How serious is Pentagon files leak for US and its allies? | Inside Story
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- The Pentagon has suffered the worst leak of US national security intelligence in many years.
Top Secret information on Ukraine's war plans, China, South Korea, the Middle East and Africa have been made public.
Russia has been accused of doctoring some files to create misinformation.
So how serious is this breach for the United States and its allies?
Presenter: Tom McRae
Guests: Glenn Carle, career CIA officer, former Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Transnational Threats.
Annie Machon. former MI5 officer and author of 'The Privacy Mission'.
Colin Wallace, psychological warfare specialist, former British Army Intelligence officer in Northern Ireland.
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USA: If you use Chinese products, I am unable to monitor my allies, which poses a threat to the national security of the United States.
I'm glad you guys actually report this. In Australia there is absolutely no mention of these leaks in the media
nothing that Australia is involved in Overseas ever gets broadcasted here. The day Australians learn what their government really upto overseas, it's going to be interesting, well they can ignore it too🤣🤣
Thats because our mainstream media are being conditioned to think that the US crimes is acceptable, we are a democracy, and therefore there must be a good reason for all of our acts. Never report the crimes of the west, because when we do it will undermine the legitimacy and the effectiveness of democracy, as such we will lose the moral high ground.
@@ajrpromotions What about Sky News Australia?
Australia media is sensored just like N Korea...
It's all over US news.
Kissinger once said, to be enemy of USA is dangerous, to be a friend is fatal.
I don't understand why war criminals live this long 😒 him and soros still on earth i can't fathom it 😕
@@MarieN8959 God doesn’t want them near him early
I do not like Kissinger but here he where right.
@@MarieN8959
Soros makes his billions by funding double agents. He widened their role from stealing confidential defence and military info to corrupting / revercing public ideology against the local culture interests and values and even goes as far as stealing gold reserves from Ukraine's Central Bank in 2014. Google "42 metric tons of gold heist from Ukraine Central bank in 2014". Just search this in your browser. I have two more topics to give you next that clearly reveals Soros is the master mind behind the coup in Donbass, the masacre of indigenous Russians living in East Ukraine in 2014 and more.
@@yusufbych6308
It was a message he was sending to all US double agents.
"I have no regrets." Edward Snowden 💯🤩✅
And Snowden should not have any regrets, He did the right thing.
To paraphrase the last gentleman's remarks, South Korea and other US allies will make noise but eventually they will shut up and continue to follow US' lead.
Why..you prefer follow china..??? At least countrys who have followed usa like south korea had grow in economy..japan...and some others! Others don t know how to apply all resources usa put on them...china already destroyed 2 small countrys economy just to grab ports and other for rich mines...people in countrys were russia and china put they re hands stay even poor
Not for long, change is coming
The South Korean President office has already declared that they won't believe this leak, and reaffirmed their commitment to USA. After all, what else the 'allies' can do to the US boss?
thats because the US is on the right side of history and defends the free world. china commits genocide and oppresses its citizens with facial recognition cameras and social credit accounts. there really is no camparison on which system is best for its citizens.
@@Celticowl4136 I seriously doubt it. Previous leaks did nothing to change American allies relationships with the US. What leverages do they have to change path.
I do believe that all these leaks are coming out from the NordStream Pipe line
Perhaps Mr Curby can put is finger on it and stop all those leaks, with his famous Curby balls.
It's going to be unsolved like nordstream sabotage.....
Far more important is the revelations in and of themselves.
I patiently waited for this I knew Al Jazeera would have it covered eventually. Legends
Build trust by holding U.S. war criminals accountable, purging government of war criminals, stop committing war crimes, stop lying the American public into wars, coups, proxy wars, economic wars (sanctions), and other forms of aggression against sovereign states.
How much did Russia pay you to make such a Low IQ comment ?
😂😂 What a stooge u are lol
Thank u
Now I know why the United States wants to restrict its allies from using Huawei.
Time for America's allies to open their eyes.
They all of eyes and ears in America so it would be hypocritical. Their eyes are open, believe me.
Indeed, us is the devil.🚶🏾♂️🚶🏾♂️
@@occif2023 and also, they should open their mouths as well.
But US does not have allies only slaves.
usa # 1
Note that EVERYONE wants to find out the leaker, but NO ONE gives an F about what is in the documents lol 😂
Jimmy Dore/Glenn Greenwald are good on this subject.
it’s funny how they are so concern about the leak but not at all about the illegal actions and lies and mass killings in the documents! what a lovely group of people
There not even about that
What they should be concerned about is that it has "you have a rat" written all over it. I would be very suprised if it wouldn't be a woman or a gay guy in their prime age. Given the crucumstances we have learnt about so far. Bad news is, this rat still has access to other individuals having access to sensitive information. Most likely. And I would be very, very surprised if gaming group wouldn't be just a diversion from brick and mortar premises. I would say, take a second look at brick and mortar premises. You have a rat guys. Or more than one.
