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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Problem is we need to share intelligence. They need our intel as much as we need theirs"
Agreed. But what gives them the right to pass it to the press? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Governments have always shared intelligence and always hidden things from one another. Someone leaking a piece of information is another way of saying,we know something but can't say it officially.
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By (user no longer on site)
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Are we now going to start beating up on other countries or organisations in response to the actions of a pound shop terrorist who killed and injured children.
Yes get some perspective... all governments leak there is no such thing as information security and the role of the press is to shine a light on those dark corners of all activities state or otherwise to check the powers of the state.
How does this make a nation stupid?
Perhaps instead of throwing bricks at each other and trying to create controversies...
We should remember and respect the memory of all those bruised and broken this week rather than fighting amongst ourselves  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm not sure branding an entire nation as stupid using a sometimes pejorative word and blaming the many for the actions of the few is useful at a time like this. Or ever."
My thoughts exactly.
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By (user no longer on site)
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To be fair to the OP I don't think he's branding the whole nation as 'stupid'. As far as I interpreted it he's talking about whoever leaked those pictures to the NY Times against the (supposed ) wishes of the UK Intelligence services.
Now leaks DO tend to happen for a reason, I wonder what the agenda is? |
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"I'm not sure branding an entire nation as stupid using a sometimes pejorative word and blaming the many for the actions of the few is useful at a time like this. Or ever.
My thoughts exactly.
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This..
Ditto the constant hate filled bile by some on here who blame all of the Islamic faith for the actions of some..
Releasing the Intel is not something new with the US intelligence services and should be addressed..
The NYT printing them is crass and deeply insensitive to lie families of the victims.. |
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"I'm assuming the photos were taken by a U.K. Person and then emailed to the USA who then published them. So the perp is probably English. "
Think it's more to do with other intelligence services data base's and whether they will have similar evidence post any atrocities |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm not sure branding an entire nation as stupid using a sometimes pejorative word and blaming the many for the actions of the few is useful at a time like this. Or ever."
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I suspect it's a calculated move.  "
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Its a big game of chess, sometimes you use your pawns as defence and sometimes you use them as bait but there always part of your overall strategy.
Nothing gets leaked to the press and less they want it leaking and even then no major outlet prints it unless it's been given the ok by a higher authority |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Yanks is just plural it doesn't infer an entire nation just more than 1.
Also stupid yanks is only referring to the ones who are stupid and in no way infers the entire nation is stupid |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I suspect it's a calculated move. .
Its a big game of chess, sometimes you use your pawns as defence and sometimes you use them as bait but there always part of your overall strategy.
Nothing gets leaked to the press and less they want it leaking and even then no major outlet prints it unless it's been given the ok by a higher authority"
Regards counter terrorism I guess to some degree it becomes necessary to behave in a way that confuses the enemy.... |
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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago
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The truck driver in Germany last year was Tunisian though made escape via bus through the Netherlands onto France, then Italy and was shot dead by police making a random check.
The first 24 hours of an investigation are essential. The leaking of information to the US news networks first about his name, then crime scene photos has really got to hamper the speed at which authorities can act. Anyone associated with the guy will have the heads on what information they have and possibly flee. As opposed to getting snatched, searched and questioned. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Manchester Police have stopped sharing information with the US intelligence agencies due to this."
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No they haven't.
Our intelligence goes through gchq who share relevant information with the US , they then share it with several departments who it might pertain to.
So this info might have gone through the CIA the FBI and quite a few US army bomb making experts.
The only way Manchester police could withhold intelligence is by not sharing it beyond Manchester police which frankly I doubt.
Statements like those are politically made, its a war of words with the US intelligence services |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Problem is we need to share intelligence. They need our intel as much as we need theirs"
Intelligence and the US government? A bit of an oxymoron methinks. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Manchester Police have stopped sharing information with the US intelligence agencies due to this..
No they haven't.
Our intelligence goes through gchq who share relevant information with the US , they then share it with several departments who it might pertain to.
So this info might have gone through the CIA the FBI and quite a few US army bomb making experts.
The only way Manchester police could withhold intelligence is by not sharing it beyond Manchester police which frankly I doubt.
