[iampuero]

This is probably a very US-centric (or insert-your-country-here-centric) viewpoint that does not hold true everywhere else in the world. Even if it does, it would be idealistic to assume these things continue to hold true during moments of crisis for a state..

[lupire]

It's not idealistic, it's basic spycraft. Grab what you can before people know they need to hide it.