The Navy SEAL assault force that took out Osama bin Laden managed to captured personal computers, thumb drives and other electronic equipment during the raid, according to reports.
According to Politico, which cites unnamed officials familiar with the matter, hundreds of intelligence operatives are currently examining the data, which one official called “the mother lode of intelligence.” Needless to say, operatives in Washington are excited to find out the contents of captured data, which might turn out to be a victory nearly as important as the demise of bin Laden. “They cleaned it out. Can you imagine what’s on Osama bin Laden’s hard drive?” an official said.
We don't know if the data is encrypted or not, but even if it is, it's probably just a matter of time until it's decrypted with the help of the supercomputers which are at U.S. intelligence agencies' disposal. Still, the more time it takes to decipher the data, the less usable it will be.
"It's going to be great even if only 10 percent of it is actionable," one official said.
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