How about an apology.
Being an ally and being spied on is a hard pill to swallow.
Everyone expects to be spied on by the US unless they are naive.
Everyone spies on everyone. It’s like a first principle of spying lol
If you didn't know they were spying on you, that's your fault
@@NewHandle_ the issue is the so called US allies know US is spying on them and they pretend nothing is happening, just like how Germany is responding to the U.S. blew up Nord Stream.
No, only if you are a toddler.
One gets the impression that panelists here are not quite in touch with current public opinion and levels of trust in Western governments in general. Some also appear to be under the impression that Russia is still soviet. Annie appears to be best in touch with modern times and leaves an impression of honesty..
Fair enough since in the wake of all of this, people forgot to mention that USA reportedly learnt of a plot by Egypt to sell weapons to Russia.
This is not a leak. It's a roundabout and diplomatic way for the USA to tell Cairo, "I know what you are up to."
An all-out accusation would have a diplomatic fallout that the USA won't be able to contain, so it's better to simply disguise it as a Snowden-esque leak.
Alll that remains, now, is to see if as-Sissi will get the hint.
Fully agree...she is brilliant and has been consistent in her view over the years
Although the scale and sensitivity of the leaks are significant, this is not the first time that an intelligence breach has been traced back to an argument about video games.
Precisely. This is why gaming group might be past events based "diversion" from the real source.
You can't believe a word they say . The wise lady is right they only care about themselves
Let’s blame China … remember those hi tech balloons!
Blame urself
...So does this mean I can ask ChatGPT new questions?
How are they talking about what Russia will do about leaks when this is a major US leak 😅
Well because it shows how deeply the us infiltrated into Russia’s FSB. They know more about Russia’s military than they know about Ukraine’s.
These latest "OG" leaks include info that they know in advance where and when Russia's next assaults on Ukraine will happen. How do you think Russia would respond, now that it has been revealed that there is at least one mole sending info to US/NATO/Ukraine? Don't be surprised to learn that there have been a one or two "accidents" like falling out of windows...
It is so nice to hear such nicely choosen words and the discussion of such high level and mature experts. Thanks
Spying on your own allies is not news. It is American intelligence policy.
Just ask German Angela Merkel.
usa said we need to blame it on china... find a way, anyway!
Lol
This is just part of information war
With covid, debt diplomacy, colonizing Africa, uyghers, and more they are to blame for alot
@@tonyca6943 With multiple wars and killing millions of civilians in 8 countries, spying using Google, Meta, Microsoft etc. Uncle Sam's bucket is already overflowing.
First rule of spy games is pretend there are no spy games.
Inside Story is the beez kneez of journalism.
Kerby: its ok guys, nothing to worry about. At least we are not using balloon to spy on ya.😂
What are we gonna do when A.I. leaks top secret docs.
Vote for AI president
it might be useful for you to start learning a thing or 2 about what ai is before blabbering such nonsense
It's just keeping files on everyone and seeing if they are still following your orders.. Well 😂
It is remarkable how many people still use the term “soviet” when talking about Russia.
Cold War mentality dies very very hard...if dies at all.
r3t4ard3d cold war zealots everywhere
The Emperor has no clothes
Daniel Ellsberg, Neil Sheehan.. History doesn't repeat, but it sure does rhyme.
You ever just sit back and wonder why some of the best english language news comes out of Qatar?
I watched a documentary that it's due to the BBC closing an operation in the Middle East, laying off a ton of reporters, journalists, etc. Qatar took that opportunity to hire them to continue that work. They have a long leash but you won't find anything negative reported about Qatar or its keys interests.
For documentary search "why repressive Qatar broadcasts progressive TV" by PolyMatter.
And then, their journalists getting murdered each year.
Annie Machon is spot on, wise, and with a solution to IC problems
@Dess Bhakktt like Kim Philby
She’s the only one acknowledging the context intelligently.
@@mynewcolour She's on the right side of history!
Milf
@Dess Bhakktt Then how come you keep Assange in your prison for the Americans?
They did it deliberately as they don't have anything constructive to do.
I have a huge respect to the person who leaked the intelligence..
Plz explain how can one alter a text which is photographed
easy
Change the photo into a pdf and alter .... you can even do it online, childs play.
Too many ways to list tbh. Many of them very simple. Adobe Acrobat lol
The USA is supporting Nazis and terrorist all around the world, why is ANYONE surprised when it's exposed? I say this as a 22 year career active duty military Veteran, our country is nothing more than an organization run by the military industrial complex.
