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2017-05-25 Home Front: WoT

Brits claim U.S. intelligence leaked confidential Manchester bombing evidence

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Posted by Anomalous Sources 2017-05-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
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#1 could prejudice the ability to roll up the bombmaker and network this 1 time.
There are many, many more.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-05-25 00:49|| 2017-05-25 00:49|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm wondering where they got the explosives. Doesn't sound like homemade stuff.

Posted by phil_b 2017-05-25 01:29|| 2017-05-25 01:29|| Front Page Top

#3 So who leaked to the NY Times? The British apparently are blaming U.S. intelligence services, who would have been privy to such information as part of joint investigation.

The 'who' is fairly obvious. I'm more concerned with the 'why.'

Posted by Besoeker 2017-05-25 04:03|| 2017-05-25 04:03|| Front Page Top

#4 To limit future intelligence sharing with the Trump administration?

Posted by gorb 2017-05-25 04:09|| 2017-05-25 04:09|| Front Page Top

#5 According to the Telegraph, the Manchester police have stopped sharing information with the Americans altogether, and PM May intends to speak sharply to President Trump about it today.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-05-25 04:09|| 2017-05-25 04:09|| Front Page Top

#6 It appears it was homemade explosive.

Posted by phil_b 2017-05-25 04:11|| 2017-05-25 04:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Damn you Yanks make it hard to cover up stuff!

You don’t need to be a professional explosives and terror investigator to understand that publishing such details so early in the investigation could prejudice the ability to roll up the bombmaker and network.

Really? Is it fundamentally unique from all the other 'carry on' bombs we've been exposed to from Iraq to Israel? Or are you really concerned about less skilled but wannabe imitators already in your midst picking up pointers?

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-05-25 07:28|| 2017-05-25 07:28|| Front Page Top

#8 Prob concerned the world now knows what they knew and did nothing about.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-05-25 10:11|| 2017-05-25 10:11|| Front Page Top

#9 Perhaps, in addition to the traditional Russian moles, our intel services have been penetrated by the NY Times.
(note: by 'penetrated', I mean lying down in the street with your legs spread)

Posted by SteveS 2017-05-25 11:41|| 2017-05-25 11:41|| Front Page Top

#10 (note: by 'penetrated', I mean lying down in the street with your legs spread)

Or the other way round, SteveS, in all possible senses. They all went to the same schools, after all.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-05-25 18:21|| 2017-05-25 18:21|| Front Page Top

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