Far Right Airman Uses Top-Secret Clearance to Impress Teenagers | Jack Teixeira Case Analysis
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An average Walmart store does more to protect $20 video DVDs than the military did to protect Top Secret documents.
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Well-said. And very scary 😦
I did WalMart and Meijer LOSS PREVENTION! we fight to Prevent a 99 cent cat food can from being STOLE! !!!
We could all boycott Walmart but how do you boycott the department of defense?
In all honesty, the bozos who gave him the clearance should serve more time in jail. This is just a stupid kid whose brain won't be stable for another 4 years. Maybe 6 months tops.
As someone that is an IT admin that doesn't have any kind of security clearance, I cant fathom sharing something that is considered classified, secret, or even top secret for like any reason. Even at 21 years old, I wouldn't have succumb to this kind of level of immature behavior purely for bragging rights and clout with a bunch of kids that may or may not even be his real friend
What if one of the people in the group was a foreign imposter. Good Lord….. somebody needs to answer for this
Right?
I reviewed thousands & thousands of sensitive medical charts for a living with just a HIPPAA cert in place & a brain in my head that KNOWS “hey don’t you dare talk about the shit you read here.” AND a heart in my chest that says, “these are real people with real livelihoods & problems!!!”
🧠 & 🫀
Not everyone has em.
But lemme get on down the road.
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Your so cool bro you work in IT and you wouldn't give anyone info. Man your really cool dude.
@@Kelvin-vi6xqya doing whats expected of me is pretty cool isn't it 😎
@@ETtheOG so fucking cool man your like an it pro huh
As an 18 year old airman I worked with highly classified materials...SAC told us not to talk about it and we didn't...even pictures or drawings of what I worked on were classified...that was in the early 1970s...20 years later I'm seeing class photos in front of the missile I worked on.
social media has ruined the world
Woop woop.
You also didn't have the internet, call of duty, and discord to talk to the whole world at the click of a button. Comparing life in the 70s to now is silly.
It's all relative to the times, the capabilities and capacities of known actors, and also partially illusion.
@@zeethree Way to literally miss the point, even with internet etc etc when you're told don't talk about something, you don't talk about it and that's the end.
All I have to say is, if I am angry with this guy for what he allegedly did, I am furious with his immediate superiors and the rule makers beyond who fashioned this procedural time bomb in the first place. If Jack was the bomber, they were the bombmakers, and are every bit as culpable.
Are you angry about the nature of what was disclosed and the lies told to the American people or nah?
The government appreciates your pointless anger
@@zaraloveskoda The government will appreciate my relevant anger when I vote to remove the people responsible for this matter out of office.
@@ReluctantPost that there are American boots on the ground and that the war effort is not going well. Both being concealed are gross abuses in a nation where the people supposedly control the actions of government.
Your channel is probably THE most balanced and emotionally sound channel that I subscribe to as far as commentary on popular news stories goes. Thank you for your work!
The analogy to the Paul Reubans case was hilarious.
These are the gems that keep me tuned in to this channel!
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Leave Pee Wee alone!! I’m sorry but getting your rocks off in an adult movie theater is not the same as releasing top secret documents that put lives in danger!
As a former child and Veteran of the Cold War who worked at the Pentagon In Army Intelligence 1968-1971, when I was 21-23 yro, I have no sympathy for this childish, foolish, and illegal behavior. Jack does not deserve a slap on the wrist. If found guilty, he must serve time in Federal Prison, like others have before him. We have several generations of children who have grown up in this country who have never experienced cosequences for their bad behaviour at home, in school, or from law enforcement. That is why we have young adults who behave like 10 year olds and 6 year olds that shoot their teachers.
Back then, if you were caught doing something perceived as 'wrong' within an Armed Service role, you were sent to Vietnam as part of your punishment. A literal 'death sentence' for many. See "Billings Gazette - Vietnam Voices: When He Walks He Doesn't Move His Shoulders" for reference.
They need to put the other guy that spread the documents to another server in irons as well.
Amen
Thank you for your service and all others like yourself. ❤
The youth of the 21st century in a nutshell. Welcome from Paraguay.
I think it's important to note that 1.4 million Americans have top secret clearance -- including tens of thousands of IT professionals. The vetting process is pretty thorough -- yet at the same time, unless there's one or more major red flags (drug use, criminal record, school disciplinary issues, mental illness) there's not a whole lot that will disqualify you. .
I'm only speculating about what could be happening in a case like this, but maybe age needs to be considered as a factor during the vetting process; very young men are not known for their judgment or impulse control.
