Photo: Bin Laden's residence. BBCCouriers Enabled bin Laden To Hide -- Washington Times
Wily messengers were ‘huge pain,’ crucial resource.
Tracking terrorist messaging systems and clandestine couriers became a critical U.S. intelligence mission years before an al Qaeda courier led U.S. special operations forces to Osama bin Laden’s hide-out in Pakistan.
Al Qaeda turned more to pony-express-style communications after bin Laden learned that his radio communications in Tora Bora, Afghanistan, where he evaded capture, had been intercepted by the U.S. National Security Agency. The United States never heard his voice again, unless it was on one of his released audio messages aimed at followers and enemies alike.
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My Comment: This is an older report, but one that has been running in mind since last week.
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