Bin Laden Bribed Militias, Spy Chief Says
From Times Wire Reports
Osama bin Laden bribed Afghan militias to give him free passage into hiding after the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, the head of Germany’s spy agency said. August Hanning made the comments in an interview with the Handelsblatt newspaper.
U.S. Gen. Tommy Franks said after the invasion that some Afghans were probably accepting bribes to free Al Qaeda or Taliban fighters.
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