@@horsepanther this kid is an isolated case, impossible to predict by security and counterintelligence. He did not fear the consequences of unauthorized disclosure (I.e., going to jail), he trusted all this people in the internet (naive). At the end of the day, the vetting process although rigorous, can’t catch everything. But if he had a healthy fear of consequences, that should have been enough to deter him; he probably thought he was smarter than everyone else, and we know how people like that end up like.
@@evasalcedo9182 Even I know that Discord has major security issues, you're saying that this kid that specializes in IT didn't know that? Discord has moderators that read everything.
With top secret clearance given so eagerly, it is no wonder there are so many leaks.
@@evasalcedo9182 A healthy view of the consequences? I don’t know if there was only an example provided for him when any other person faced consequences for classified information, you know perhaps a very public, clear case that would have given him reason to fear repercussions… 🤔
He was a legacy hire. His stepfather had retired just 2 years before he got a job there. His stepfather had 34 years in and was highly decorated. Jack was a Golden Boy thanks to his stepfather.
In other words, he came off of a "good" family.
His stepdad was active duty?
Sounds like the armorer on the Rust set. Her father was a much respected armorer with a long, successful career. Employers make the big mistake of confusing people with plant seeds.
Oh so it's not who you blow, it's Who You Know is how you get THAT JOB ! OK got it !
Another Nepo baby, why am I not surprised.
How hilarious that someone who broke their legally binding agreement to maintain confidentiality thought his peers would keep their pinkie swear
True 😂
😂 LMAO!
Smug little clown. That’s what he is.
I hope they are looking into how this guy was given top secret clearance in the first place.
He was a Cyber Transport Systems Journeyman (CTSJ) in the Air Force, so he could’ve obtained it in some form of way, because that profession requires highly experienced computer knowledge. From what I read, he could’ve obtained access through the higher ups, but it’s still being investigated and why a lower rank like his would be given access at that level.
Of course not. That would be the FBI’s own fault.
He chose an MOS that required a top secret clearance. They did their background check and he passed and was given the clearance.
There I solved the mystery for you.
Signed,
Someone who had a top secret clearance in the Army.
Nepotism
You have no idea how many low-level people have one.
Oh no Dr. Grande you didn't! That last line! 😂😂😂😂
Yes he did lol
Dr. Grande using public shaming.
Our country can't stop tripping over it's own feet over the past 23 years. Also, this kid isn't gonna last 5 days in prison, let alone 15 years. Damn. Smh.
A 21 year old who knows how to print documents … impressive.
He was literally a cyber security specialist.
That’s some boomer ass shit to say lol
He does but you still don't know how to think properly... shame
@@psychicyt4991 Are you sad?
@@JesusHChrist2000 so am I and it's the lowest paid position in my department
As someone who had a top secret clearance I can assure you this does not mean you have access to any top secret material you want. It simply means you are allowed to be present when such information is shared or have access to certain types of equipment. LOTS of people have this clearance, but anyone who does knows exactly what is in store for them if the share. At least when I was in, it was drilled into us how serious the penalties could be for violations. He definitely knew it wasn't ok.
Good comment, and also it expanded my vocabulary. 😄 Never came across the word "shambolic" before and had to look it up. Great word, I'm going to start using it!
There are three layers of security clearance and somehow he had the very top level clearance I mean how does that even happen because it wasn't like he was specially trained in dealing with classified information he was a computer geek. You know what we used to do to traitors in this country right?
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Shock
"As someone who had a top secret clearance I can assure you this does not mean you have access to any top secret material you want" Same thing I posted. As much as I like Dr. Grande he's making assumptions about something he's rather ignorant of the inner workings of.
I was in the Signal Corps. in the Army and had a Top Secret clearance and got it right out of the gate. It was required for my MOS, because it was impossible for me to do my job without being exposed to restricted information.
I've also been a software engineer for 16 years now. I've been privy to all sorts of shit I don't "need" to know. However, I need access to systems that house the information to do my job.
All TOP SECRET files shouud have been ENCRYPTED- a computer/systems engineer should NOT have been able to easily take pictures or save any of these documents off line. Where are the DLP devices to prevent stuff like this being taken off the WIRE...let alone not fully encrypted. Without the encryption key, all that data should have been worthless and unreadable.
Exactly!...which why this is a set up.
It probably was, but he the access to it regardless. It’s really a question of trust and honoring your agreement to keep it secret. Ppl without integrity are hard to detect until it’s too late.
He printed the documents and committed a lot of it to memory
@@mgw9562 of course it is, everything is a set up. You saying that is part of the plan too
@@0000x0000referenced he only needs to know its working, they couldve encrypted all of it so he didn't have access to it. Lazy greedy fucks run the us military.
Giving security clearance to a reservist at that age is just insane especially in these times of social media and 'woke' culture. I served in a reserve unit 20 years ago at the age of 27. I was once at a military intelligence base in England. I wasn't allowed to see parts of it and was escorted out blind folded until I was outside. I'm sorry but this one is on them.
