US intelligence leak: what do we know about ‘top secret’ documents?


Source: theguardian.com theguardian.com

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What does the leak involve? The leak involves what appear to be classified US intelligence documents – some top secret – a number of which relate to the war in Ukraine. Others give indications of how widely the US has compromised Russian decision-making, while others still contain material derived from spying on allies. Unlike other recent leaks – including material released by NSA contractor Edward Snowden and former US army whistleblower Chelsea Manning – the files appear to be hard copies of what appear to be briefing materials and slides. Images said to be classified US intelligence documents began popping...