How bin Laden Was Able To Use Email Without U.S. Intelligence Knowing About It

How bin Laden Emailed Without Being Detected By US -- Yahoo News/AP

WASHINGTON – Despite having no Internet access in his hideout, Osama bin Laden was a prolific email writer who built a painstaking system that kept him one step ahead of the U.S. government's best eavesdroppers.

His methods, described in new detail to The Associated Press by a counterterrorism official and a second person briefed on the U.S. investigation, served him well for years and frustrated Western efforts to trace him through cyberspace. The arrangement allowed bin Laden to stay in touch worldwide without leaving any digital fingerprints behind.

The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive intelligence analysis.

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My Comment: I am curious to know which email service did he use .... and the content of those emails. Something tells me that subpoenas have been issued to service providers for this info.

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