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Hello, I'm working on a translation from Spanish(Colombia) to English. I have encountered a phrase that I don't understand. Here it is:

O qué decir de los archivos que nunca se hicieron, por incompetencia o estrategia. De los que nunca es posible consultar porque rara vez los dejan ver, como es el caso de todo lo que tiene que ver con los militares. De los archivos sustraídos, como ocurrió en el caso reciente del DAS. Y de los que se manipulan con fines tácticos, para hablar de los computadores de Reyes.

Here's my attempt:

What about the files that were never made, through incompetence or strategy. Those which will never be possible to consult rarely reveal, as is the case of all that which has to be seen with the military. There were the stolen files, as occurred in the recent case of the DAS. And of those that are manipulated with tactical ends, to speak of the computers of kings.

I think I'm not understanding the final line especially. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Or what about the files that were never made for incompetence or by strategy; and of those which will never be possible to consult because they are rarely shown, as it is the case of everything regarding the military. What about the stolen files, as occurred in the recent case of the DAS; and of those that are manipulated with tactical means, speaking [referring to]of Reyes's computers [the computers of Reyes].

Raúl Reyes was a member of the FARC
Raúl Reyes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Considering the two translations above, here is another to consider. I have tried to make things parallel in the questions. (“what about the files that…”)


Or what about the files that were never made, through incompetence or by strategic planning? What about the files that can never be consulted because they are rarely shown due to the secrecy of the military? What about the files that are stolen, as in the recent case of the DAS? And what about the files that are manipulated for strategic reasons, including the files from Reyes’ computers?

Thank you all so much. I really appreciate the help.

--Joseph