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| Classified Documents Leak: To What End? | |
| 2023-04-18 | |
When the news broke last week about a 21-year-old National Guard member allegedly leaking classified documents — not just leaking but posting to something called a chat app for months, I was flabbergasted. Something didn’t smell right. How could such a thing happen? When I went to work for DoD in Northern California, I had a secret security clearance. When I went to work at Peterson AFB, Air Force Space Command NORAD (after I became a federal whistleblower and was transferred to contracting) a serious background investigation was done to elevate my clearance. One of my contracts was inside Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs, CO) and a few at another Air Base which required I had a Retina scan in order to get on the base every visit as some of the R & D for Reagan’s "Star Wars" Initiative was housed there. I do know a bit about security clearances. Leaker of classified US intelligence works on military base, posted the documents on Discord: report, April 13, 2023 — "The person behind a major leak of secret U.S. intelligence documents is reportedly a man in his 20s who worked on a military base and shared the classified information on the chat app Discord. "The details were revealed in an explosive new report from the Washington Post on Wednesday. The outlet reportedly spoke to a fellow member of the chat group the leaker ran on Discord. The Post’s teenage source claimed he knew the leaker’s real name and where he lived but said he would not help authorities locate him. "The source told the Post that the leaker ran a Discord group called "Thug Shaker Central," and identified himself only as "OG." Interesting piece. | |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 This POS FORMER E-7, has an NJP (Captain’s Mast; Office Hours for you non-squids). Lost 2 stripes and guessing that she didn’t quit Navy, but got booted with a BCD parting gift; so spreading classified info might just have been her revenge. Her former command, Fleet Readiness is what used to be known as AIMD; Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2023-04-18 18:13 |
| #8 The Texas Bank Robbers' Credo: "Plan's just a list of things ain't gonna happen..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-04-18 12:35 |
| #7 #6 Still wondering if this kid was handed a stack of documents from his senior to shred after some conference. The likeliest explanation, IMHO. Everything else has too many moving parts. Then again the CIA/DOD have pre-disastered the battle space with imbecility. A snarky snark! And another argument against complex plans. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-04-18 12:24 |
| #6 Still wondering if this kid was handed a stack of documents from his senior to shred after some conference. Took a quick look, thought "hey dude, these would be so cool to show my MMORPG buddies", and proceeded to do so. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2023-04-18 08:19 |
| #5 Yeah, Rosa Kleb that one ain't... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-04-18 07:57 |
| #4 There seems to be quite a bit that doesn't altogether compute about the released details. Then again the CIA/DOD have pre-disastered the battle space with imbecility. Given the governments latest fad and fascination with trannies and wokeness who could possibly know about chain of custody. On another note, Ivan has upped his game in terms of stooges esthetically anyway since they bagged the Red ideology. |
| Posted by: Cesare 2023-04-18 07:53 |
| #2 Gateway - More Discussion About the Leaked Intelligence Documents |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-04-18 01:45 |
| #1 “Until I saw the document labeled, CIA Operations Center Intelligence Update, I was inclined to believe that the leaked documents were the work of a frustrated whistleblower. But I have changed my mind. This looks like a controlled, directed leak by individuals who manipulated the 21-year-old National Guard troop member into taking certain documents and posting them on a public server. No mention of post-arrest polygraph, Why ? His on-line activities, classified document violations and criminal activity may have been under investigation for some time. Additional classified documents containing critical Ukraine data 'could' have intentionally been placed in his path. "Manipulated" or unwitting classified document host, you decide. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-04-18 01:21 |