I am surprised the military doesn't have encryption and passwords on files. And it doesn't break up the files by year and store them in a more secure method, but still quickly searchable and accessible by those that may need the intel.
Second, I think the entire war should have been fought using covert ops who kill the enemy without a trial or a second thought. They might accidentally kill some innocents, but that will just keep the enemy off-guard. You wouldn't see the massive propaganda ability of having a huge foreign army invading Muslim countries being used to recruit new fighters.
Third, this is pretty crappy journalism. Find something interesting in the files and report that, but just getting lots of files doesn't do anything. Watergate was news because they did some real journalism and found out that laws were broken. This isn't Watergate.
And I remember a speech from the movie 'A Few Good Men' that sums up my feelings:
A Few Good Men (1992) | Movie Clip - World that has walls | Destination Hollywood Tribute