I may have worked as Security Forces at the facility you're referring to.
😅 “Woke” or not has no meaning in the context of your comment. Look it up , so you don’t sound ignorant in well written opinion.
Right-wing racist leaks military secrets.
John Mellor: "It's because of those Woke Leftist!"
"Giving security clearance to a reservist at that age" I had a top secret clearance in the Army National Guard as a private 20 years ago.
Certain MOS's require a clearance to do the job because being exposed to sensitive information in the pursuit of your duties is unavoidable. They can't put an "age restriction" on it, because then they wouldn't have enough bodies to do the jobs. Most people don't join the military for a 20 plus year career. They join for one enlistment and say so long.
When I was 20 and an E5 in the navy I had a TS clearance to work on submarines. However that was limited by “Need to Know” which means that I could access the sub for my work function but I couldn’t have free reign to be in all areas of the boat. That type of clearance was relatively common.
He was given a clearance because he had to be cleared to work on the machines with secret material. I fairly sure there was no actual expectation he would actually read documents as any part of his duties.
“WAR is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.”
― Smedley Butler, War is a Racket
And that book was written 90 years ago!!
Yeah sorry but you’re pretty dumb if you think war is the only international racket.
Follow the money. Who in America actually benefits from the proxy war?
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The American people who are getting off cheap by stopping Russian imperialism before it reaches US. 🇺🇸
GEN. SMEDLEY BUTLER....
Now I'll admit I did some stupid stuff when I was young, too. There were several bike stunts that didn't work out exactly as planned. And grabbing that four-foot snake by the neck probably wasn't a great idea either. But somehow I always managed to avoid committing treason.
If he did commit treason, that is. However, odds are he DIDN'T and he was set up.
- and even if he did commit these crimes, it's technically not treason since he's not aiding and abetting any enemies of the U.S. while it's in an active war. Espionage seems more likely.
Besides the right level clearance, you also require a need-to-know before accessing specific documents. Why would a Massachusetts National Guardsman need to know about active military operations in Ukraine? Regardless of whether he did or did not have need-to-know, wouldn't that kind of information be more carefully guarded - as in at least UNABLE TO BE PRINTED AND THEREFORE STOLEN?
- or was he on Discord at his work computer? If that's the case, then how did he manage to log on through there?
- and who signed off on him being granted need-to-know, for that matter?
For that matter, what was the reason for his stealing the documents in the first place? Was it really just a stupid Discord argument, or was he planning to do something else beforehand?
- if he was going to expose illegal operations in Ukraine, then why not sneak it to the media? He'd have a better shot at being granted whistleblower status, or at least not look like a total imbecile.
Finally, given the heinous crimes the DOJ and every single subhuman anti-American traitor in it committed in the last three years alone, why should we trust a word anyone in it says anymore? At best, they were incompetent and arrested the wrong man by mistake. However, I wouldn't put it past them to deliberately frame an innocent man for espionage.
- for that matter, the FBI couldn't find the SCOTUS leaker and yet they found this guy relatively quickly. Why is that?
@@red_five3325 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Seek deprogramming immediately.
11:23-"An unauthorized release of sensitive material that put people in a sticky situation." Excellent comedic timing, Dr. Grande! I love the dry, poker face!
Dang...I missed some of that...I'm hearing impaired...(accousticly limited person), so I was reading the CC, it's not all that accurite...
My hearing aids, and most others, do not make you hear all that well....they just make everything louder...I still have trouble with another persons speech.
Thank you dr. Grande. I love your bed time stories. Its sad to think this guy had to go this far to make hinself feel important. I hope he gets some help. He'll need it.
Indeed he will get help at Ft. Leavenworth, that is the best facility for people like him. We take care of our own in the military.
It’s probably better he did this than go on a killing spree/suicide run.
What's "sad" is that the rest of us pay for his itty bitty feelings.
If "help" means expensive lawyer, yes, he does need help.
@@shitmandood Many more Ukrainians could be killed by this leak than by him shooting up a place.
The real question is - what a hell are we doing in Ukraine? Another Afghanistan? Another $3 tillion dollars to be spent there? What about fighting fentynol and homelessness in the US?! What about fixing crumbling infrastructure of the country?!
Ok. I get that people who work on computer systems might need access to information that they might encounter working on those systems. That’s the only reason that I could see this guy getting access, and it’s a stretch. But did no one vet him beyond the basic criminal and credit check? Or monitor him at all while he had access? Because the guy showed a few red flags. Thanks for covering this Dr. Grande.
There should at least be some controls that prevented him from accessing the documents. I work IT, there is always the principle of least privilege. I don't have access to production data even if I modify the app that process the data.