Statements like those are politically made, its a war of words with the US intelligence services"
A long statement!
The simple fact is Manchester Police have said due to this leak they will no longer share intelligence on this with the US. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Manchester Police have stopped sharing information with the US intelligence agencies due to this..
No they haven't.
Our intelligence goes through gchq who share relevant information with the US , they then share it with several departments who it might pertain to.
So this info might have gone through the CIA the FBI and quite a few US army bomb making experts.
The only way Manchester police could withhold intelligence is by not sharing it beyond Manchester police which frankly I doubt.
Statements like those are politically made, its a war of words with the US intelligence services
A long statement!
The simple fact is Manchester Police have said due to this leak they will no longer share intelligence on this with the US. "
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Yes it was long as I was trying to explain why its nonsense.
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By (user no longer on site)
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For instance do you think gmp have the intelligence on where all the suspects live, work, associate with, go to mosque, online with etc etc.
Or do you think that info is held at gchq? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Manchester Police have stopped sharing information with the US intelligence agencies due to this..
No they haven't.
Our intelligence goes through gchq who share relevant information with the US , they then share it with several departments who it might pertain to.
So this info might have gone through the CIA the FBI and quite a few US army bomb making experts.
The only way Manchester police could withhold intelligence is by not sharing it beyond Manchester police which frankly I doubt.
Statements like those are politically made, its a war of words with the US intelligence services
A long statement!
The simple fact is Manchester Police have said due to this leak they will no longer share intelligence on this with the US. .
Yes it was long as I was trying to explain why its nonsense.
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I'll just go to the bit where you said "no they havent" which seems to infer that what I wrote was untrue! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Are we now going to start beating up on other countries or organisations in response to the actions of a pound shop terrorist who killed and injured children.
Yes get some perspective... all governments leak there is no such thing as information security and the role of the press is to shine a light on those dark corners of all activities state or otherwise to check the powers of the state.
How does this make a nation stupid?
Perhaps instead of throwing bricks at each other and trying to create controversies...
We should remember and respect the memory of all those bruised and broken this week rather than fighting amongst ourselves "
Couldn't agree more Hine. Unfortunately man has an innate desire to fight and blame others.... It takes restraint of ourselves, control of our emotions and understanding that others should come first, to do otherwise is to feed our inner unchecked desires that bleed our society and spread rot which has no benefit than to feed our selfishness.
Get a perspective guys and think before your trigger finger keyboards start to smoke. Few understand certainly on here you are known for what and how you respond. Peace guys. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Intelligence agencies in the U.S. have been verbally abused by Trump since he first said he was running for president. I think the leaking of this information is a politically calculated move by intelligence agencies against Trump. An attempt to show him that they wield a degree of power and they can embarrass him when they want.
And, let's not forget, the NYT has said that access to the photos and information was given by British sources. So an intelligence leak on the US side may not even be the biggest issues here.
And lastly, someone will have to explain to me one day why British people call Americans "yanks." In the US that term is reserved for northerners....so I'd be interested in the etymology. I guess I could go to Google, but I'm lazy at the moment. |
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"Intelligence agencies in the U.S. have been verbally abused by Trump since he first said he was running for president. I think the leaking of this information is a politically calculated move by intelligence agencies against Trump. An attempt to show him that they wield a degree of power and they can embarrass him when they want.
And, let's not forget, the NYT has said that access to the photos and information was given by British sources. So an intelligence leak on the US side may not even be the biggest issues here.
And lastly, someone will have to explain to me one day why British people call Americans "yanks." In the US that term is reserved for northerners....so I'd be interested in the etymology. I guess I could go to Google, but I'm lazy at the moment."
That's interesting. However he already does a good job of embarrassing himself.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Intelligence agencies in the U.S. have been verbally abused by Trump since he first said he was running for president. I think the leaking of this information is a politically calculated move by intelligence agencies against Trump. An attempt to show him that they wield a degree of power and they can embarrass him when they want.
And, let's not forget, the NYT has said that access to the photos and information was given by British sources. So an intelligence leak on the US side may not even be the biggest issues here.
