Secret files leaked about the war in Afghanistan have revealed tantalising glimpses of Osama Bin Laden despite public CIA claims that they are clueless as to the whereabouts of the Al Qaeda boss.
They would claim that, wouldn’t they – having made deals with him and used him to their advantage for decades.
Leon Panetta, director of the CIA, said last month that there have been no firm leads on Bin Laden's whereabouts since the 'early 2000s'.But a 'threat report' from the International Security Assistance Force regional command (north) on suicide bombers in August 2006 suggested Bin Laden had been attending [monthly] meetings in villages on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Tory MP Patrick Mercer, a former Army captain, said: "Although much of this information is in the public domain, the details are particularly damaging to the credibility of the coalition.
Credibility it was seriously short of before the leaks.
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