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| Bin Laden raid: US releases more documents | Bin Laden raid: US releases more documents |
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| US officials have released documents that they say were found at Osama Bin Laden's secret compound in Pakistan during a raid in 2011. | US officials have released documents that they say were found at Osama Bin Laden's secret compound in Pakistan during a raid in 2011. |
| Special operators killed the al-Qaeda chief during that operation and recovered the documents that officials have branded Bin Laden's Bookshelf. | Special operators killed the al-Qaeda chief during that operation and recovered the documents that officials have branded Bin Laden's Bookshelf. |
| As well as Arabic correspondence, there are English language books by Bob Woodward and Noam Chomsky, and others on economic and military theory. | |
| More documents may yet be released. | More documents may yet be released. |
| The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said a "rigorous" review had taken place before the documents were released. | |
| The documents include a number of translated letters, notes, and other material detailing al-Qaeda operations. Many of the documents also have a version available in Arabic. | The documents include a number of translated letters, notes, and other material detailing al-Qaeda operations. Many of the documents also have a version available in Arabic. |
| There is also section entitled Materials Regarding France, which includes a number of academic reports and articles about the France's military, politics and economy. | There is also section entitled Materials Regarding France, which includes a number of academic reports and articles about the France's military, politics and economy. |
| Also included is a document described as a "suicide prevention guide", several English language books including Bob Woodward's Obama's Wars, several maps, and a few video game guides. | Also included is a document described as a "suicide prevention guide", several English language books including Bob Woodward's Obama's Wars, several maps, and a few video game guides. |
| Some of the material that has been included in the trove was previously declassified for use in federal prosecutions. | Some of the material that has been included in the trove was previously declassified for use in federal prosecutions. |
| In 2012, some documents recovered in the raid were released by the research wing of the US military academy, West Point. | In 2012, some documents recovered in the raid were released by the research wing of the US military academy, West Point. |