clapper also … what kind of porn was the dude into ? despite a freedom of information act request , those buzzkills over at the cia have made sure that we wo n’t be finding out anytime soon what sort of shit the former al qaeda leader liked to jerk it to while he hid away in his secret abbottabad compound . but staffers not long after osama bin laden was killed , reports appeared claiming that the al qaeda leader — or someone in his compound — had a big pornography collection . but if you were hoping for a glimpse at the stash , or even just confirmation that it exists , the government wo n't help you : david covucci , a blogger for the men 's web site brobible , decided to try a freedom of information act ( foia ) request to the cia on may 26 to get the stash . how did the most wanted man in the world remain undetected in abbottabad , a garrison town , in the first place ? did osama bin laden is shown in this april 1998 photo . ap photo four years after his death at the hands of u.s. forces , the final chapter of osama bin laden ’s life continues to raise questions of huge geopolitical import : was the leader of al - qaeda plotting terror attacks from his compound in abbottabad , pakistan , at the time of his death ? what 's more , cia information and privacy coordinator michael lavergne continued , " to the extent that this material exists , the cia would be prohibited " by federal law , " from mailing obscene matter . " bin laden ’s compound in abbottabad contained a “ fairly extensive ” stash of naughty goods , according to reuters news agency in 2011 .