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...five-bedroom suburban home, TIME found inventory forms for arms checked in by fighters. They detailed the type of weapon (from Kalashnikov rifle to Soviet-era T-62 tank), its country of origin and serial number, and the organization to which it belonged, usually a Pakistani group, the Taliban or "specially for al-Qaeda." Other printed forms listed basic data about individual fighters, including name, nationality, health condition, training background and official role. One Palestinian fighter, listed as Abu Majid, 24, was noted to have extensive combat experience "against the Jews," that is, the Israelis, in south Lebanon...
Although the legitimacy of the document’s origin was not verified, Gates did not hesitate to go after...
After the acquisition, Gates began the arduous process of authenticating the manuscript. He explained that his verification process entailed “lining up” the events, times and places in the text and comparing them to known historical facts. If the purported origin of the text is genuine, the textual and factual details “will look like mirror images,” he said...
Despite hitting many dead ends along the way, Gates eventually succeeded in authenticating the origin of the work. And now, many others are beginning to recognize the significance of Gates’s acquisition...
...their origin when he was at the helm,” said President Derek C. Bok, who succeeded Pusey as president...