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BumRushDaShow

(129,753 posts) Mon Mar 4, 2024, 02:55 PM Mar 4

Jack Teixeira agrees to prison sentence of 16 years over Pentagon leaks - report

Source: The Guardian

Mon 4 Mar 2024 11.47 EST

Jack Teixeira, the 22-year-old charged with leaking classified US military documents to fellow gamers on a social media platform, agreed on Monday to accept a prison sentence of 16 years.

Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts air national guard, agreed to plead guilty to all six counts charging him with willful retention and transmission of national defense information, ABC News reported, citing a signed court filing.

As part of his plea agreement Teixeira must sit for a debrief with the US Department of Defense and Department of Justice, and return any sensitive materials that may still be in his possession.

He has remained in custody since April 2023 when he was arrested at his mother’s house in North Dighton, Massachusetts, after he leaked classified records to a group of gamers on the Discord messaging app. At the time he was working as a cyber defense operations journeyman with a rank of airman 1st class at Otis air national guard base on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/04/jack-teixeira-prison-sentence-pentagon

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Jack Teixeira agrees to prison sentence of 16 years over Pentagon leaks - report (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Mar 4 OP

Now I want to see 45* go to prison for sharing national security secrets with Putin groundloop Mar 4 #1

Agree republianmushroom Mar 4 #4

Not a terribly bright way to up one's gaming cred. TwilightZone Mar 4 #2

What the h*** is a "Russian Arctic struggle"? lostnfound Mar 4 #3

It's a strange way to describe what Russia is doing in the arctic region IronLionZion Mar 4 #5

Since the ice has been steadily melting up there BumRushDaShow Mar 4 #6

And not just Russia. summer_in_TX Mar 4 #7

The U.S. is up there too BumRushDaShow Mar 4 #8

groundloop

(11,528 posts)

1. Now I want to see 45* go to prison for sharing national security secrets with Putin

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 02:58 PM

Mar 4

republianmushroom

(13,767 posts)

4. Agree

Reply to groundloop (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 05:27 PM

Mar 4

TwilightZone

(25,505 posts)

2. Not a terribly bright way to up one's gaming cred.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 03:01 PM

Mar 4

There's bragging and there's going to prison for 16 years bragging.

lostnfound

(16,194 posts)

3. What the h*** is a "Russian Arctic struggle"?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 05:14 PM

Mar 4

IronLionZion

(45,580 posts)

5. It's a strange way to describe what Russia is doing in the arctic region

Reply to lostnfound (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 06:06 PM

Mar 4

they are expanding their militarization of the area to control increasingly ice-free shipping routes. They have been aggressively exploring and drilling for oil/gas in the area.

Russia has been trying to establish dominance in the arctic for most of their existence. They are the one country that benefits the most from melting arctic ice.

BumRushDaShow

(129,753 posts)

6. Since the ice has been steadily melting up there

Reply to lostnfound (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 06:07 PM

Mar 4

and ships have been more easily transiting the area, Russia has come right in and started claiming more and more territory -

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-discusses-russias-claim-giant-chunk-arctic-ocean-seabed-2023-01-27/
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russian-arctic-threat-consequences-ukraine-war

And then the Nordic NATO situation happened - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143203404

summer_in_TX

(2,766 posts)

7. And not just Russia.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 06:22 PM

Mar 4

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-russia-and-china-teaming-up-to-control-the-arctic/

Are Russia and China Teaming Up to Control the Arctic?

More aggressive posturing by Russia and China in the fast-melting Arctic is raising red flags for the Pentagon.

Russia is working to quickly flex its muscle in the region through a partnership with China to build infrastructure along the Northern Sea Route, one of two major shipping lanes across the Arctic. That agreement, announced exactly a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, was viewed by experts as a signal that Russia and China increasingly share economic interests in the icy polar region.

Then in August, a fleet of 11 Russian and Chinese warships sailed from the Sea of Japan through the Bering Strait into the Pacific Ocean, passing close to the U.S.-held Aleutian Islands off the Alaskan coast. The Russian news agency Interfax said the ships were conducting "joint anti-submarine and anti-aircraft exercises."

…Experts noted China does not have territory in the Arctic but seeks access and influence in the region, something it hopes to advance through its Russian alliance.

BumRushDaShow

(129,753 posts)

8. The U.S. is up there too

Reply to summer_in_TX (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 06:56 PM

Mar 4

https://www.rferl.org/a/arctic-sea-claims-interactive-map/32793427.html

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