Boogeyman dead — now what…?

No problem!

On Friday, government officials anonymously claimed that “a rushed examination” of the “trove” of documents and computer files taken from the bin Laden home prove — contrary to the widely held view that he “had been relegated to an inspirational figure with little role in current and future Qaeda operations” — that in fact “the chief of Al Qaeda played a direct role for years in plotting terror attacks.” Specifically, the Government possesses “a handwritten notebook from February 2010 that discusses tampering with tracks to derail a train on a bridge,” and that led “Obama administration officials on Thursday to issue a warning that Al Qaeda last year had considered attacks on American railroads.”

Boogeyman immortal!

The quote can be found in a Glenn Greenwald article addressing the use of bin Laden’s name to generate fear and yet another extension of the security-surveillance state.

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• Al-Qaeda Confirms Bin Laden Death, Threatens Attack on U.S. (businessweek.com)
• Al-Qaeda Vows Vengeance for bin Laden (time.com)
• Bin Laden Said to Help Guide Al-Qaeda Operations and Tactics (businessweek.com)
• Raid documents show Bin Laden was in touch with senior Al Qaeda figures (thestar.com)
• Bin Laden ‘Active’ in Al Qaeda Plots (foxnews.com)
• Petraeus: Taliban may now split with al Qaeda (cbsnews.com)
• Osama Bin Laden Tapes Show ‘Pathetic’ Side of Al Qaeda Leader: Experts (abcnews.go.com)
• Data From Raid Links Bin Laden to Newer Terror Plots – New York Times (news.google.com)