article_snippet: bin Laden was exchanged for $5 million.
article_snippet: An al Qaeda official told bin Laden that some of this money would be a "gift" to bin Laden "from all the brothers.
article_snippet: bin Laden cautioned al Qaeda leaders to be careful with this money, as this money might have to last the terrorist group several years.
article_snippet: bin Laden gave detailed notes about how Al-Shabaab could raise Al-Shabaab agricultural output by using small dams for irrigation, and bin Laden suggested planting palm olive trees imported from Indonesia.
article_snippet: bin Laden also advised Al-Shabaab against cutting down too many trees because it is "dangerous for the environment of the region.
article_snippet: bin Laden also cautioned against sending any emails, including even encrypted ones, urging that hand-delivered letters were the only safe method of communication.