Usually, there's just not much to flag in an SSBI on someone so young. Have to live life a little to have time to make mistakes. And yes, that's very likely why he had the TS.
@@EChan-eu2co Very true. That principle is employed in the military too. The controls clearly failed here. Typically, though, people are cleared for the next highest classification level that they're working on in case of spillage. Doubtful that this fellow worked on anything more than a Secret classification.
It isn't that he needs the information, obviously, it is he is required to have that information in order to be in the same room with just a tower. Just a machine with parts. Haven't you ever seen Private Benjamin? They say in there that in order for her to be able just to do a simple task (I don't recall what) she will require a security clearance. It isn't a hard concept.
Your kissing ass to the station will not be addressed at this time.
@@aaronchapin9331 You heard what his role was… He had ZERO reasons to access any intelligence related information or data whatsoever in an IT support role. In a properly working system there’s zero excuse why he couldn’t have had all the administrative rights needed to computer related peripherals in order to perform his duties while simultaneously having absolutely jack squat in terms of accessing any sensitive data whatsoever. And I don’t care what kind of operation or business you’re running, you simply don’t allow children access to anything proprietary or finance related in even the most basic of mom and pop shops, let alone the supposedly “most advanced” intelligence apparatus on the frickin’ planet !! 🤦♂️
The sheer levels of stupidity involved here systemwide are literally incomprehensible…
We are seeing the results of parents telling kids "you're the best., Better than anyone else' so afraid to hurt their egos.. they feel invincible. Just so weird
He certainly did not fear the consequences of his actions.
More like internet weirdos telling young boys that they're special
Yeah. Typical Narcissist.
I don't know how you can keep a straight face sometimes. Always appreciate the content. ty
Looking at this case I am reminded of how our society has devalued critical thinking skills because there is no emphasis on reading and writing and thinking which can really develop the mind. In other words, we have dumbed ourselves down and have people in jobs like 21 year old Jack Teixeira who is a glorified tech support guy who basically is the guy we call who tells us that if we unplug our computers and wait 30 seconds and put the plug back in all will be well. Jack is a gamer who supposedly due to lonely feelings shared these secrets with a private society of gamers. Eventually the gamers shared these secrets elsewhere online. Look, this secret society and their fantasy world collided with reality and Jack Triexera will pay the price. Had he better thinking skills and maybe read more and thought about things more instead of being in a dream world maybe he would never have done what he did.
Not only informative, HILARIOUS! You really are good at what you do, sir. Thank you again
The team which gave him top secret clearance needs to be investigated. People given top clearance are researched and interviewed unless the system in America is shambolic - which it's starting to look like when it comes to classified docs. People die to OBTAIN the information he released!
People die to PROTECT that information too. And people will die because of what this child made public.
5:00: I had a feeling your first concern was why this guy had security clearance at such a young age. Soldiers can be conscripted and sent to die at age 18, but that's different. There's plenty more. And he's probably way too young to be a spy. But yeah, you're probably right: Insecure guy who is desperately trying to make an impact and be known. The fact that happens at every age goes to show that the psychological vetting process is flawed. Age might not have anything to do with it.
But was he really vetted due to his stepfather’s record????
But a low rank airman can access high level security documents?
Yes indeed citizens can be drafted, as you say, when they reach the age of majority but they can join at a younger age with parental permission. I reached the age of majority while receiving my basic infantry education at Ft. Benning, Follow Me!. I have never released sensitive information but then I have never thought myself inadequate unlike a seemingly large number of males in the last two generations do. It is funny that beards have become such a style with young men. A beard, a symbol of ruggedness and virility. The look like a child stuck paper coloured with marker pen on their face, their eyes reflect nothing to show what they have plastered to their face. Perhaps if they would get off the couch and off of the internet they could do something to make themselves worthy of respect. LawL just kidding, there is no hope for them. They are just babies that crawled through a hairdresser's salon with syrup on their face.
He did make the impact.
I hope he feels the depth of the indent from the impact.
He can't be conscripted. Our military is volunteer. Dieing is not dependent on character qualities, either.
Loose lips sink ships. The US needs to bring those posters back.
Being cleared (background check) to top secret and access to top secret information can be two different things. Before I went on my int course, I was interviewed and had a background check done on me as well as signing a security agreement, because we had a "need to know access" to secret docs. Its not like you get a magic entry card that opens files. When we returned to our respective units most of us no longer had a "need to know access' to secret docs. I wonder what happened in this case, did Jack have a thorough background check done on him? Did they not think he was a security risk because of his role? Sounds like he sought out docs and stole them. Plus he signed his enlistment oath which ends with a oath to god....as well as the constitution
He may have had a clean record and changed over last couple years..not everyone has past records.
