The declassified contents of the hard drives recovered from Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad compound reveal a surprising affinity for popular anime and gaming culture. While some files were likely used by the roughly 20 other residents of the compound, the collection remains a bizarre "time capsule" of mid-2000s media.
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The most famous (or infamous) items included: The declassified contents of the hard drives recovered
This meant that the hard drives found in the compound were his only window into the world he had rejected. When the SEALs swept the compound, they seized roughly 470,000 files. The CIA eventually declassified a portion of this "Abbottabad Abbott" collection, releasing it to the public for researchers and journalists to sift through. When the SEALs swept the compound, they seized
The collection found on the leans heavily toward the most popular "Big Three" shonen titles and early CGI-heavy films.
And then, there was the entertainment.
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