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35NCO · 05-03-2012, 16:12

I just finished reading all of them. The political motivations aside, it is some extremely confusing reading in understanding who Bin Laden was. It reads like he was very upset about the killing of civilians, and he outright tells his leaders to leave the other religions alone.

Something that really blew my mind is his discussion about siding with the Irish as well as the Catholics. He felt they would understand and want to join their cause.

The other things that really stand out is how AQ is told to handle its security measures. Really interesting is how much Bin Laden knew about our capabilities. Their operations were far more complex then I ever thought them to be.

There is also discussions about investing in the stock market and if that would be beneficial. Its an entire paper discussing how to proceed with funding and how to handle that money. Surprisingly, they look for the most legal means possible, while in the same respect, following religious law.

There are also orders to specifically never kill VP Biden, due to his usefulness in destroying America is really wild information. How did he come up with this plan?

Bin Laden's education really shows as well. It seems with every answer he gives to his leaders it was very well researched. I wonder if he did the research himself, or asked others to do it for him. I think its fair to say that he even enjoyed writing the papers and educating others in history.

There is discussions in the beginning how Bin Laden seems to like Obama, then years later, changes his mind and decides to have him killed.

The very thorough analysis of the media is mind boggling as well. It seems like he and his leaders spent a great deal of time watching our news as well as world news, trying to determine who is the best to release their propaganda. Seems Bin Laden loved Brian Ross, 60 Minutes, MSNBC, and despised Fox news. He even goes on to say that CNN is the most Government Controlled.

If you have the time, I would highly suggest reading the documents. Its such an overload of new information I am not really sure what to think at this time.

I am sure the media is going to have a field day writing about it for the next few months.

I really look forward to anyone's responses and professional opinions of the documents content though. The first person that comes to mind is Richard.

05-03-2012, 16:12	#5
35NCO Guerrilla Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: CONUS Posts: 403	I just finished reading all of them. The political motivations aside, it is some extremely confusing reading in understanding who Bin Laden was. It reads like he was very upset about the killing of civilians, and he outright tells his leaders to leave the other religions alone. Something that really blew my mind is his discussion about siding with the Irish as well as the Catholics. He felt they would understand and want to join their cause. The other things that really stand out is how AQ is told to handle its security measures. Really interesting is how much Bin Laden knew about our capabilities. Their operations were far more complex then I ever thought them to be. There is also discussions about investing in the stock market and if that would be beneficial. Its an entire paper discussing how to proceed with funding and how to handle that money. Surprisingly, they look for the most legal means possible, while in the same respect, following religious law. There are also orders to specifically never kill VP Biden, due to his usefulness in destroying America is really wild information. How did he come up with this plan? Bin Laden's education really shows as well. It seems with every answer he gives to his leaders it was very well researched. I wonder if he did the research himself, or asked others to do it for him. I think its fair to say that he even enjoyed writing the papers and educating others in history. There is discussions in the beginning how Bin Laden seems to like Obama, then years later, changes his mind and decides to have him killed. The very thorough analysis of the media is mind boggling as well. It seems like he and his leaders spent a great deal of time watching our news as well as world news, trying to determine who is the best to release their propaganda. Seems Bin Laden loved Brian Ross, 60 Minutes, MSNBC, and despised Fox news. He even goes on to say that CNN is the most Government Controlled. If you have the time, I would highly suggest reading the documents. Its such an overload of new information I am not really sure what to think at this time. I am sure the media is going to have a field day writing about it for the next few months. I really look forward to anyone's responses and professional opinions of the documents content though. The first person that comes to mind is Richard.
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