I thought the same thing but the Major document that has been accused of being altered is the one that shows the Kill Ratio between Ukraine and Russia. Is there more than one that shows different numbers? Probably but I have not been able to find it yet. But there are two copies that you can find which show roughly (17,000 vs 71,000) or (17,000 vs 43,000). As far as I call tell the paper document itself is exactly the same except for the casualty numbers on both sides. So either 1) two copies have been made with that one distinction meaning whoever leaked it was given two different copies OR it has been doctored on a computer. IDK how to do the latter HOWEVER with some analysis my belief is the one that is doctored is the one claiming that Russia has incurred more casualties than the Ukrainians from what I can tell. The American people are being lied to and the damnedest thing is that they are either too distracted by their short attention spans with technology or they are too scared to say anything. And I am saying that as an American...
If this information was already on the server for more than a month, very high chance that Russians have already acted upon it without making any noise.
It like,the pot calling the kettle black.
Gen Petraeus resigned as CIA director after having shared classified material with his biographer/lover…2 years probation. $100,000 fine.
Unfortunately the law in America is a joke. It is not held the same across the land.
Last time I checked spying is just as illegal as act of espionage, why then the double standard?
Did the PSY-OPS expert in Kent just say @15: 23- 15:25 "The only people who must be feeling happy about this are our friends in the SOVIET intelligence"??? HE IS CLEARLY LIVING IN ANOTHER ERA--THAT is also part of the problem.
The expert I believe meant it when he says Soviet Intelligence. The FSB structure and modus operandi is not any different from the Soviet era KGB.
Hatred for Putin make America to do a lot of dumm things, just like what they do in Vietnam.
Just saying. . .
usa # 1
The KGB just changed it's name, not its business style. What exactly do you think Putin is trying to do atm?
I assume he meant that Russian intelligence will have a good idea who to look for and where to locate the source of the Russian leak.
Just because he misspoke about "Soviet", doesn't mean he doesn't know of which he speaks.
So what's the moral of this story. You don't take things that don't belong to you
Is _that_ what you took away from this?
china and russia dont have to do a thing. with biden / harris doing such a good job - hahahahaha!!!
People are not beginning to distrust.
We are at the far end of the distrust scale.
Am I crazy to think this might all be a setup? Nothing really damaging was exposed. I'm sure there's much juicier stuff to be revealed.
Disinformation campaigns are real. There's a fantastic docuseries on Curiousity Stream called Traitor/Patriot and Spies of War. Oh those British, Russians, Germans, US etc. people. Sneaky bastards. All of them.
@Dess Bhakktt 😂😂😂
What a sad use of a word "intelligence"
HIS blink reflex tells the truth
Most high level secret documents have hidden marks that identify recipients so it is difficult to believe that the source is unknown.
Explain please.
The leaks are photographs
Dear Al Jazeera technical team, please fix the audio issue. The right side audio is really low. This bothers especially if you’re wearing headphones. Thanks 🙏.
building trust means lie more profossionaly and gaslighting
The presenter said the leaks are "damaging to Russia" which is silly and ridiculous. If anything, Russia benefits from this.
a LOT of Russian information was released in these leaks. If any of it is real at all, of course.
Russia has been exposed as a weakling in intelligence, military organisation and action. Truly you mustn’t think these leaks weren’t orchestrated
Does the International Monetary Fund talk to itself…………………………
❗Funny how USA and UK live under the illusion that their documents are somehow classified and not known by their opponents who need to know the contents.
Even those who don't get their hands on 'classified' documents can correctly guess their content.
Imagine the worst case scenario for the targeted mark and you got it accurately. ❗
Everyone spies on everyone. Allied countries know some informations will be acquired by intelligence from allies. South Korea’s reaction is almost curious.
There has been an irreparable damage done.
Here's what I know here's what lies do
Informative and interesting... Thank You
Speak not the truth to deceive them all
Excellent expertise marshalled for this discussion
Murikka needs to fall to peace reign again (for few decades at least)
is this a second leak? thanks!
Funny how there is no mention of this leak in the major news channels!
Fox News just said they don't want to talk about it.
Al jezzerah is pretty major actually
In the UK it is but skewed towards Egypt
I'm not even convinced it's an actual leak, it could be some counter-espionage game they're playing.
@@BlackHearthguard I mean what else are they going to say? Like the M15 ex agent said, the only way u can react now is shining a flashlight on to another direction. It's not the first time America was caught spying in foreign soil
My left ear enjoyed this very much.
Al Jazeera is the only international news agency/channel that reports authentic News..
Its not owned by a jew
@@isrealdontexist 🤫 Don't tell them if you trace their religion back to the very beginning, it starts with Judaism tradition. There's a reason why it's one of the 3 main Abrahamic religions.
BS. They were one side bias on the Ukraine-Russia war.
@@isrealdontexist *old white jews man
@@jpablo700 Stop lying.. Abraham didn't start any religion. People came up with that trash.
