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Heh - should have had better security

From Politico:

Osama bin Laden raid yields trove of computer data
The assault force of Navy SEALs snatched a trove of computer drives and disks during their weekend raid on Osama bin Laden�s compound, yielding what a U.S. official called �the mother lode of intelligence.�

The special operations forces grabbed personal computers, thumb drives and electronic equipment during the lightning raid that killed bin Laden, officials told POLITICO

�They cleaned it out,� one official said. �Can you imagine what�s on Osama bin Laden�s hard drive?�

U.S. officials are about to find out. The material is being examined at a secret location in Afghanistan.

�Hundreds of people are going through it now,� an official said, adding that intelligence operatives back in Washington are very excited to find out what they have.

�It�s going to be great even if only 10 percent of it is actionable,� the official said.

If I was in charge of security at the compound, each hard drive would have some xxxxx and an xxx xxx. Have a guard on duty 24/7 because you know they will be coming sometime. First sign of disturbance, hit the xxxxxxxxxxxx and bye-bye data. Just another sign that we are not dealing with intelligent people, just stupid ideologues who worship a barbaric 9th century prophet. UPDATE: Thanks to sharp-eyed reader Geran Imo, Microcephalic Mo was around in the seventh century, not the ninth as I had said. Posted by DaveH at May 2, 2011 5:51 PM