Yeah, but he should NOT have been able to access/print any of those TS docs without someone else signing off. I mean... basic two-man integrity, right? There was a serious breakdown in the system. Someone wasn't doing their audits. Because when it comes to classified info, NO ONE is trusted!
@@blakeh6250 Yup you are right one thing that would be checked is his service record, but also we would check people outside of the military (like reference checking in a civie job) also some psych assessment. I'm guessing maybe a bit oi halo effect. He looks the part, young, fit, likes guns and military equipment. Back in the day we would work with the community (schools, police) to take on trouble youths. most of those who were a bit rough around the edges made great soldiers.
@@blakeh6250 Especially because it's hard to accrue much history by age 21.
"Its not like you get a magic entry card that opens files. " This. So many people in this comment section that weren't in the military seem to think getting a clearance just gives you blanket access to any and all data and documents falling under that clearance level.
One thing to understand about access to classified information is that it is dependent on 2 things. The first is security clearance level (Confidential, Secret, Top Secret/SCI). The second is what is termed as "Need To Know". The first terms spells out the level of damage that an unauthorized disclosure would produce, how much protection it needs. The second term "need to know' is a determination made by a cognizant authority (usually a commanding officer or other senior leadership) that a particular person needs access to it to perform official lawful duties.
To gain access to information you must hold a clearance high enough to the level of the information you need access to and it has been determined that you have a need to know.
It is not unusual for a 21 year old to hold a Top Secret clearance. The average age of a servicemember is in the early 20s, many of which hold jobs that require a clearance and access to sensitive information. Anyone in the IT field has to hold one because they deal with some of the most sensitive aspects of military operations, communications. Other examples are the those that work with cryptography, intelligence, and certain programs like submarines. If you are in the submarine community in the US Navy, you must hold a Top Secret clearance.
What I do find disturbing is that a low level IT person was given access when it doesn't seem clear that he had a need to know. The investigation will bear the facts out and hopefully the answers will better guide policy regarding who gets access to such sensitive information.
He had to have access because he worked on the computers. Not because he needed to know. I understand that but I don't think that they vetted him well.
@@johnnyearp52 oh stop with the vetting shit. We can't afford to be this clueless. How careful were Hillary, Biden, Trump, Pence with classified info? No amount of vetting is going to protect us in a system where one leak drains the whole bucket.
@@johnnyearp52 You can be given access to networks to perform basic low level administrative tasks such as setting up user accounts, unlocking, modifying user accounts, resetting passwords, basic network maintenance, backups, and basic troubleshooting. None of which requires you to open any content files like a pdf to view its contents. Unless his job was to transmit messages, or process other forms of correspondence, he should have never been given permissions to open any content files or been given system root level access (if that was the case).
If current DoD cybersecurity policy doesn't allow for it, perhaps that is something that should be changed. Adobe has an access management system for pdfs as a part of its Acrobat software. Perhaps that is something the DoD should use or something similar.
@@dmac7128 I don't know his exact job description but what you are saying makes sense if possible.
As usual, an interesting analysis, with a cosmic level of shade thrown in at the end.
Hopefully the government was forced to look into other workers who could also be leaking top secret information. The human resource department is a failure.
The comparison with Peewee Herman was hilarious 😂 Your sense of humor and your wit never fails to make me laugh. Thanks for that!
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@@tcoyle440He has right wing leanings that reveal themselves like here where he downplays and makes light of right wing extremism radicalization.
I remember my dad saying before he was given top secret clearance; the military sent out a team to verify his character. They even went to speak to his mother who didn’t raise him. I didn’t know my dad had top secret clearance until I was in my 30’s.
The difference between Paul Reubens (the character Peewee Herman is protected intellectual property) and this guy, was that the Airman potentially injured 350,000,000 Americans with his release while the other was flying solo, and hurting no one.
Why isn't the bigger question why was our country lying to us about the Ukraine war?
The fact that the kid felt he could talk to the sky and get his wishes fulfilled like there's some sort of magic genie up there shows just how bad his judgment and reasoning skills were. Is anyone really surprised this happened? I'm not.
Great analysis as always Dr Grande! You dry wit and analogies just crack me up and make my day/eve/night.Thanks 💗
There is nothing odd about him having access to classified information at such a low rank if it was part of his military job.
In 1969 during the Vietnam War I was 19 and enlisted in what was then the Army Security Agency to avoid being drafted into the Marines as a rifleman. Basically we listened in on the communications of foreign and enemy governments and their military. I had a Top Secret security clearance and for the next 6 years I worked with classified documents every day as an intelligence analyst. I was 2 years younger than this young Air National Guardsman. Initially I was a Private but by the end of those 6 years I was a Sergeant. Of course, in those days there was no Internet, no chat groups, no Discord servers.
