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In May 2015 US Government officials published the titles of 39 books found in Osama bin Laden's library.[1][2][3] They chose not to reveal any further details about Osama bin Laden's alleged cache of pornography.[4]

Journalists noted that Osama bin Laden's libraary contained many books that could be considered about conspiracy theories.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Swati Sharma (2015-05-20). "Chomsky, Woodward and 9/11 conspiracy theories: Bin Laden's English-language bookshelf". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Four years after the bin Laden raid, the United States has declassified a list of 39 English-language books the former al-Qaeda leader had on display at his home.
  2. ^ Carlos Lozada (2015-05-20). "Bob Woodward's reaction to Osama bin Laden reading his book". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. I reached out to Woodward for his reaction to the news that bin Laden had kept "Obama's Wars" with him in Abbottabad. When asked what the al-Qaeda leader should have taken away from the book, and what other Woodward books would have been relevant
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  4. ^ (in English) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/did-bin-laden-really-have-secret-porn-stash-2284269.html. Retrieved 2015-01. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  1. ^ Gianluca Mezzofiore (2015-05-20). "Bin Laden bookshelf: Al-Qaeda leader was avid 9/11 conspiracy theories reader". International Business Times. Retrieved 2015-05-27. The list is part of a tranche of more than 100 documents recovered in Abbottabad on 2 May 2011 when the US Navy SEALs stormed the compound and killed the world's most wanted terrorist.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Umberto Bacchi (2015-05-20). "Osama bin Laden's bookshelf: 'Any Hobbies?' Al-Qaeda asked suicide bomber applicants". International Business Times. Retrieved 2015-05-27. Like all jobseekers, would-be-jihadists willing to join al-Qaeda were asked to fill in an application form detailing their previous experience and expertise, documents released by the US government revealed.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Ben Skipper (2015-05-21). "Declassified Bin Laden documents reveal Delta Force strategy guide found at Pakistani compound". International Business Times. Retrieved 2015-05-27. The US government has declassified a list of reading materials found at the Pakistani compound where Osama Bin Laden was found and killed by US Special Forces in 2011, including a strategy guide for PC shooter Delta Force: Xtreme 2.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Maria Khan (2015-05-21). "Osama bin Laden bookshelf: Former al-Qaeda leader's pornography stash will not be released". International Business Times. Retrieved 2015-05-27. The documents seized at bin Laden's hideout revealed a soft side of the militant leader who was found to be specifically concerned about his wife and children.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Mary Papenfuss (2015-05-21). "Bin Laden's bookshelf: Terror mastermind worried about global warming". International Business Times. Retrieved 2015-05-27. While bin Laden clearly believes climate change is a major threat to humanity, and that people can take steps to ameliorate it and help its victims, he apparently sees Allah, not industrial polluters, as the major engine behind the change. "Relief work is mentioned as the only solution for these disasters, without warning that it is a plague or suffering from Allah Almighty, and the first solution is faith and correct deeds. One of the correct deeds is assisting Muslims."{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ David Randall (2011-05-15). "Did Bin Laden really have secret porn stash?". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-05-26. Claim by US officials provokes widespread ridicule and suspicion.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Swati Sharma (2015-05-20). "Chomsky, Woodward and 9/11 conspiracy theories: Bin Laden's English-language bookshelf". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Four years after the bin Laden raid, the United States has declassified a list of 39 English-language books the former al-Qaeda leader had on display at his home.
  8. ^ Carlos Lozada (2015-05-20). "Bob Woodward's reaction to Osama bin Laden reading his book". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. I reached out to Woodward for his reaction to the news that bin Laden had kept "Obama's Wars" with him in Abbottabad. When asked what the al-Qaeda leader should have taken away from the book, and what other Woodward books would have been relevant
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