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CptSternn · 04-14-2006, 02:01 PM

This article I think fits in well here...

U.S. Buys Back Stolen Data by Afghan Base

http://news.**********/s/ap/afghan_us...kxBHNlYwN0bQ--

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - American investigators armed with a "box full" of cash have paid thousands of dollars to buy back stolen computer drives — many of which contain sensitive military data, shopkeepers outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan said Friday.

But dozens are still on sale, including memory sticks with information ranging from U.S. troop resumes to photographs of Air Force One during President Bush's visit last month.

The surfacing of the stolen computer devices has sparked an urgent probe to discover how security could have been breached at the heavily guarded Bagram base, which coordinates the fight against Taliban and al-Qaida militants and includes one of the military's main detention facilities for suspected terrorists.

...Included on some memory drives seen by AP earlier this week were the Social Security numbers of hundreds of soldiers, including four generals, and lists of troops who completed nuclear, chemical and biological warfare training.

The Los Angeles Times also reported that some drives had classified military secrets, including maps, charts and intelligence reports that appeared to detail how Taliban and al-Qaida leaders have been using southwestern Pakistan as a planning and training base for attacks in Afghanistan.

The documents, which seemed to be based on conversations with Afghan informants and official briefings, outlined how the U.S. military came to focus its search for militants on both sides of the Afghan-Pakistani border, according to the newspaper.

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As I said before, only the US does what it does to its citizens. In other countries we don't have social security numbers or really good records for any major events. And by no means do most countries have any computerised records.

So in the end, the US is liable to suffer because of their Big Prother database. It means all the information that it's enemies need is available, and alot easier to obtain.

04-14-2006, 02:01 PM	#4
CptSternn Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 4,587	This article I think fits in well here... U.S. Buys Back Stolen Data by Afghan Base http://news.*********/s/ap/afghan_us...kxBHNlYwN0bQ-- BAGRAM, Afghanistan - American investigators armed with a "box full" of cash have paid thousands of dollars to buy back stolen computer drives — many of which contain sensitive military data, shopkeepers outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan said Friday. But dozens are still on sale, including memory sticks with information ranging from U.S. troop resumes to photographs of Air Force One during President Bush's visit last month. The surfacing of the stolen computer devices has sparked an urgent probe to discover how security could have been breached at the heavily guarded Bagram base, which coordinates the fight against Taliban and al-Qaida militants and includes one of the military's main detention facilities for suspected terrorists. ...Included on some memory drives seen by AP earlier this week were the Social Security numbers of hundreds of soldiers, including four generals, and lists of troops who completed nuclear, chemical and biological warfare training. The Los Angeles Times also reported that some drives had classified military secrets, including maps, charts and intelligence reports that appeared to detail how Taliban and al-Qaida leaders have been using southwestern Pakistan as a planning and training base for attacks in Afghanistan. The documents, which seemed to be based on conversations with Afghan informants and official briefings, outlined how the U.S. military came to focus its search for militants on both sides of the Afghan-Pakistani border, according to the newspaper. snip* As I said before, only the US does what it does to its citizens. In other countries we don't have social security numbers or really good records for any major events. And by no means do most countries have any computerised records. So in the end, the US is liable to suffer because of their Big Prother database. It means all the information that it's enemies need is available, and alot easier to obtain.