Hundreds of thousands of files seized from Osama bin Laden’s last home show the terrorist mastermind’s descent into “paranoia”.
The terrorist who founded al-Qaida and masterminded the 9/11 terror attacks was killed by a US Navy SEAL team raid at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan in May 2011, his body buried in the North Arabian Sea.
Almost 470,000 files comprising 250GB of data were taken from the compound and are now the subject of the documentaryThe documentary, aired on National GeographicMr Bergen said the documentary showed how much can be revealed by digital information. “To read how his well-educated wives helped him write incendiary speeches. To watch as he inculcated his children and grandchildren into an ideology of hate leading to acts of violence against animals and the recitation of jihadist poetry,” Mr Bergen said, adding that understanding bin Laden could help combat other potential terrorist leaders in the future.
He also detailed how two men serving as his security, who also couriered messages on his behalf, were “getting exhausted” by him staying with them.
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