The Antiterroism Assistance Program is under "Diplomatic Security" (DS). Here's what the Antiterrorism Assistance Program does and who they work with (bolding added by me for emphasis):
The Office of Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA), administers the Antiterrorism Assistance Program.
The ATA program trains civilian security and law enforcement personnel from friendly governments in police procedures that deal with terrorism. DS officers work with the host country's government and a team from that country's U.S. mission to develop the most effective means of training for bomb detection, crime scene investigation, airport and building security, maritime protections, and VIP protection.
DS assesses the training needs, develops the curriculum, and provides the resources to conduct the training. The bureau uses its own training experts as well as those from other U.S. federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, police associations, and private security firms and consultants.
Most ATA program recipients are developing nations lacking human and other resources needed to maintain an effective antiterrorism program and infrastructure. ATA training seeks to address deficiencies noted in the ability to perform the following areas:
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* Protecting national borders
* Protecting critical infrastructure
* Protecting national leadership
* Responding to and resolving terrorist incidents
Managing critical terrorists incidents having national-level implications
more at:
http://www.state.gov/m/ds/terrorism/c8583.htmIf I read between the lines correctly, some of the laptops may contain information concerning who has attended these training exercises, what our current understanding of terrorist groups is and where we believe they are located and other such information may have been compromised. There could be information on the laptops concerning any of the above issues as well as personnel information. :banghead:
Also, at the website (linked above) there is a link to an article entitled "DS's Antiterrorism Assistance Program and the Olympics in Greece". That's right, the link goes to a press release concerning the 2004 Olympics. I guess this means that the laptop with the press release for the work they're doing for this year's Olympic games in China is on one of the missing laptops.