Records about the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout that ended in the death of the al qaeda leader were ordered purged from Pentagon computers, according to a draft report from the Pentagon's inspector general.

According to an Associated Press story, the files were sent to the CIA -- a place where they could be more easily shielded from ever being made public -- in what many say was a move to sidestepped federal rules and perhaps also the Freedom of Information Act.

The records were moved by order of the top U.S. special operations commander, Adm. William McRaven.

"Documents related to the raid were handled in a manner consistent with the fact that the operation was conducted under the direction of the CIA director," CIA spokesman Preston Golson said in an emailed statement to the Associated Press. "Records of a CIA operation such as the (bin Laden) raid, which were created during the conduct of the operation by persons acting under the authority of the CIA Director, are CIA records."