Leak suspect shared classified secrets with foreigners, prosecutors say
Washington PostNov 27, 2022
DoJ: Military Left Pentagon Leaker in Job After Catching Him
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The Facts
The US Dept. of Justice (DOJ) says the military warned Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old Air National Guard member accused of leaking classified US military assessments, multiple times about his handling of classified information.
A DOJ filing Wednesday said that Air Force officials caught Teixeira taking notes and conducting deep-dive searches for classified material — including stuffing a note into his pocket after reviewing secret information inside his unit months before he was charged with the leaks.
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Teixeira is a traitorous leaker of classified information, in addition to harboring racist, antisemitic, and homophobic views. His online history exemplifies perfectly the growing white nationalist movement that puts personal ideology above America and its values of democracy and inclusion. He is an obvious threat to the country and should be treated as such by prosecutors.
Establishment-critical narrative
The story here is not Teixeira, but the information he released to the world. These leaks show the Biden administration is making America and its allies weaker and keeping the US in indefinite "forever wars." This is just a case of the elites solidifying power by forcing average citizens to remain forever fearful of external enemies.
