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The US Government released only a portion of what had been recovered and there is a demand that the entire files be declassified.
A  House Intelligence Committee held a hearing on “Worldwide Threats” on 11 April despite repeated requests to have the Osama files from Abbotabad be declassified no action was forth coming.
Some questions on the released documents.

 How many total files (documents, video, audio, etc.) were recovered in bin Laden’s lair?This total figure should include not only all of the documents authored by bin Laden himself, but also files created by other al Qaeda operatives and, in fact, anyone else. This total also includes any works authored in the West that al Qaeda deemed important enough to comment upon – such as leaked State Department cables.

(2)  Why were only 17 documents released to the public? Do the intelligence officials testifying before the committee consider this paltry subset to be significant? Who picked the 17 documents that were released?

(3)  Does the administration have any plans to release more documents to the public? If not, why not?

(4)  Will the administration share with Congress a complete list of the documents and files recovered (including any descriptions of the documents generated by the intelligence community)? Will the administration give Congress, including members of the intelligence committee, access to the original documents and translations of them? If not, why not?..

(5)  What do the documents say about al Qaeda’s ties to the Taliban, and role inside Afghanistan? The Guardian has reported that some of the documents recovered in bin Laden’s compound “show a close working relationship between top al Qaeda leaders and Mullah Omar, the overall commander of the Taliban, including frequent discussions of joint operations against NATO forces in Afghanistan, the Afghan government, and targets in Pakistan.” Both Osama bin Laden and his replacement, Ayman al Zawahiri, were involved in coordinating attacks with the Taliban. However, the documents showing tight collusion between the Taliban and al Qaeda were not released to the public. Why?

Link: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/bin-laden-s-files-and-al-qaeda-threat_716226.html?page=2

  . The most senior U.S. intelligence officials are scheduled to testify.
"Page  1  of  4      In  the  name  of  God,  Most  Gracious,  Most  Merciful      Praise  be  to  God,  Lord  of  the  universe,  and  peace  and  prayers  be   upon  our  Prophet Muhammad,  his  family,  and  all  of  his  companions      Now  then...      To  the  noble  brother,  Shaykh  Mahmud,  may  God  protect  him         I  hope  you  receive  this  message  of  mine  while  you,  your  family,   children,  and  all  of  the  brothers  are  in  good  health.      So,      --  With  regard  to  what  you  had  mentioned  in  a  previous  message,   that  some  brothers  may  go  to  Iran  as  part  of  a  plan  to  protect   the  brother,  thus  I  see  that  Iran  is  not  suitable.  Also,  when   choosing  the  areas  where  the  brothers  will  be  inside  Pakistan   that  they  are  not   areas  that  encountered  floods  or  may  encounter  them  in  the   future.      --  With  regard  to  the  brothers  coming  from  Iran,  thus  I  see,  at   this  stage,  that  they  be  at  safe  locations  outside  the  areas   being  attacked.      --  Regarding   look  at  the  report  you  mentioned.  However,  the  opinion  in   general  is  to  be  concerned  with  calming  things  down  and  focusing   efforts  on  the  Americans. 
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 I  am  afraid  that  this  kind  of  perception,  if   that  is  reality,  will  lead  them  to  exercising  pressure  on  us  to   not  to  say  so--and--so,  or  disassociate  from  so--and--so,  denounce   your  connections  with  so--and--so,  or  deny  your  ties  with  so--and-- essential  for  Al-- confirm  and  declare  its  linkage  with  its  branches,  in  order  to   become  a  reported  fact,  there  is  no  use  in  denying  it.   Therefore,  please  reconsider  your  opinion  not  to  declare  the   accession  of  the  brothers  of  Somalia  so  as  not  to  be  pressured   later  on  to  announce  our  disassociation  with  them  or  with   others       There  is  another  issue,  which  I  would  like  you  to  look  into   carefully;?  it  is  concerning  controlling  the  affairs  in  general,   membership  and  the  affiliation  in  particular.  There  is  no  secret   to  you  that,  in  the  past,  there  were  a  lot  of  advantages  and   faults.  However,  what  I  would  like  to  emphasize  in  this  letter   is  the  issue  of  individuals,  those  who  pledge  allegiance,  and   the  affiliates.  Therefore,  from  the  last  experience  it  showed  ..
I  previously  had  sent  to  you,  last  12  of  Dhul  Al-- Hijja  (TN:  No  year  given,  most  recent  would  be  19  November   2010):      addressed  to  you;?  here  is   what  I  think.  It  is  that  those  brothers  might  have  sent  the   letter  out  of  fear,  too  concerned  about  inflating  the  size  and   the  growth  of  Al--Qa'ida,     blessing  and  strength.  In   addition,  they  think  that  bearing  the  burden  of  this  huge  body   is  overburdening,  confining  their  energy,  and  exposing  them  to   problems  with  many  other  parties.  Especially,  they  desire  and   wish  to  walk  toward  development  and  construction.  Therefore,   they  are  satisfied  with  keeping  those  who  resort  to  them  and  not   exceeding  that.  I  am  afraid  that  this  kind  of  perception,  if   that  is  reality,  will  lead  them  to  exercising  pressure  on  us  to   not  to  say  so--and--so,  or  disassociate  from  so--and--so,  denounce   your  connections  with  so--and--so,  or  deny  your  ties  with  so--and-- essential  for  Al-- confirm  and  declare  its  linkage  with  its  branches,  in  order  to   become  a  reported  fact,  there  is  no  use  in  denying  it. http://digg.com/newsbar/worldnews/secret_osama_bin_laden_files_reveal_al_qaeda_membership
For The entire Documents  http://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/letters-from-abbottabad-bin-ladin-sidelined