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Bin Laden's final days -- big plans, deep fears
CNN ^ | 16 March 2012 | Peter Bergen

Posted on 03/16/2012 5:28:22 PM PDT by bjorn14

Tapping away at his computer in the study of the suburban compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that he called home for the last years of his life, Osama bin Laden wrote memos urging his followers to continue to try to attack the United States, suggesting, for instance, they mount assassination attempts against President Obama and Gen. David Petraeus.

While he urged his organization on to attack America, bin Laden was also keenly aware that al Qaeda was in deep trouble because of the campaign of CIA drone strikes in Pakistan and also because the brutal tactics of his followers had alienated many Muslims.

According to senior Obama administration officials who have reviewed the "treasure trove" of the thousands of documents that were picked up by the U.S. Navy SEALs from bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, the leaders of al Qaeda understood that the group they led was "beleaguered." CNN was given a briefing this week by senior administration officials who have been analyzing the documents.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: osama

1 posted on 03/16/2012 5:28:32 PM PDT by bjorn14
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Mr President

2 posted on 03/16/2012 5:32:28 PM PDT by Doogle (((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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3 posted on 03/16/2012 5:36:57 PM PDT by mkjessup (Jimmy Carter is the Skidmark in the panties of American history, 0bama is the yellow stain in front!)
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In the treasure trove with his copy of “Debbie Does Dubai”...


4 posted on 03/16/2012 5:45:13 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Obama: The Dr. Kevorkian of the American economy.)
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To: mkjessup

For a guy with the kind of money he controlled he had a piss poor entertainment center.


5 posted on 03/16/2012 5:51:22 PM PDT by BlueStateBlues (Blue State business, Red State heart. . . . 2012 for change, this time for the people)
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To: Doogle
Bin Laden noted snidely that killing Obama would pave the way for Vice President Joe Biden to assume the presidency. The al Qaeda leader said Biden was "totally unprepared" for the job.

Bin Laden was being kind in his analysis. The head of al Qaeida only said Biden was unprepared. Being from the Middle East, I'm surprised that Bin Laden didn't state the obvious similarity between Biden and a jackass.
6 posted on 03/16/2012 5:55:26 PM PDT by righttackle44 (I may not be much, but I raised a United States Marine.)
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To: BlueStateBlues

He couldn’t exactly get comcast and Verizon. Besides, he probably got better news.


7 posted on 03/16/2012 6:00:50 PM PDT by goseminoles
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Im being serious. This election is a major stressor. Maybe I should take a break. I can’t begin to tell you my unhappiness of the state of affairs. Im starting to view prepper threads more often..


8 posted on 03/16/2012 6:05:30 PM PDT by goseminoles
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Now im even talking to myself. Im going batshit crazy. Liberals drive ne nuts... go Noles!!!


9 posted on 03/16/2012 6:07:40 PM PDT by goseminoles
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Osama bin Laden wrote memos urging his followers to continue to . . . mount assassination attempts against President Obama

That proves he was losing it. Only a fool would kill his strongest supporter to send a political message.

10 posted on 03/16/2012 6:18:57 PM PDT by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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LOL, my wife asks me all the time if I am talking to myself. I tell her, “Yes, I’m the only one making sense!”


11 posted on 03/16/2012 6:55:16 PM PDT by occamrzr06
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This is such crap. Can Obama try harder to make himself look like the winner of this international grudge match? He is soooo tough against this bad guy Osama!

Are the American people so stupid to buy this fantasy? Osama was out of the game. He could barely figure out a way to get groceries, let alone mastermind a Presidential asassination.

This isn’t even good second rate Vince Flynn or Brad Thor—if these guys wrote junk like this, their editors would laugh them out of the office.

Obama probably plays 007 with his “body boy” when Michelle is out of town.


12 posted on 03/16/2012 7:24:12 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (I just don't like anything about the President. And I don't think he's a nice guy.)
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He could barely figure out a way to get groceries, let alone mastermind a Presidential asassination.

What about Andrew Breitbart?

13 posted on 03/16/2012 7:43:36 PM PDT by Doe Eyes
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To: Doogle

Well, he did get the part about Biden right.


14 posted on 03/17/2012 6:46:54 AM PDT by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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