IMO, the problem is him being a Libertarian. Just about every Libertarian I have encountered believes that the U. S. Government should not make any information Confidential, Secret or Top Secret and all American citizens, regardless of their age or their type of employment, should be told everything and nothing should be hidden from them.
Interesting point about the role his Libertarian leanings may have played. Also, wow, I had no idea that a 19 year old, brand new soldier could have that kind of access and high-level responsibilities. And--enlisting instead of waiting to be drafted, and choosing that point of entry, was very smart.
@@horsepanther or cowardly
@@annoyed3 That's easy for a woman who would never have to face the draft and potentially have their life cut short to say.
The sad thing is not that he had access to that data because we have young Servicemen who are in Intel and required to brief or help prepare briefings for senior leadership. The big concern he was able to print those documents and leave his work area with those types of documents. Whoever was responsible for those facilities might want start working on his/her resume because heads will roll.
Exactly and they also should take responsibility for the documents being so easily obtainable by a low ranking soldier with clearance.
Excellent analysis Dr. Grande. I still believe that Americans deserve to know the truth about a war that we are paying for.
me too, but i don’t live in america
Our parents and grandparents have paid for the weapons made decades ago to be used in a war that never came. Now we are sending all those old weapons out of long term storage, into a war that in some ways looks like the war they had been made for, but that never came. In other words: we, today, aren’t paying for anything. We are simply trying to earn back on a very very old investment.
@@Sophiedorian0535 oh, we Americans are definitely paying
@@Sophiedorian0535 Then why are we spending four billion dollars per day if it’s already paid for?
@@Sophiedorian0535 investment in the corruption in Ukraine and death of Ukrainians. Good investment, I guess
Due to the nature of the job my husband had a TS clearance when he was active duty Army. He was very proud of that fact and the job he performed. Not just anyone can pass EOD school and he would have NEVER jeopardized his fellow soldier or our country.
Why is nobody comparing this to the pentagon papers of the 1970s. Danielle Ellsberg was always a hero to these people who are now outraged
Maybe people weren't old enough to really be aware of the pentagon papers situation. I'm 58, and even at my age I wasn't old enough in the 70s to hear/care about the news (if it was even public at that point), and I never learned about it in school. What little I know about it comes from movies of very dubious accuracy.
i respect most of your content but this is really not going to age well and i question some of your analysis on this being in good-faith
I am also not too comfortable with this one, but I'm curious what you mean about some of the analysis possibly not being in good faith?
Why will it not age well?
I want to know how you figure this is not going to age well. He’s basically saying this is an immature 21-year-oldkid who did an idiot thing for an idiot reason it shouldn’t have been allowed access sufficient to carry it out in the first place. I think he is spot on.
Looks like someone was triggered by the far-right comment lol
Don't shoot the messenger.
Well, it has been determined that people may die because of an immature idiot bragging to teens. The messenger should be held fully accountable.
Dr. Grande’s final remarks are literally the funniest thing he’s ever said!
I can't help but wonder if guy has some narcissism he would benefit from getting help with. There's an interview with a fellow discord member who mentions how he was "enraged no one saw the importance of these documents and it wasn't about spying." His descriptions reminded me of narcissism's traits.. Kinda of weird the group conflates Jesus's values with being well armed soldiers.
Can't believe he threw his life away like this. I hope we can do something in my country that help people not have this narcissistic need and have better community.
Narcissism is a spectrum, not a condition he was just in the high end of it at the time. I bet he isnt so narcissist now lol
Where are the narcissistic traits in that he's trying to teach and lead others as well as help them through depression? I don't see narcissism. He didn't want anyone to know who he was and he wanted everything kept secret for his group. I think this is more like the psychology of when someone tells you a really big secret and you are bursting to tell someone so that you can scratch the itch of needing to discuss it. I'm not seeing the pathology here. It was just stupid to give a kid this much info then let him get disillusioned with how badly our government and military behaves in reality. He hasn't had enough time to gradually realize how shitty the world actually is, you fire hosed this boy with reality and then expected him to sit on it. Maybe there's more to the story, but that's all I see so far.
@@zeethree I think that his getting "enraged that no one saw the importance of these documents" is suspicious for grandiosity.
I was a fireman in the Navy (E-1) and was working in the engine room in the bilges and I had a top secret security clearance.
He's getting off easy...that used to be a capital offense! Video 🎮 game boy who has only a milk moustache, and it's breast milk.
If you’re dealing with HR/personal information, that requires a secret level clearance (a further specialized background check above and beyond that needed just to get in the military). Obviously, cyber specialists would need a level of background check clearance above that =
top-secret. It Age doesn’t matter, position does. Technically, a 21-year-old could be a college graduate, and become a second lieutenant
in the Army. Or pilot.
