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Events
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Summary
This document is a Washington Post article by David Ignatius titled '10 years after 9/11, al-Qaeda is down but not out.' It details the intelligence gathered from the May 2 raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, specifically focusing on communications between bin Laden and his deputy Atiyah Abd al-Rahman regarding plans for a significant attack on the U.S. involving economic targets. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' stamp, indicating it is part of a Congressional production.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| David Ignatius | Author |
Author of the Washington Post article.
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| Osama bin Laden | Leader of al-Qaeda |
Deceased terrorist leader whose compound was raided; focus of the intelligence gathering.
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| Atiyah Abd al-Rahman | Top Deputy/Chief of Staff |
Libyan-born deputy to bin Laden; described as the key link to the outside world and more important than Zawahiri.
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| Ayman al-Zawahiri | Successor |
Described as bin Laden's nominal successor, but considered less important than Atiyah by officials.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Post |
Publisher of the article.
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| al-Qaeda |
Terrorist organization discussed in the article.
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| U.S. Government |
Source of the intelligence/officials mentioned.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
May 2, 2011
Raid on Osama bin Laden's compound where he was killed and evidence (SSE) was collected.
Bin Laden's compound
Osama bin Laden
U.S. Forces
September 11, 2001
Terrorist attacks; the article discusses the upcoming 10th anniversary.
United States
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Target of potential attacks.
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Location where SSE evidence was gathered.
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Relationships (2)
Atiyah described as 'top deputy' and they 'communicated often'.
Officials see Atiyah as 'more important than bin Laden’s nominal successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri.'
Key Quotes (3)
"Government officials refer to it blandly as the 'SSE,' or Sensitive Site Exploitation."Source
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"Bin Laden retained until his death a passion to launch a significant attack against the United States, ideally linked to the 10th anniversary of 9/11."Source
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Quote #2
"Bin Laden was still looking for a history-changing attack on big, economically important targets"Source
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Quote #3
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,537 characters)
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Article 6.
Washington Post
10 years after 9/11, al-Qaeda is down but
not out
David Ignatius
Washington Post
10 years after 9/11, al-Qaeda is down but
not out
David Ignatius
August 24 -- Government officials refer to it blandly as the “SSE,” or
Sensitive Site Exploitation. That’s their oblique term for the
extraordinary cache of evidence that was carried away from Osama
bin Laden’s compound the night the al-Qaeda leader was killed.
With the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks a few weeks away,
it’s possible to use this evidence to sketch a vivid portrait of al-
Qaeda, drawing on material contained in more than 100 computer
storage devices, including thumb drives, DVDs and CDs, and more
than a dozen computers or hard drives — all collected during the
May 2 raid.
U.S. officials say three strong themes emerge from their reading of
the files, most of which were communications between bin Laden and
his top deputy Atiyah Abd al-Rahman. Indeed, because the Libyan-
born Atiyah (who’s known to analysts by his first name) was the
boss’s key link with the outside, officials see him as more important
than bin Laden’s nominal successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Here are the highlights:
●Bin Laden retained until his death a passion to launch a significant
attack against the United States, ideally linked to the 10th anniversary
of 9/11. He and Atiyah communicated often about who might carry
out such a strike, with Atiyah proposing names and bin Laden
rejecting them. Bin Laden was still looking for a history-changing
attack on big, economically important targets — one that would
Sensitive Site Exploitation. That’s their oblique term for the
extraordinary cache of evidence that was carried away from Osama
bin Laden’s compound the night the al-Qaeda leader was killed.
With the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks a few weeks away,
it’s possible to use this evidence to sketch a vivid portrait of al-
Qaeda, drawing on material contained in more than 100 computer
storage devices, including thumb drives, DVDs and CDs, and more
than a dozen computers or hard drives — all collected during the
May 2 raid.
U.S. officials say three strong themes emerge from their reading of
the files, most of which were communications between bin Laden and
his top deputy Atiyah Abd al-Rahman. Indeed, because the Libyan-
born Atiyah (who’s known to analysts by his first name) was the
boss’s key link with the outside, officials see him as more important
than bin Laden’s nominal successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Here are the highlights:
●Bin Laden retained until his death a passion to launch a significant
attack against the United States, ideally linked to the 10th anniversary
of 9/11. He and Atiyah communicated often about who might carry
out such a strike, with Atiyah proposing names and bin Laden
rejecting them. Bin Laden was still looking for a history-changing
attack on big, economically important targets — one that would
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