Osama journal seized in Abbottabad raid

WASHINGTON: The treasure trove of intel obtained in the raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden included a handwritten journal containing his "operational ideas," a US official said Wednesday.

Agents are studying the notebook for information on future al Qaeda plots, but the official described it as "just one of many things" found along with computers, hard drives, DVDs, flash drives and recording devices.

There were no "warm and fuzzy" personal or emotional passages, he said.

It was "more just jotting down some ideas. It doesn't entail where he's been or what he's done." (AFP)