Big U.S. intelligence leak was by gun enthusiast in 20s -Washington Post

[UpInArms]

(Reuters) - The person who leaked U.S. classified documents prompting a national security investigation is a gun enthusiast in his 20s who worked on a military base, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing fellow members of an online chat group.

The person shared classified information to a group on the instant messaging platform Discord of about two dozen men and young boys who shared a "mutual love of guns, military gear and God," the Post said.

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The person went by the handle OG, slang for Original Gangster, or an old school traditionalist. The person was described by one of the Post's sources as being in his early to mid-20s, and was looked up to by members of the group.

"He's fit. He's strong. He's armed. He's trained. Just about everything you can expect out of some sort of crazy movie," said one member of the chat group, who was under 18 and spoke on the condition of anonymity with the permission of his mother, the Post reported.

In what appears to be the gravest leak of U.S. secrets in years, pictures of sensitive documents were posed on Discord and other platforms including the online messaging board 4Chan, the encrypted Telegram global messaging app, and Twitter.

More at:

https://news.yahoo.com/big-u-intelligence-leak-gun-034247926.html

Have I said how much I despise MAGAts lately?

[underpants]

1. Knew it was Trump related

[live love laugh]

14. ✔️

[Tetrachloride]

2. Similar to Snowden -- Snowden didn't get caught fast enough and

and the Magat is a bigger dope.

[live love laugh]

16. There are all kinds of leaks. This one surpasses any in

recent history as the article states—Snowden included.

[Walleye]

3. So many people live in our beautiful country, and harbor hatred toward us

[Lonestarblue]

4. He worked on a military base--meaning he was a civilian?

The Post or the Times had an article yesterday about how many private contractors are used by the military and how too much top-secret information flows through them with few controls. This may be an example. Part of Republican dogma is to privatize everything to generate more profits for the rich, so companies contract with the military to provide expertise the military needs. Sure hope this cretin spends a lot of time in jail.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. And now we know why privatizing these kind of jobs is a bad idea.

[2naSalit]

33. +1

[LittleGirl]

5. Men in their 20s haven't fully matured

The government needs to stop contracting our military operations to civilians! This is what happens when you don’t have unions to back employees and the danger to the citizens of this country. This guy isn’t mature to understand the severe level of their actions.

The GOP/MAGA crowd have no idea how the rest of the world works. They are in their right wing bubble and I hope that this is a wake up call to our military. Stop hiring civilians for proper military posts.

And another thing, the Pentagon got 80 billion more dollars than they requested. Why are front line soldiers needing food stamps to survive? Where is all that money going because the military personnel aren’t getting it. Shakes fist!

Rant over

[Hope22]

11. If a 20 something man plots against the country he's immature.

If a 20 something woman plots against the country what is her excuse? Why are these men given an out. I guess we need to hire babysitters.

[LittleGirl]

40. As an older citizen

I am worried about all these young men that are causing so much trouble.
It’s like they are being groomed by religion, guns and violence.

[Hope22]

41. Me too!

It could be that or the dark tunnel of the internet echoing into their empty noggins. Feeding the depression of not having what they think everyone else has. Hearing about city libraries being closed next sends chills down my spine. If people stop reading to the little ones we are in for a bumpy ride!

[NowISeetheLight]

6. Checklist

Gun Enthusiast
Thinks Intelligence agencies are oppressive
Racist
Anti-Semitic

Hmmmm…. Wonder if they’ll find a MAGA hat in his house when they raid it?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/13/pentagon-leaks-og-source-military-base-discord-report

[live love laugh]

17. Absolutely 💯

[onethatcares]

24. and he loves god

according to some 14 year old with permission from his mommy. Just the kind of person that needs to be on a gun site.

[Scrivener7]

28. Yep. Seems they're all traitors now.

[barbtries]

7. it's hard for me to let a day go by without noting

i hate republicans

[Botany]

8. A fucking Trumper. Who would have thought that would be the case?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3058688

[Baitball Blogger]

9. To jail he goes.

[DFW]

12. It's shameful and embarrassing that we don't adequately screen who has access to these docs

Maybe we need to take a better look at who is doing the screening. Maybe this happened with their blessing. This doesn't sound like it was the sole brain-child of one 20-something gun freak from the God Squad.

[gab13by13]

29. This is my main takeaway,

how does he get access to top secret documents? If he had clearance something is severely fucked up with the system.

[2naSalit]

34. Indeed.

[Samrob]

39. Oh, we screen hard when a minority is involved, believe me. White men with even criminal background

slip thru easily, especially if they are former military. They seldom vet using battalion members or smaller unit member who are close to the person being vetted.

[Vinca]

13. When the GOP gets done spinning this, the guy will be "woke" and transgender.

[Redleg]

18. Ironically funny and true

They see liberalism and wokeness as mental health problems.

[Johnny2X2X]

15. There needs to be a purge of Trumpsters with security clearance

If you support Trump, you cannot be trusted with America's secrets, period. These are people who have chosen a cult leader over their own country, they should not have security clearance. No oath they take to our Constitution is meaningful because they've taken an oath to Trump that means more to them. The damage Trump has done to every aspect of this country will last generations. He's gotten a significant portion of our country to forsake their country, they worship him above all and they think that's what is patriotic.

[AllyCat]

19. How did this traitor come by the information?

How could some gunnutter get such sensitive data?

[getagrip_already]

20. Maybe the oldest way in the world...

He may have slept with someone who had the documents.

Unless he personally had clearance to access those docs, it's unlikely he would have them.

[Liberal In Texas]

26. Possibly someone left them laying around in an office (improperly)

and he saw them as he was sweeping the floor or something and scooped them up and stuffed them into his pockets.

Somebody somewhere didn't follow orders with how to handle secret documents.

[obamanut2012]

21. Reality Winner

What will happen to this dude?

[Ligyron]

22. Was this about ongoing strategy and tactics being used in Ukraine?

Why would he want to endanger or harm our military? If he's a Trumper and thus supposedly loves the USA, how does this make sense? Maybe it's related to the GOP going cold on supporting the war over there.

Some were thinking this an attempt at disinformation but obviously not now.

Glad they identified him rather quickly but still, weird.

[dlk]

23. Heads should roll, including the contractor that employed this traitor

This was treason and everyone involved should be locked up until the end of days.

[sloopdog50]

25. Leavenworth, KS

That a good place for this big, bad MAGAT to meet new people for a lifetime. Fear not, a lot of high ranking MAGATs will join him soon.

[Joinfortmill]

27. And he could be charged with espionage.

[hadEnuf]

30. This is what MAGATs do. They are trying to destroy the country.

All while screeching that woke Democrats are trying to destroy the country

It's one of the oldest tricks in the book. Keep the owner of the house busy at the front door by telling him who all the "criminals" are in the neighborhood while his buddy sneaks in the back door and cleans out the family jewels.

[The Jungle 1]

31. More right wing treason.

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

32. Why are people calling this guy a Trumper/MAGA?

[UpInArms]

35. From the article

mutual love of guns, military gear and God

maybe that is too obscure

Editing to add:

Today’s media WILL NOT question their irresponsible reporting regarding the difference of the GQP and its horrifying behaviors.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

37. People loved those things before Trump and will do so after Trump. Nothing the source said had

anything to do with Trump, the GOP, etc. At least half of the group can't vote.

[UpInArms]

38. Of course

[Takket]

36. ah yes, what rethugs would call a "Real American"

these people are the absolute bottom of society.