21 year old with a Top Secret clearance. Smh
A lot of 21 year olds have a top secret clearance. It is dependent on career field, not age.
First thing I thought 😮
I work border security in the 80'S was 19 with a top secret clearance. But I was an American and would never betray my country. It is just a matter of character.
I was in the military at 18. I didn't have "top secret" but I did somehow got "secret" 2 stars
Age has nothing to do with having a clearance. You know nothing
Actually I am impressed by this young man’s willingness to risk prison just to look like a badass. Joining the SEALS, Marine Force Recon, or Army Special Forces or Air Force Pararescue and actually becoming a badass was probably too much effort.
Way too much effort to actually show up and do bad ass things. Even to try to get into bad ass school selection.
The problem is that too many people have access. The number one rule of keeping secrets is to limit the number of people who have to keep the secret.
People often overlook the access granted to I.T. employees. As someone who has worked in I.T. since the age of 16, the amount of security clearance I was granted, even as a teenager, was absolutely absurd.
And if you don't believe me, message me in my Discord server for evidence.
Who couldn’t appreciate the ruthless deadpanning sense of humor here?
This man is dangerous. He criticizes people of all walks of life along with their politics as needed with a common sense approach to each topic. It’s refreshing.
His takes bring open minded people together regardless of ideology. The world needs more articulate content like this.
I could make a millionth comment about how good the actual psychological analysis is, but instead I'm going to highlight how much I appreciate your dry sense of humor. You didn't have to go in on him like that at the very end, but you did.
All that was needed was a flashing red light saying "send secrets to the enemy".... perfect, Dr Grande!!! Always love your videos!!! ❤💙💜💖💗
unfortunate point of note: people will die because of the information he released.
I know it’s wrong for that gentleman to do that. I totally agree in every word u are saying Dr Grande. He’s just a 21 year old who wants to be important. There are plenty of people in the govt. who admittley do wrong and they know it. I’m sick of all this insantinty
Yup. It’s funny how that always works. Joe Biden brings home classified documents as a senator, which is all coming out now and nothing happens. But when a junior enlisted does some thing they always get burned. That’s the irony of the military. The higher ranks you become where you’re supposed to set the example and be a leader is the opposite. It’s the more you get away with same in the case of politicians.
Excellent analysis. He ruined his life at such a young age. But some higher ups are responsible too for giving him access in the first place.
@@betsyr4724And the top brass are responsible for starting wars, inciting riots, black ops, but the people under them got the blame and paid the price so they can get away scott free.
He broke the law. He needs to do time.
Your calm analysis and details are always appreciated, thank you
This is such a huge humiliation/embarrassment for the U.S info security system. It's so stupid beyond belief.
You are so funny Dr. Grande. 😂 Thanks for covering the details!
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His supervisor should be held accountable for not being aware of this individual
Seriously this intelligence not volleyball
He wanted to prove to his little buddies that he was a real, professional intelligence specialist, not some idiot amateur who would share intelligence with his little buddies. So he shared intelligence with his little buddies.
I handled classified documents back in my day and my son is in the FBI and does as well. I always gave him three scenarios. You don’t leak documents, you show classified documents to one or two friends, or you go on National TV and announce them to the whole nation. I would tell him, you may think the difference between the second two is greater, but you have to understand that the difference between the first two is vastly bigger.
Before receiving high-level security clearances from the DoD in the early 1980s, the FBI ran extensive background checks, interviewed my neighbors, and spoke with past employers.
Apparently, things have changed, and the bar has been substantially lowered.
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Always great information from you. I always look forward to watching and learning. I have just subscribed!
Committing treason for Internet clout. Pathetic. I wonder if he'll brag about it when he's serving time in Leavenworth.
Thank you Dr. Todd For your analysis on the young man Jack, but I have a question...what about the folks he leaked info to, will they most likely get time behind bars as well? The news doesn't say anything about this.
Hi Dr Grande
So sad, yet the gold lining of humor making it bearable.
The man, the myth, the legend… and a fool. He screwed himself big time.
I always enjoy your humor, doc! And another informative video.
When I was an E-3 I had no access to or need to know such information.
I spoke to a former USAF E-4 who had such a clearance (worked on the SR-71/U-2). He stated that disclosing such information never crossed his mind...
It's sad that this kid has destroyed his life before it's really even started.
I think he should be provided with two choices: One is to be charged and court-martialed immediately; essentially that would result in a VERY long prison sentence - pretty much life.
The other option he should be given is to have his charges deferred and to enlist in the Ukrainian foreign legion as an infantryman. He should be required to serve there until the conclusion of the conflict. Once his service is completed the charges could be reevaluated or possibly even dropped if he distinguishes himself enough; that should depend on the recommendations of the Ukrainians. At least that would give the kid some hope of redemption and maybe a chance to salvage some kind of future.
