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Two U.S. Air Force commanders suspended in unit of accused intelligence leaker

The U.S. Air Force has suspended two commanders from the National Guard unit where accused classified intelligence leaker Jack Teixeira served, a USAF spokesman said on Wednesday.

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Nicholas Goldberg: Whistleblower or traitor? How to think about Jack Teixeira and the Pentagon leaks

The law is clear. If you mishandle, distribute or disclose classified information you can get in big trouble. In the worst cases, as with Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old Air National Guardsman who has been accused of divulging top secret national security documents, you can be arrested, charged under the Espionage…

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Limit access to most secret US documents, Senate intel panel head says

Too many people have access to the U.S. government's closest secrets and a central entity should oversee the classification process, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Sunday, addressing leaks of documents in an online chat group.

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Gamers keep leaking sensitive military info

In recent years, it's often been to win an argument.

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Pentagon leaks suspect was sharing secrets for longer than previously known, report says

Profile matching Teixeira posted intelligence on Russian war effort on Discord chat group as early as February 2022

The Independent UK

Report: Leaked US Documents Suspect Shared Info Earlier than Previously Known

The US Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified documents to a small group of gamers had been posting sensitive information months earlier than previously known and to a much larger chat group, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing online postings reviewed by the newspaper. In February 2022,…

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Leaked US documents suspect to remain in jail

A 21-year-old U.S. Air National Guardsman facing criminal charges for leaking top-secret military intelligence records online will remain in jail, according to court filings.

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Age of airman in leaks case not the issue: defense chief

The age of the 21-year-old airman charged in one of the most significant U.S. intelligence leaks in recent memory has been the focus of a growing question: Why would the nation give someone so young access to some of its most important secrets

The Independent UK

How this year's military intelligence leaks could damage US security

It was huge, expensive and top secret.

Reuters

From Ellsberg to Assange: Jack Teixeira joins list of alleged leakers

The subject matter may differ but the US government has been relentless in pursuing those accused of national security leaks

The Guardian - US

Judge to decide whether leak suspect should remain jailed

A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman charged with leaking highly classified military documents is due back in court for a hearing to decide whether he should remain behind bars while he awaits trial

The Independent UK

Air Force to review base where airman leaked documents

The Air Force says it has opened its own investigation into how a lone airman could access and distribute possibly hundreds of highly classified documents

The Independent UK

Britain plays down impact of US leaks, says some information untrue

Britain on Tuesday played down the impact from the leaks of highly classified U.S. intelligence documents online, saying some of the information being circulated from them was untrue and manipulated, without offering specific examples.

Reuters

The Pentagon leaks reveal the rot at the heart of US intelligence – but they haven’t hurt Ukraine

This latest cache of secret documents is yet another own goal by a pathologically confused security service, says barrister Frank Ledwidge

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Congress returns from recess with a big to-do list

Addressing the fallout of a leak of classified intelligence documents and drafting legislation to avoid a default on the nation's credit limit are just a few items on Congress' to-do list.

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Digital investigators caught the Pentagon leaker with a Steam account

The FBI arrested a 21-year-old suspect in the Pentagon Discord leak, and investigators used Steam and a kitchen counter to do it

The Conversation

Pentagon leak of US intelligence on Ukraine and other allies shows failure to learn from Chelsea Manning affair

The world’s media was predictably alive last weekend with speculation about Jack Teixeira, the young US guardsman who was charged in a case involving leaked confidential US defence and intelligence documents. The actual charge levelled against the 21-year-old Airman First Class is the “unauthorised retention and transmission of national defence…

The Conversation

Yet another case of mishandling classified documents and alleged violations of the Espionage Act: 3 essential reads

The stunning arrest of 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira on charges of illegally sharing U.S. intelligence has once again renewed questions on the handling of classified documents.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Lindsey Graham calls fellow Republican ‘irresponsible’ for defending Pentagon leaker

Conspiracy theorist and election denier Marjorie Taylor Greene says national guardsman Jack Teixeira has been treated unfairly. Plus, New Jersey to celebrate Bruce Springsteen Day

The Independent UK

Lindsey Graham calls Marjorie Taylor Greene’s defense of Ukraine document leaker ‘terribly irresponsible’

Mr Graham said Ms Greene’s comment was “one of the most irresponsible statements you could make.”

The Guardian - US

Lindsey Graham calls fellow Republican ‘irresponsible’ for defending Pentagon leaker

Conspiracy theorist and election denier Marjorie Taylor Greene says national guardsman Jack Teixeira has been treated unfairly

Axios

Lindsey Graham "stunned" alleged Pentagon leaker had access to classified intel

"Some people need to be fired over this," Graham added.

The Independent UK

From Putin’s health to spying on allies: Five key takeaways from leaked Pentagon documents

Leaked documents present "very serious risk to national security”, says top Pentagon spokesman

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene defends alleged Pentagon leaker as ‘white, male, Christian’

Jack Teixeira arrested by FBI at his home in Massachusetts amid probe into document leaks

The Guardian - UK

Too many with access, too little vetting. Pentagon leaks were ‘a matter of time’

Jack Teixeira’s arrest has exposed a system weakened by the legacy of 9/11 and caught off guard by an enemy that is increasingly within

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