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2017-06-06 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Federal contractor Reality Leigh Winner arrested for sending classified NSA intelligence to news outlet

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Posted by Fred 2017-06-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 What sort of name is Reality Winner?

Posted by 3dc 2017-06-06 00:12|| 2017-06-06 00:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Ironic?

Posted by Frank G 2017-06-06 00:13|| 2017-06-06 00:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Easy, cute, sweet blond bust.
Don't tell me she wasn't recruited, groomed and triggered by some senior associates.

I thought National Security was a zero tolerance environment.
Maybe she is just a misguided yoot instead of treasonous.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-06-06 00:23|| 2017-06-06 00:23|| Front Page Top

#4 /sarc

Posted by Skidmark 2017-06-06 00:25|| 2017-06-06 00:25|| Front Page Top

#5 I guess I can only dream of her not getting out of prison until she is old and gray.

Posted by Ulains Thuque6389 2017-06-06 00:35|| 2017-06-06 00:35|| Front Page Top

#6 A democrat for $500 Alex?

Posted by newc 2017-06-06 03:02|| 2017-06-06 03:02|| Front Page Top

#7 'The Intercept' article mentioned here (still apparently classified) discusses in detail the Russian Spear-Phishing effort. I suspect a return to paper ballots would put an end to this type of activity directed at our election system.

Appears to be a seriously failed language school investment by the USAF. I'll wager some folks and activities at Fort Gordon have been tightened up considerably in the past few days.

Interesting timing. Putin issues categoric denials, Reality hits the mail box. I'm going with politically motivated, deranged Millennial vs spy. The damage is much the same however.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-06-06 03:58|| 2017-06-06 03:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Reality Leigh Winner

YGTBSM. Seriously.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2017-06-06 04:48|| 2017-06-06 04:48|| Front Page Top

#9 She sent ONE email with classified information. ONE. And she's in JAIL because of it. How is this in any way just?

I thought "no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case"?

Posted by Herb McCoy7309 2017-06-06 05:31|| 2017-06-06 05:31|| Front Page Top

#10 She is a Bernie Sanders supporter Herb.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-06-06 05:34|| 2017-06-06 05:34|| Front Page Top

#11 Don't hold yer breath waiting for Bernie to denounce her

Posted by Frank G 2017-06-06 09:07|| 2017-06-06 09:07|| Front Page Top

#12 She looks like an attention whore too so... not surprising.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-06-06 09:13|| 2017-06-06 09:13|| Front Page Top

#13 Busted. That's what you get for not setting up a unsecured server in your bathroom closet at home. Maybe she can get a former FBI director to speak on her behalf about 'intent'. "I thought I hit delete" not send.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-06-06 09:40|| 2017-06-06 09:40|| Front Page Top

#14 Application for Arrest Warrant. The first of hopefully many, many more.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-06-06 09:43|| 2017-06-06 09:43|| Front Page Top

#15 seriously failed language school investment by the USAF.

The Daily Mail article I added to the post has updated since midnight. They now report Ms Winner served as a linguist in the US Air Force since 2013, speaking Farsi, Pashto, and Dari. The charge carries a ten year sentence.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-06-06 11:33|| 2017-06-06 11:33|| Front Page Top

#16 Not yet "durance vile" (yeah, you made me look), but hope springs eternal.

Her mom, per Drudge, says she is "passionate," but did not know about her daughter's politics. Mom, apparently, does not have a Twitter account.

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-06-06 12:02|| 2017-06-06 12:02|| Front Page Top

#17 I recall that in January, there was news of an investigation into a DHS hack of Georgia's election. hmmmm DHS hack and Russian hack aimed at same target. Nothing to see here, I'm sure [walks away whistling]

Posted by Rex Mundi 2017-06-06 14:09|| 2017-06-06 14:09|| Front Page Top

#18 If Republicans are smart they'd put together a 50 state push towards paper ballots and replacing absentee voting with absentee drop-off day of the election.

Use the Russian fears, fraud, etc, If they push now they might clean up some of the mess by 2020.

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-06-06 15:26|| 2017-06-06 15:26|| Front Page Top

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