Former CIA officer John Kiriakou claims Osama bin Laden escaped Tora Bora disguised as a woman, aided by a compromised translator. US forces believed they had him cornered in 2001, but he slipped into Pakistan. Kiriakou also revealed early Al-Qaeda-Lashkar-e-Taiba links and Pakistan's complex role in counterterrorism efforts.
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