{"id":113545,"date":"2017-11-01T16:30:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T20:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=113545"},"modified":"2017-11-01T16:30:26","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T20:30:26","slug":"cia-releases-massive-trove-files-found-bin-laden-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/cia-releases-massive-trove-files-found-bin-laden-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"CIA Releases Massive Trove of Files Found In Bin Laden Raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LANGLEY, VA \u2013 The CIA today released to the public nearly 470,000 additional files recovered in the May 2011 raid on Usama Bin Ladin\u2019s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. CIA Director Mike Pompeo authorized the release to &#8220;enhance public understanding of al-Qa\u2018ida and its former leader.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some videos found include children&#8217;s cartoon shows, Hollywood films and documentaries about himself.<\/p>\n<p>The files released today are available at:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/abbottabad-compound\/index.html\">\u00a0https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/abbottabad-compound\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s release builds on prior releases of materials from the Abbottabad collection by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). In keeping with the 2014 Intelligence Authorization Act, which required ODNI to conduct a review of the documents for release, ODNI previously released documents from the collection on May 20, 2015, March 1, 2016, and January 19, 2017 after an interagency review spearheaded by CIA. These previously-released materials are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/index.php\/features\/bin-laden-s-bookshelf\">https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/index.php\/features\/bin-laden-s-bookshelf.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today\u2019s release of recovered al-Qa\u2018ida letters, videos, audio files and other materials provides the opportunity for the American people to gain further insights into the plans and workings of this terrorist organization,&#8221; said CIA Director Pompeo. &#8220;CIA will continue to seek opportunities to share information with the American people consistent with our obligation to protect national security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The material contains audio, document, image, video and software operating system files. The material is posted in the original Arabic and in as close to the original form as possible, modified only so the files cannot be edited. Among other things, this release includes:<\/p>\n<p>Usama Bin Ladin\u2019s personal journal and more than 18,000 document files.<br \/>\nApproximately 79,000 audio and image files, which include practice reels for public speeches, audio correspondence, and imagery gathered or generated by al-Qa\u2018ida for a variety of purposes.<\/p>\n<p>More than 10,000 video files, which include a video of Hamza Bin Ladin as a young adult, al-Qa\u2018ida &#8220;home videos,&#8221; draft videos or statements by Usama Bin Ladin, and jihadist propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>These materials, like those in previous releases, provide insights into the origins of fissures that exist today between al-Qa\u2018ida and ISIS; as well as strategic, doctrinal and religious disagreements within al-Qa\u2018ida and its allies; and hardships that al-Qa\u2018ida faced at the time of Bin Ladin\u2019s death. Other themes in the materials include:<\/p>\n<p>Al-Qa\u2018ida\u2019s preparations to commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9\/11 and the group\u2019s attempts to promulgate its message through Western media.<br \/>\nAl-Qa\u2018ida\u2019s efforts to exploit the Arab Awakening for its benefit and that of the global jihad.<br \/>\nBin Ladin\u2019s efforts to maintain unity within the group and among its affiliates, despite disagreements over tactics and doctrine.<br \/>\nAl-Qa\u2018ida\u2019s efforts to rehabilitate its tarnished image among Muslims due its mistakes and negative media portrayals.<br \/>\nWith today\u2019s release, the information remaining in the Abbottabad collection that has not been released publicly includes materials that are sensitive such that their release would directly damage efforts to keep the nation secure; materials protected by copyright; pornography; malware; and blank, corrupted and duplicate files. For example, some of the material being withheld from public release are the following copyrighted videos:<\/p>\n<p>Antz<br \/>\nBatman Gotham Knight<br \/>\nBBC Great Wildlife Moments<br \/>\nBiography \u2013 Osama bin Laden<br \/>\nCars<br \/>\nChicken Little<br \/>\nCNN Presents: World\u2019s Most Wanted<br \/>\nFinal Fantasy VII<br \/>\nHeroes of Tomorrow<br \/>\nHome on the Range<br \/>\nIce Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs<br \/>\nIn the Footsteps of bin Laden \u2013 CNN<br \/>\nNational Geographic: Kung Fu Killers<br \/>\nNational Geographic: Inside the Green Berets<br \/>\nNational Geographic: Predators at War<br \/>\nNational Geographic: World\u2019s Worst Venom<br \/>\nPeru Civilization<br \/>\nResident Evil<br \/>\nStorm Rider \u2013 Clash of the Evils<br \/>\nThe Kremlin from Inside<br \/>\nThe Story of India<br \/>\nThe Three Musketeers<br \/>\nWhere in the World is Osama bin Laden<br \/>\nThe entire Abbottabad collection has been available to the U.S. Intelligence Community and to the Department of Defense for years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANGLEY, VA \u2013 The CIA today released to the public nearly 470,000 additional files recovered in the May 2011 raid on Usama Bin Ladin\u2019s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. 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