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Pentagon leak suspect had ‘arsenal of weapons’, prosecutors say

Defence lawyers argue 21-year-old Jack Teixeira should be released on bond, saying weapons were ‘lawfully owned’.

Al Jazeera

Prosecutors say suspected leaker of Pentagon documents had a weapons cache

Federal prosecutors urged that the defendant, Jack Teixeira, remain in jail pending trial. Teixeira, an Air National guardsman, is accused of illegally sharing Pentagon secrets on a gaming site.

WEKU

First Thing: Donald Trump raped me, writer E Jean Carroll testifies

Advice columnist says former president ‘shattered my reputation’ and says alleged attack left her unable to enjoy romantic life. Plus, South Korean president sings American Pie at state dinner with Biden

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Jack Teixeira "may still have access to a trove of classified information," prosecutors say

The airman is a "risk both to the national security of the United States and to the community," prosecutors said.

Axios

Releasing leak suspect a national security risk, feds say

Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to keep behind bars a Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents, arguing he may still have access to secret national defense information that he could expose

The Independent UK

US document leak suspect destroyed evidence, researched mass shootings - prosecutors

A U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified military documents has a history of making violent threats, used his government computer to research mass shootings, and tried to destroy evidence of his crimes, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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…

Los Angeles Times

Gamers keep leaking sensitive military info

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

Axios

Moscow claims capture of parts of Bakhmut – as it happened

Russian defence ministry says it has made progress in heavily contested region

The Guardian - AU

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,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 423 of the invasion

Nato chief ‘confident’ Ukraine is ready to retake more territory; suspect in Pentagon leaks posted information earlier than previously thought – report

The Guardian - AU

Austin seeks to stem discord with allies over document leaks

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has sought to tamp down any discord between the U.S. and its allies over the massive U.S. leak of classified documents

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

TS, SI, FVEY: what the Pentagon leak initials tell us about modern spying

Everything from the gamer leaker to the global spread of potential sources reveals much about the anxiety-making conditions of 21st-century espionage

Evening Standard

OPINION - Ukraine is planning a summer offensive to put the Russians to the sword

Ukraine’s spring offensive has been postponed — owing to weather, a need for more ammunition and aircraft from western allies, and a spectacular hole in US security ecology, more explicitly the huge dump of super-top secrets by Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, leaked via Discord (a social media platform).

Salon

Mainstream media can't let Fox back in

Fox desperately wants to be treated like a real news organization — yet they have no plans to start acting like one

The Week

US intelligence leaks: the threat to Ukraine

The Pentagon leaks “are staggering in scale and range”, said Kim Sengupta in The Independent.

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Tribune News Service

US senators warn of broken classification system after major intelligence leak

Senators from both parties called for changes to the U.S. government’s system for classifying secret information after a closed-door briefing Wednesday on the biggest leak of closely held documents in a decade.

Boston Herald

Guardsman Jack Teixeira’s intelligence unit has lost its mission after alleged Pentagon leak

BOSTON — The military intelligence unit on Cape Cod where Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira worked has lost its intelligence mission in the wake of Teixeira allegedly leaking highly classified Pentagon information, according to the U.S. Air Force.

Al Jazeera

Alleged US Pentagon document leaker Teixeira to remain in jail

Jack Teixeira, 21, makes second court appearance, as his lawyers ask for more time before hearing on his detention.

The Independent UK

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

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Discord leaks show the perils of over-classification

The arrest of a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard for allegedly leaking classified intelligence material is a startling twist in a case that has damaged relations with allies, exposed concerns about the war in Ukraine, and provided other countries with valuable information about the United States' spying…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: How could a 21-year-old leak national security data without the Pentagon knowing?

Speaking about the recent intelligence leak of classified documents by a member of the U.S. military, President Joe Biden downplayed the significance, remarking, “There’s nothing contemporaneous that I’m aware of that is of great consequence.”

The Guardian - US

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

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