[Mick]

One thing about the leaked material to keep in mind. It’s possible intel operatives found some documents first and altered them before sending them out on their own. Who knows how much of the leaked information online is disinformation. Some of it is certainly going to be accurate or directionally true, but the odds are some of the stuff purported to be part of the leak will more than likely have been altered to mislead some intended audience. That’s why I’m personally not interested to see any of the supposedly leaked materials. If the Pentagon uses Discord for recruiting, it certainly is not out of question that it could have put out competing assessments of things to muddy the waters in an effort to mitigate the damage even while admitting there were classified materials leaked.

I have a hard time believing the Pentagon was only tipped off about it by journalists.

I suspect that there was a fair amount of disinformation spread before the culprit was apprehended.

Separately...I wonder if we shared Putin's whereabouts with Ukraine? Putin has visited Ukraine twice...I'm surprised the Ukraine military didn't make an attempt on his life while he was on their soil.

Putin Makes Rare Trip to Russian-Occupied Areas of Ukraine - WSJ

[Mick]

One thing about the leaked material to keep in mind. It’s possible intel operatives found some documents first and altered them before sending them out on their own. Who knows how much of the leaked information online is disinformation. Some of it is certainly going to be accurate or directionally true, but the odds are some of the stuff purported to be part of the leak will more than likely have been altered to mislead some intended audience. That’s why I’m personally not interested to see any of the supposedly leaked materials. If the Pentagon uses Discord for recruiting, it certainly is not out of question that it could have put out competing assessments of things to muddy the waters in an effort to mitigate the damage even while admitting there were classified materials leaked.

I have a hard time believing the Pentagon was only tipped off about it by journalists.

I suspect that there was a fair amount of disinformation spread before the culprit was apprehended.

Separately...I wonder if we shared Putin's whereabouts with Ukraine? Putin has visited Ukraine twice...I'm surprised the Ukraine military didn't make an attempt on his life while he was on their soil.

Putin Makes Rare Trip to Russian-Occupied Areas of Ukraine - WSJ