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Chapter 6 Press English Passage 1. At Afghan Bazaar, Military Offers Dollars for Stolen Data Sign In to E-Mail This Print Save By CARLOTTA GALL Published: April 15, 2006 BAGRAM, Afghanistan, April 14 — An American military officer, flanked by six powerfully built bodyguards, stood in the muddy streets of the bazaar here on Friday buying up all the computer flash drives he could find, handing out cash for the finger-thin components that have been disappearing by the score — some of them with copies of secret military files — from the air base nearby. Skip to next paragraph China Rises Inside the New China A four-hour television series and interactive web site by The Times, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the ZDF network of Germany. /chinarises ? This was clearly the United States militarys way of dealing with the news, reported by The Los Angeles Times on Monday, that sensitive military information stored on portable computer drives could be found on sale in the bazaar outside the base at Bagram. The military has ordered an investigation into the allegations and a review of security policy regarding computer hardware and software. But to retrieve the lost material, the military decided to rely on the almighty dollar. Pulling a clump of cash out of his pocket, the officer, who wore a bulletproof vest and a pistol at his side, but no name tag, joked and gently haggled with Afghans proffering the drives. He ended up paying what is, for here, a considerable sum: $35 apiece for most of them. Afghan boys, clearly acting for others, held out handfuls of flash drives, some looking brand new and others with marks of use. Slow down, the officer said every so often to his translator as the clamor rose around him. Ill pay, Ill pay, theres no problem. A burly Special Forces soldier guarded the officers back and moved away youths who kept swarming around to see what was going on. The officer declined to comment about his activity, but when asked if this w