FBI arrests 21-year-old National Guardsman for U.S. intelligence leaks

The New York Times first reported Teixeira's identity earlier on Thursday, describing him a National Guardsman who led Thug Shaker Central, an online group where about 20 to 30 people shared their love of guns, racist memes and video games. 

Oh well there's a shocker.

Crime of the century. Leaking relevant national secrets in a time of war. He deserves life without parole and only because I know it is worse than death.

OK, so he released the documents on a gaming sight (allegedly).

I can see that.

But, after the Chelsea Manning debacle, how on earth did a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, get his hands on top secret documents.

Doesn't the US Defence Department have any security?

Great news! Now how long do we have to wait until this happens again?

Seems like he is emotionally and socially lacking skills and he is releasing the documents to impress his online contacts. He might not have fully realized what would happen with his actions or he will spend many decades in prison. Better vetting systems.

Crime of the century. Leaking relevant national secrets in a time of war. He deserves life without parole and only because I know it is worse than death.

In the end I suspect more people that Mr. Teixeira are going to jail. This looks like a command failure.

Went by Discord name 'Jack the Dripper' - and was the leader of the anti-government 'Thug Shaker Central' chat room.

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The New York Times first reported Teixeira's identity earlier on Thursday, describing him a National Guardsman who led Thug Shaker Central, an online group where about 20 to 30 people shared their love of guns, racist memes and video games. The Times cited interviews and documents it reviewed.

A love of guns, racist memes and video games. Says a lot and I can bet he thinks he's an all-American red-blooded patriot fighting against the tyranny of the government and the erosion of his way of life. In truth, he's just another crackpot traitor filled with hate. No plea bargains, just a max sentence.

A man named Jack Teixeira was promoted to Airman 1st Class in July, according to a post on the 102nd Intelligence Wing's official Facebook page. 

So when I was active the Air Force was real big on what they called a "No Lone Zone", meaning a classified space where it was not permitted for one person to be there alone. The idea was that someone would not attempt to compromise classified material if there was a witness along. Having a minimum of two people in a space kept everyone honest. I am curious if my buds at the Chair Force still enforce this? And why was someone of such a low rank anywhere near Top Secret? If they were on a cleaning crew did they have an escort or was such a low rank actually cleared for TS ?

He changed to working more night shifts with fewer people around.

But, after the Chelsea Manning debacle, how on earth did a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, get his hands on top secret documents.

They don't generally put 40 year olds into combat. I do wonder why someone this young was in the intelligence division, though. Presumably the rank and file have much less access.

Anti-war and pro gun describes the mush that these right wing idiots have for a brain!!!

This idiot will spend a long time in prison, but there are plenty of them out there.

The right wing cult is the biggest threat to America today.

Hey they actually can find leakers….when they want to.

He'll have a military trial, won't he?

If it is the military, they will give him either the rope or a lengthy prison sentence.

Crime of the century. 

I don't think so. Wikileaks, Ana Montes and Aldrich Aimes all have this beat.

The New York Times first reported Teixeira's identity earlier on Thursday, describing him a National Guardsman who led Thug Shaker Central, an online group where about 20 to 30 people shared their love of guns, racist memes and video games. 

Or in other words, a typical young MAGA warrior...

At least he had the courage to put a uniform on - most of these MAGA racist gun nutters are too scared leave their mother's basement...

Perhaps he'll copy his mentor with a defense of "I declassified it all in my mind"...

Good luck with that...

Jack Douglas Teixeira is no Chelsea Manning or Edward Snowden.

Oh so now Massachusetts is MAGA country huh?

Do you really think there aren’t maga idiots in Massachusetts?

Or do you speculate he is really a Soros backed Antifa liberal?

Oh so now Massachusetts is MAGA country huh?

Some of it is. Hell, you even have MAGAotts in California. Lots of them where I live in what I call Kern County Mississippi, home of the Buck Owens sound.

Oh so now Massachusetts is MAGA country huh?

Because there can't possibly be a Trump supporter from Massachusetts, right?

well Chicago is supposedly MAGA country too when it’s speculation time, so who knows.

speculate away. Who he supports politically is irrelevant. Holding people accountable who were in charge to prevent this from being possible? That’s relevant.

It is not believable that a 21-year-old kid in the national guard is responsible for leaking the info. He is obviously a patsy who has been set up.

Some of it is. Hell, you even have MAGAotts in California.

More than the libs thought, a lot more.

Lots of them where I live in what I call Kern County Mississippi, home of the Buck Owens sound.

So if you are black and a Trump supporter or a liberal that makes you what?

It is not believable that a 21-year-old kid in the national guard is responsible for leaking the info. He is obviously a patsy who has been set up.

Without a doubt, this guy is the "fall guy." The bad part is that nothing will get done about it and none of the top senior officials will get punished for this. Absolutely disgusting!

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It is not believable that a 21-year-old kid in the national guard is responsible for leaking the info. He is obviously a patsy who has been set up.

Why is it not believable? At 21, I had a secret clearance with access to loads of highly sensitive classified documents and there were people my age I worked with who had top secret clearances. It was harder in the past to leak that number of documents because there were no cell phones or Internet back when I was in the service. It was mainly done by passing physical documents or copying them to film but now you can pass secrets by the dozens just by clicking a mouse on your computer.

I don't think so. Wikileaks, Ana Montes and Aldrich Aimes all have this beat.

This leak is in a time of war and could effect the outcome. I think that makes this much worse.

It is not believable that a 21-year-old kid in the national guard is responsible for leaking the info. He is obviously a patsy who has been set up.

Is he going to use the excuse that his Discord was hacked?

Without a doubt, this guy is the "fall guy." The bad part is that nothing will get done about it and none of the top senior officials will get punished for this.

Man, another narrative from you. Get real with real information, once in awhile...

This right wing 21 year old is not a fall guy, he's the guy they believe leaked the information. His superiors are not going to get off easily as a military chain of command says they are responsible, but make no mistake the actual culprit is this person and he's not just a fall guy.

This right wing 21 year old is not a fall guy,

Right wing? Lol! Anyway, the real problem is coming from senior officials that haven’t learned anything from what Snowden and Manning did, this guy is the best fall guy and will shield all of the problems that our inept government has shown it to be.

he's the guy they believe leaked the information. His superiors are not going to get off easily as a military chain of command says they are responsible, but make no mistake the actual culprit is this person and he's not just a fall guy.

The actual culprit is our government for bungling once again something that should never, ever happen, something needs to change and currently how we keep secrets is just not working because we have allowed way too many people access to documents that shouldn’t have them, that’s on them, not this guy ultimately, he’s the ultimate scapegoat for a much larger problem and I don’t see our military senior officials doing anything about it.