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Pentagon leak traced to video game chat group users arguing over war in Ukraine
The Guardian ^ | 4/12/23 | Alex Hern

Posted on 04/11/2023 10:25:18 PM PDT by krogers58

A damaging batch of documents leaked from the Pentagon appears to have been initially shared on the video game chat platform Discord in an effort to win an argument about the war in Ukraine, according to open-source intelligence analysts.

The bizarre provenance of the leak may seem unusual but it is far from the first time that a dispute between gamers has sparked an intelligence breach, with the overlapping communities causing problems for military and gaming platforms alike.

The existence of the leaked cache was exposed as documents showing estimated casualties in the Bakhmut theatre of battle began circulating on public social networks last week.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: classified; documents; leak; ukrainepapers; ukrane
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What narcissists we have working in our intelligence community. Sure does make the rest of them look like angry children. Incompetence abounds.
1 posted on 04/11/2023 10:25:18 PM PDT by krogers58
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To: krogers58

Presuming this story has a shred of truth to it.


2 posted on 04/11/2023 10:32:18 PM PDT by TigersEye (Woke is a cancer of the mind and humanity)
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chat group users arguing over war in Ukraine

What kind of idiot forum is THAT?

3 posted on 04/11/2023 10:33:39 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: TigersEye

Well, I for one didn’t know the Big Guy was a gamer.


4 posted on 04/11/2023 10:33:44 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: TigersEye
Presuming this story has a shred of truth to it.

It's just bizarre enough that it may be true. Read the article, it details how intelligence agencies monitor these war types of games for intelligence leaks. This would not be the first time that such info was leaked within a gaming community.
5 posted on 04/11/2023 10:39:03 PM PDT by krogers58
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To: Jeff Chandler

Ouch.


6 posted on 04/11/2023 10:42:01 PM PDT by M1911A1 (Drain The Swamp)
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To: Jeff Chandler

What kind of idiot forum is THAT?

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I don’t have an answer, but the Ukraine Russian War is on every forum you can imagine. We moved on from virus hysteria to a new hysteria.(Russian-Ukraine War)
Also, the information we receive on these issues are a production of the Anglo-American Establishment.

Whatever media is fed to us, no matter the time period in the history of the United States:

“We accept as truth.”(A majority will always go with the flow or herd.)


7 posted on 04/11/2023 10:52:38 PM PDT by unclebankster ( Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
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To: krogers58

We resemble that remark.


8 posted on 04/11/2023 10:53:58 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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Initially they claimed it was Russian Disinfo, and then they treated it like an important intelligence leak.
They claim incorrect numbers of casualties for Russians and Ukrainians was 'crudely' added to the documents, but those supposed 'edits' match what people like Ret. Colonel Douglas MacGregor and others have been saying.

The MSM is lying to make it seem like the billions Biden is throwing at the Ukraine actually went to the war effort, and not to Biden and other Deep Staters. Casualties on the Ukrainian side are actually much more grievous than the MSM admits, but expected because the Russians have so much more ammunition to fire on a day to day basis.
The Russian casualties are lower than the MSM/Ukrainians claim. A 3rd party tried to find the 'real' number of Russian losses by searching funeral notices in Russia, but never came up with the massive numbers claimed by the Ukrainians.

The American public does not want billions sent to the Ukraine and if they realized just how bad the Ukrainians have bled out, long ago.

Sundance, at Conservative Treehouse, has identified the intel leak that REALLY has the Deep State running scared, because it exposes the fact that Obama/Dems have been planning this war since 2014. THAT knowledge would really put a dent in the public's willingness to tolerate Billions in gifts to the Ukraine, and endless war, let alone sending American troops.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/04/09/sunday-talks-intel-commitee-member-rep-brad-wenstrup-discusses-recent-classified-information-leaks/

Sunday Talks, Intel Commitee Member Rep. Brad Wenstrup Discusses Recent Classified Information Leaks

As noted by Gonzalo Lira, “François Hollande, former President of France, confirms that the 2014 coup d’etat in Ukraine was part of a long-term plan to have Ukraine fight a proxy war against Russia. The Americans have been preparing this war since the Obama administration—it is now confirmed beyond doubt.”

9 posted on 04/11/2023 10:54:51 PM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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One, with the correct figures, stemmed from a leak to 4chan, the chaotic image board best known for birthing the “alt right” movement.

At the same time, a second set of documents, including the edited image, were being passed around pro-Russian Telegram channels.

10 posted on 04/11/2023 10:57:18 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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Neither was the original source, however. Before they emerged on to the public internet, the documents had been shared on closed chatrooms hosted by Discord, a gamer-focused chat app. In one server, called “Minecraft Earth Map”, 10 of the documents were posted as early as 4 March, a month before they appeared on 4chan.
11 posted on 04/11/2023 10:58:25 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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I retired after 20 in 1999...just as the gaming thing came along. Watching things develop over the next decade...I’d say around 10-percent of intel/comm community is into full-time gaming. One could make the case that they are obsessive/compulsive about gaming action.


12 posted on 04/11/2023 11:15:33 PM PDT by pepsionice
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high probability that whatever you’re being told is BS


13 posted on 04/11/2023 11:22:23 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: krogers58

made up garbage from
ChatGPT


14 posted on 04/11/2023 11:48:40 PM PDT by RockyTx
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To: krogers58

Truth was ‘leaked’ out by the jerks in ‘intelligence’ who feel ONLY THEY can handle the truth? What jerks.


15 posted on 04/12/2023 12:11:58 AM PDT by GOPJ (It's NOT 'gender affirming care' - it's SEXUAL MUTILATION OF A YOUNG PERSON. Don't use their words.)
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Well, I for one didn’t know the Big Guy was a gamer.

IMHO - The Big Guy sells and trades intelligence... he doesn't use it to win a debate. China paid well...

16 posted on 04/12/2023 12:13:53 AM PDT by GOPJ (It's NOT 'gender affirming care' - it's SEXUAL MUTILATION OF A YOUNG PERSON. Don't use their words.)
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To: TigersEye

Bingo


17 posted on 04/12/2023 12:15:36 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Genocide is here. Leftist extremists are spearhheading the Genocide against conservatives. )
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To: McGruff

LOL


18 posted on 04/12/2023 12:52:12 AM PDT by no-to-illegals ( The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them.)
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To: krogers58

The gamers know as much as the intelligence groups. Makes perfect sense


19 posted on 04/12/2023 12:54:02 AM PDT by no-to-illegals ( The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them.)
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To: ransomnote

Yes...the fabulously staged “war”, complete with concerts, celebrity visits, and the bizarre appearance of Z like a rock star in Congress.

All to distract from the drawdown of our military reserves, the destruction of our financial system, the ongoing baby blanket and rainbow communist revolution taking place in our own country.

We have no ability to ramp up for a war due to almost everything being sourced from those aligning against us.

This entire scenario is nonsensical, unless you are willing to consider that the current regime actually does plan to allow us to “lose” to their fellow Communists. It’s really that simple.


20 posted on 04/12/2023 1:12:12 AM PDT by garandgal
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