagency review” and “aligns with the President’s call for increased transparency.”
The documents show that bin Laden, or those residing in the compound with him, had some eclectic tastes in reading material, with titles ranging from A Brief Guide to Understanding Islam, to Black Box Voting, Ballot Tampering in the 21st Century as well as Obama’s Wars by Bob Woodward and Secrets of the Federal Reserve by Eustace Mullins.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., called the release “a step in the right direction.” He added, “I look forward to the conclusion of the ongoing efforts to declassify the hundreds of remaining Abbottabad reports to meet congressional requirements.”
Among the newly declassified documents are letters and messages from bin Laden.Also included in the release were articles from American newspapers and magazines, along with software and technical manuals and a number of materials relating to France.
