German spy chief criticizes bin Laden plan
Osama bin Laden bribed Afghan militias to give him free passage into hiding after the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, according to the head of Germany’s spy agency. “The principal mistake was made already in 2001, when one wanted bin Laden to be apprehended by the Afghan militias in Tora Bora,” August Hanning told the Handelsblatt daily for its Tuesday edition. “There, bin Laden could buy himself free with a lot of money.” Full Story