His hand-written journal reveals detailed plans of carrying out massive strikes that would lead to bloodshed on the scale of 9/11 attacks
His hand-written journal reveals detailed plans of carrying out massive strikes that would lead to bloodshed on the scale of 9/11 attacks
Forced into deep cover by relentless US pressure and his dreaded group fragmenting, slain Osama bin Laden was planning attacks on America and Europe till his last moments, al-Qaeda chief's hand-written journals seized from his Abbottabad hideout have revealed. Not only was he plotting fresh strikes, but was also in touch with his top operational commanders through human couriers, contrary to earlier intelligence estimates of bin Laden's being cut off and isolated from the terror frontline. 
Killer inside: Writings in his diary reveal Osama's morbid emphasis
on repeating a 9/11-like atrocity. File Pic
According to American intelligence officials involved in analyzing the huge cache of materials recovered from the Abbottabad compound where bin Laden spent his last five years before being killed by US forces on May 2, he had never lost control of his terror group as the files reveal his imprint in all recent major al-Qaeda threats and attacks.
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He was convinced that only a massive blood-letting on the scale of 9/11 would have the necessary shock factor to effect a change in US policy around the region. He told his followers that a sprinkling of smaller attacks would not have the desired effect. Intelligence officials familiar with the information being obtained from these huge cache of materialu00a0-- that can make a small college libraryu00a0-- observed that bin Laden was more eager to motivate his cadres for large scale attacks in the US and the other European countries that killed thousands, rather those in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Both New York and Washington are mentioned in his target list, officials said, adding that he also asked his commanders to target other smaller cities as well. "Spread out the targets," was his message. He was particularly focused on targeting rail roads, and other critical infrastructure that would have resulted in large scale casualties.
"There are strong indications there is back and forth with other terrorists," an intelligence official said. Officials said there is evidence of two-way written communications demonstrating that not only was bin Laden sending messages, he was getting responses as well.
'Absurd'
China dismissed as "absurd" reports that it sought access from Pakistan to the wreckage of the US stealth-modified helicopter, which had crashed during the US raid that killed Osama.
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