The
images resurfaced last month during the terrorism conspiracy trial of
Al Qaeda lieutenant Khaled al-Fawwaz in New York, a communications
conduit for the terrorist organisation in London in the mid-1990s.
They
were taken by Palestinian journalist Abdel Barri Atwan, who was invited
to the hideout in 1996 as part of Bin Laden's ploy to spread his
message of hate to the Western world.
The 9/11 mastermind had declared war on America and planned a media campaign to garner international attention.
Perception: The militant would sit in
front of Islamic books when recording his video messages to make it seem
like he was intellectual
On message: The terrorist mastermind
had, by this point, declared war on the United States and tried to use
press coverage by international media to get more people to know about
it
Entourage: A smiling Bin Laden is seen walking around Tora Bora surrounded by bodyguards, loyal followers and family members
The rare
images of Bin Laden in his home setting were released as part of the
trial of Al Qaeda lieutenant Khaled al-Fawwaz, a communications conduit
for al Qaeda in London in the mid-1990s
Companion: He walks alongside
Syrian-born ideologue Abu Musab al-Suri, an ally in jihad with Bin Laden
who once ran training camps inside Afghanistan
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