Dollar is being killed. And now this. A bit trust left towards USA just got vanished. Countries will now look for other directions for business and allies.
Except when was the last time China, Russia, or the Middle East invented anything significant? 1000 years ago?
What happens when China give you the next pandemic without the US and West openly sharing vaccine technology to save your ungrateful life?
@@pohanahawaii I think China invented gunpowder and astronomy emerged from the middle east.
Right, because that's why China is buying US Agency bonds and keeping g treasury bonds by the hundreds of billions, and they'll buy more. Keep dreaming.
@@pohanahawaii they did more than your racist grandfather was able to tell you. You guys went to Africa and Asia to steal. Those ppl had more than your ancestors could ever think off. That was the reason you ppl had to leave you countries to invade other nations. Think about it. I don’t see and reason why they all took so much risk to invade if you ppl had enough. And the invention came with the treasury the ppl stole in those nations. Otherwise they would have worked hard to feed their family. But after the exploitation they had enough to invest in research and development to make progesss.
But many bases of the invention came for India and Egypt and Greece etc. Only id.i ots like you would see the whole think the way you see, without any historical references.
that what you get when you allied yourself with criminals.
EXCELLENT.
You don't take things that don't belong to you .
Lol people surprised with the US? People never learn
Files leak those Americans always embarrassed and ashamed i think its the will of the God
For this to have a conflict like it has now there must be some truth in this to ! And where is the honesty to the public
Self serving is right sister!! Preach it!!
Seems everyones talking about the leaked documents but not the contents of the leak. Interesting indeed.
clearly we need more career intelligence people, you like your Kim Philby types
Do you like things that can't be real
It’s a world of trust to the public who finance all this
REMENBER what KISSINGER SAID: to be enemy of USA is dangerous, to be a friend is fatal.
Your under there surveillance now be Careful what they know
amazing coverage. thanks
Nothing special, it's called journalism
Is the FBI going raid the pentagon
Look through the truth nomatter where it lies
At least they are being transparent:)
MozartificeR• YES
Transparency with many many smokescreens and carnival mirrors.
My left ear is well entertained, Thank you.
It's very serious, it shows our allieds, how nefarious we really are
Misdirection, diversion and misinformation.
it seems the presenter doesn't want to talk about the media part of the leaks. was Aljazeera one of the media houses that were bought
IT WAS ME
this explains why americans hysterically banned huawei and coerced it's allies on huawei 5G comu systems.
americans r trying hard to convince it's allies that they can't use huawei because americans wanna spy on you. 🤣
I think you'll find the Americans want everyone to believe China is spying on you. Which they are, btw, tho not necessarily via 5G, definitely via Tik Tok tho...
Winnie the pooh is benevolent right?😊
@@tonyca6943 I just wish he'd get stuck in a doorway and give us all a laugh.
@@tonyca6943 grown up. nobody is born to be a saint. everyone is entitled to guard his/her own interest first.
if u get only one super power u would be in trouble. if there r multi super powers, they would definitely fight against each other, which will befinets all the other counties.
Crazy world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hah! And the world can't stop the US still, 🇺🇸 #1
"Our friends in Soviet intelligence" 15:20 This guy is still living in 20th century but is called to speak to a prominent broadcaster. Laughable collection of guests
Dear @Al Jazeera English, the auddio in this video is almost only left-side. The right channel is roughly half the volume of the left
Human trust is such a volatile commodity. As such, it is expedient to have contingencies against those who you consider as partners and as friends. You must have tools that will come in handy when things get AWOL, but these tools should never be held for malicious intents such as manipulation and threats. This is a principle that I consciously live by. In geopolitics too, you must have insurance against the high risks of betrayal by your allies. The US is a master at that game, and I admire them for it. As a matter of fact, they have far more potentially damning information on French, UK and German officials than the very little about South Korea captured in the leak.
Trusted to spy on allies but no longer trusted to keep the intelligence gathered secure. The ramifications of this change are difficult to overstate.
its inside job!
America being America 😂😂😂
U.S. spying operations on foreign nations? So much for the TikTok witch hunt! Hahaha
He needs to get one of those Hillary Lawyers! She had lots of top secret documents on a private server and didn't do anytime! They still didn't figure out how Classified documents went from a secure system to a private server!
Nothing will happen just like all other files that have leaked in the past, absolutely no one will get in trouble haha!
Hmm. Chelsea Manning was jailed -- and Julian Assange has spent FOUR YEARS in solitary confinement in a maximum security UK prison, even though he hasn't even been charged, let alone put on trial or found guilty.
@@KatieScarlett2353 no I meant as in the corrupt politicians, nothing will happen to them.
Pentagon 83.5 is online illegally at the Ballard library in Washington State!
They don't even trust themselves
Of course not. When you do, that's how leaks _can_ happen.
don't be suspicious DONT BE SUSPICIOUS