Analysts visit websites frequented by jihadists in search of encrypted messages hidden in porn

WHILE it may seem strange, the NSA has set up a surveillance room specifically for watching hardcore pornography.

IN order to maintain national security, the NSA has set up a surveillance room specifically for watching hardcore pornography.

While this may seem strange, it turns out terrorists are quite fond of adult entertainment.

When US forces stormed Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan, they discovered laptops littered with smutty videos.

Analysts were then faced with the dubious task of visiting the websites frequented by jihadists in search of encrypted messages hidden in digital porn clips and photos.

“We have terabytes of this stuff,” a US intelligence analyst told The Daily Beast.

“It isn’t possible that they are encrypting messages in all of this stuff. Some of these guys are just perverts.”

While watching porn all day may seem like a fantastic job, the reality is quite different.

Analysts are often confronted with troubling content including pornographic images of children

To help cope with the constant bombardment of what they’re seeing, the NSA, CIA and other intelligence agencies employ a squad of psychiatrists and therapists for support.

“They’re being exposed to material that, day in and day out, we’re not exposed to broadly in America,” a senior physician with the CIA’s Office of Medical told Daily Beast.

“That has its own sort of impact and own sort of, for lack of a better term, shock value.”

It is not uncommon for those viewing these films to go through periods of depression and grief.

Additionally, feelings of anger and a sense of urgency to track down those responsible are also common

“Typically, for operators working in support of military operations, they’re told, ‘You’re going to see images that might disturb you. Just prepare yourself and realise there are counselling resources available to you,’” an ex-chief of the NSA’s elite Tailored Access Operations group told The Daily Beast.