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   XPost: israel.news   
   From: NoOne@private.corp   
      
   On 10/25/2024 7:03 AM, pothead wrote:   
   > On 2024-10-23, Ubiquitous  wrote:   
   >> The FBI is investigating the leak of classified documents that included top   
   >> secret U.S. intelligence describing Israeli preparations for a possible   
   >> attack on Iran, Fox News Digital confirmed.   
   >>   
   >> "The FBI is investigating the alleged leak of classified documents and   
   >> working closely with our partners in the Department of Defense and   
   >> Intelligence Community," the bureau said in a statement. "As this is an   
   >> ongoing investigation, we have no further comment."   
   >>   
   >> The Department of Defense has already confirmed it is investigating the   
   >> unauthorized release.   
   >>   
   >> White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on   
   >> Monday that he did not have information on whether the unauthorized release   
   >> was a result of a hack or an employee leak.   
   >>   
   >> "We're not exactly sure how these documents found their way into the public   
   >> domain. I know the Department of Defense is investigating this," Kirby said.   
   >> "I'm just not able to answer your question whether it was a leak or a hack.   
   >> At this point, we'll let the investigation pursue its logical course."   
   >>   
   >> "We're deeply concerned, and the president remains deeply concerned about   
   any   
   >> leakage of classified information into the public domain," Kirby said. "That   
   >> is not supposed to happen. And it's unacceptable when it does."   
   >>   
   >> Kirby said he did not have any indication that additional classified   
   >> documents would find their way into the public domain and that the U.S. has   
   >> been in communication with Israeli counterparts about the disclosure.   
   >>   
   >> "I'll let the Israelis speak to if, what, how and when they decide to take   
   >> additional military action in response to Iran's Oct. 1 attack," Kirby said.   
   >> "That's really for them to speak to."   
   >>   
   >> The documents are descriptions of satellite images showing Israeli warplanes   
   >> preparing for a strike and practicing air refueling, according to officials.   
   >> There is no information in the leaked documents about what the targets are   
   or   
   >> what Israeli plans to strike.   
   >>   
   >> "These are NOT Israeli war plans for Iran," a senior U.S. defense official   
   >> told Fox News.   
   >>   
   >> The documents, which are marked top secret, were posted to the Telegram   
   >> messaging app last week.   
   >>   
   >> The documents were attributed to the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Agency and   
   >> National Security Agency and noted that Israel was still moving military   
   >> assets in place to conduct a military strike in response to Iran's   
   blistering   
   >> ballistic missile attack on Oct. 1. The documents were sharable within the   
   >> "Five Eyes," which are the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand and   
   >> Australia.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >> Let's go Brandon!   
   >   
   > We have become a laughing stock, a dangerous one, on the world stage.   
   > Why would our allies trust the US with intelligence information?   
   >   
   > The current administration clown show needs to be removed from power   
   > and I don't care who appointed them, Trump or Biden, they are inept   
   > untrustworthy and corrupt.   
   >   
   >   
      
   But this incident is only about 1 percent of the problem of hundreds of   
   classified  documents floating around country club bathrooms and god   
   knows where else.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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