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Osama bin Laden: porn collector?

Pornographic material among objects seized from al Qaeda leader’s compound

A porn collection described by U.S. officials as “modern” and “fairly extensive” was reportedly found in Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan. It’s not clear to whom the porn belonged or whether bin Laden himself had ever viewed it, officials said. Since the compound had no Internet access, it is also not known how the material would have made its way into the compound. Officials familiar with materials seized in past raids say it is not unusual to discover porn among Islamic militants’ belongings.

National Post

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