You are a sick twisted man, and that is awesome
Jimmy Penrose should also assist Ukrainians in their fight to connect his virture-signalling skills with virture-making skills
...if you were King...
Why would any military want a member who has proven to be untrustworthy? That's how you lose wars.
@@NTravellerWhat about the good Dr. Grande's virtue signaling while downplaying and making light of right wing extremism and radicalization?
I work in IT and have admin access. Some of the information I have access to is highly confidential and sensitive so I never look at it unless asked to as part of my job. Just because you CAN access and view top secret info doesn't mean you should.
My ex husband is/was (who knows now) an officer in the Air Force.
I just can’t explain to the entirety of UA-cam just how many more like this are out there at the tippy-top security jobs who are just as moronic and careless, and how not hard it is to get security clearance.
He is not a small boy. He should be held accountable. If a 12 year old boy could be charged as an adult because of the gravity of his offense, a 21 year old that puts the nations in peril should be held accountable. He is not a Pee-wee. He is an adult that fully understands the consequences of his actions.
My grandfather by the age of twenty when he entered the army, had already gone through a lot in life. He had helped support his family after his father´s death. He had married and lost a child by that time. He had been a semi professional boxer in addition to farming and carpentry. Many 20 year olds have not had to face these same types of issues today, but they seem to have been more common then. In short, a 19 year old now, is not a nineteen year old now. Certain parameters in many areas that see eighteen as a full adult need to be readjested.
It's very true, but even by historical standards your grandfather had an amazing amount of life experience for a 20-year-old!
1) He had to have that clearance to work on that equipment, but he should have been supervised better. 2) Some people say he’s a fall guy because he revealed that the war in Ukraine isn’t going well. Also, he appears to have had access to intel that was given to the Joint Chiefs, which is highly unusual for an Air Force reservist to have.
Please do a side hustle podcast where you read bedtime stories fr
Also it’s crazy how the principal of least privilege isn’t even enacted at the highest level of our government. It’s baffling.
That Pee Wee Herman reference was completely inappropriate and I love it.
Shit falls from the top,down.
15 years? What about the millitary oath? This is not a civilian. I Hope they bring in well-rested millitary interrogators . He's a disgrace to everyone that ever wore a United States Millitary Uniform honorably.
Somewhat of a conundrum, kids being the elite soldiers in such a sensitive theatre of operations.
Maybe they should ground him, stop his pocket money.
No one this young and unproven should have this level of clearance. Ridiculous.
The officers and senior enlisted in charge need to be investigated for dereliction of duty. This happened under their watch and thus should be held accountable.
Good call
Dr Grande did put things in proper perspective. Apart from his humor, he did identify the real problems that need fixing and the human ones that will always...erupt 😊
This situation is so ridiculous. I find it odd he got a security clearance, that he was able to access and post that information and that it wasnt noticed right away. What is interesting is that there is far more intense focus on the leaker than there is on the information in the leaks.
Oh no. There is PLENTY of attention being given to the information itself, but you won't see or hear about it happening. What you will see is the prosecution of this foolish young man and in addition, you may well hear about all the other heads that will roll at the 102nd Intelligence Wing.
The government doesn't want to stress what was leaked. PBS spelled it out some on the news yesterday.
If he's guilty, he's fully responsible and needs to get the punishment for the crime. I just can't help but wonder why he was hired? It seems like he has flaws outside of his criminal activity that would have been evident
As far as I got it, this Jack listened to his fellows in the game reproducing the broken record "Ukraine is winning", "Ukraine! Freedom! Democracy!", and the rift beween what he heard and what he knew became at a certain point unbearable, so he spilled the beans about the poor military prospects of Ukraine. That's a crime alright. But who created this mental rift in the first place? Was it not the US media and government officials with their "as long as it takes" in order to extract as much money from the US budget and the unaware US citizens' taxes as it is possible?
HaHa in a sticky situation. Thanks Dr. Grande for my Friday night laugh 🙂
All IT positions need Secret or Top Secret clearances in the military. The clearance doesn't give you the authority to see all top secret or secret documents/information. You are still required to have a "need to know" -- and that's where the handling of classified docs policy was ignored. He did not have a need to know, and should not have had access to these documents.
what's the point of setting this kid up to be a super leaker? he's not very sophisticated, so he makes a poor patsy. he's someone that the powers that be would only examine for a heartbeat. he's not even as impressive as the qanon shaman, horns or no horns. now it begins
Whether you are Trump or Texeira, when you sign the security clearance application, they make sure you know what's involved--and you are not getting off the hook by making lame excuses.