In a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek , Western intelligence agencies were always playing catch-up as bin Laden moved from location to location . A former European intelligence official offers details on bin Ali 's movements after 9/11 . In 2003 and 2004 Western authorities had ` ` a lot of reliable information '' on bin Laden . But the information was never fresh enough for agencies to take action . The intelligence consensus is that bin Laden is now hiding in the trial courts of Pakistan .
A former European intelligence official offers details on bin Ali 's movements after 9/11 . In 2003 and 2004 Western authorities had ` ` a lot of reliable information '' on bin Laden . But the information was never fresh enough for agencies to take action . The intelligence consensus is that bin Laden is now hiding in the trial courts of Pakistan .