CIA RELEASES MORE FILES IT SAYS CAME FROM BIN LADEN RAID, INCLUDING HIS JOURNAL
CIA Director Mike Pompeo said the release "provides the opportunity for the American people to gain further insights into the plans and workings of this terrorist organization." The release came in accordance with a 2014 appropriations bill for intelligence activity that required the Director of National Intelligence to review documents obtained from the raid, and make the files it declassified from the review available to the public. Wednesday's document dump is the latest addition to the public collection, dubbed "bin Laden's bookshelf" by the DNI. The collection includes three previous releases since May 2015. In addition to bin Laden's journal, the CIA said the release includes thousands of other documents as well as al Qaeda's potential promotional and planning materials. According to the foundation for Defense of Democracies , the release also contains other items of significance, including what it determine...