Documents from Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan show his training in public administration had a strong influence on al-Qaida, experts say. The material scooped up by the Navy Seal team that killed him last month includes years of receipts, National Public Radio reported. Al-Qaida operatives were apparently supposed to bring receipts for even relatively small expenditures when they returned to headquarters. Lt. Col. Reid Sawyer, director of the Combating Terrorism Center, said the meticulous record-keeping, in addition to being a product of bin Laden's undergraduate training, was probably necessary. He said operatives were scattered and often unable to keep in touch with headquarters regularly. "It's this idea that when you have a distributed movement, that you have to gain efficiencies in various means," Sawyer said. "And one way to do that is to keep very good records and to understand the disparate parts of your enterprise." The United States found an earlier trove of al-Qaida documents in 2003. They were in safe houses in Afghanistan.
GMT 11:43 2018 Thursday ,30 August
Terrorist organizations prepare for using chemical weapons against civiliansGMT 09:49 2018 Wednesday ,24 January
Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq 'planning attack'GMT 09:46 2018 Wednesday ,24 January
Qatar backs Turkey's military action against KurdsGMT 09:37 2018 Wednesday ,24 January
US-led strikes kill up to 150 IS fighters in SyriaGMT 09:34 2018 Wednesday ,24 January
Canada looks to Pacific as NAFTA under threatGMT 21:37 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Joy and hope in Liberia as George Weah sworn inGMT 19:21 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Canadian wins $1m in Dubai Duty Free Millennium drawGMT 17:56 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Video: Sheikh Hamdan visits family who lost seven childrenMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor