Bin Laden was communicating with other terrorists, U.S. official says - CNN.com

"These are not just the writings of an elderly jihadi," one official said of bin Laden's communications.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Handwritten materials from compound show responses, U.S. official says
• Personal journal has guidance on how to attack U.S.
• Ideas, not concrete plans, are seen, official says

(CNN) -- Data and documents taken from the compound show that messages from Osama bin Laden did make it out of the compound to other members of al Qaeda, a U.S. official says.
"There are strong indications there is back and forth with other terrorists," the official said.