This flags up all sorts of wrong. A counter terrorism official demands anonymity to tell us some very mundane facts: 1) Bin Laden sent e-mail. 2) He sent it v

This flags up all sorts of wrong. A counter terrorism official demands anonymity to tell us some very mundane facts: 1) Bin Laden sent e-mail. 2) He sent it via a very simple if slow method. 3) The US has these e-mails including the receiving address. Why would they publish this tipping off their targets? Why does the official require anonymity? A nasty thought does occur which is that this makes an excellent reason for governments to insist that ISPs and email providers hold all emails indefinitely for future investigations.