In this April 1998 file photo, exiled al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is seen in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden was within reach of U.S. troops in Tora Bora when military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says.

First published in the November 29, 2009, 11:36 a.m. edition

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