And lastly, someone will have to explain to me one day why British people call Americans "yanks." In the US that term is reserved for northerners....so I'd be interested in the etymology. I guess I could go to Google, but I'm lazy at the moment."
I'm a Yankee Doodle dandy!
Its what the Brits called the French and Indians who fought for the revolutionists... Yankees.
Where as the ones who fought with us we went on to call Canadians!
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"Intelligence agencies in the U.S. have been verbally abused by Trump since he first said he was running for president. I think the leaking of this information is a politically calculated move by intelligence agencies against Trump. An attempt to show him that they wield a degree of power and they can embarrass him when they want.
And, let's not forget, the NYT has said that access to the photos and information was given by British sources. So an intelligence leak on the US side may not even be the biggest issues here.
And lastly, someone will have to explain to me one day why British people call Americans "yanks." In the US that term is reserved for northerners....so I'd be interested in the etymology. I guess I could go to Google, but I'm lazy at the moment.
I'm a Yankee Doodle dandy!
Its what the Brits called the French and Indians who fought for the revolutionists... Yankees.
Where as the ones who fought with us we went on to call Canadians!
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Various possible origins of Yankee; most believable is a corruption of the old Dutch word jankeys or Jan Kaes; referring to various Dutch settlers by the English or the Dutch name Janke. Was used insultingly by English settlers about the Dutch settlers. Then turned round by the zDutch and used as an insult about the Brits. |
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By *inaryGuyMan
over a year ago
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"Manchester Police have stopped sharing information with the US intelligence agencies due to this..
No they haven't.
Our intelligence goes through gchq who share relevant information with the US , they then share it with several departments who it might pertain to.
So this info might have gone through the CIA the FBI and quite a few US army bomb making experts.
The only way Manchester police could withhold intelligence is by not sharing it beyond Manchester police which frankly I doubt.
Statements like those are politically made, its a war of words with the US intelligence services
A long statement!
The simple fact is Manchester Police have said due to this leak they will no longer share intelligence on this with the US. .
Yes it was long as I was trying to explain why its nonsense.
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Simply delay releasing info to the Us agencies until after investigations under way/done - not sure how much was started when the name was released but even this could give enough time for connected people to escape |
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By (user no longer on site)
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By releasing the bombers name it will have given his accomplices the heads up to run, destroy evidence and potentially bring other attacks forward before the security services had chance to pounce. It was a very stupid thing to do. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The yanks call us limeys. ...never eat one in my life.
No wonder you can't catch a pig in an entry
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Rickets? Bent legs? Pig? Gentry? Stop it?
Tumble......  |
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"And so far what have they leaked that we could not have guessed anyway?"
That's not the point; leaking intelligence alerts the bad guys that we know stuff about them; so they can evade, or hide it.
It also may give away the fact that we have moles inside the bad guys' organisations, so they are at risk, or we have to shut down the operation.
Setting up insiders is very difficult, dangerous and takes sometimes years. And relies on trust that we don't give them away.
Lose that and there is no more intel. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The yanks call us limeys. ...never eat one in my life.
No wonder you can't catch a pig in an entry
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Rickets? Bent legs? Pig? Gentry? Stop it?
Tumble...... "
Sorry pal! It was not a phrase I had heard of before.....but thanks for your comment |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The yanks call us limeys. ...never eat one in my life.
No wonder you can't catch a pig in an entry
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Rickets? Bent legs? Pig? Gentry? Stop it?
Tumble......
Sorry pal! It was not a phrase I had heard of before.....but thanks for your comment "
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#tumble joke  |
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"And so far what have they leaked that we could not have guessed anyway?"
The perpetrators name.
They released it prior to arrests being made of his associates. The naming jeopordised them being arrested safely, as they would be pre-warned of security services coming for them. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Intelligence agencies in the U.S. have been verbally abused by Trump since he first said he was running for president. I think the leaking of this information is a politically calculated move by intelligence agencies against Trump. An attempt to show him that they wield a degree of power and they can embarrass him when they want.
And, let's not forget, the NYT has said that access to the photos and information was given by British sources. So an intelligence leak on the US side may not even be the biggest issues here.
And lastly, someone will have to explain to me one day why British people call Americans "yanks." In the US that term is reserved for northerners....so I'd be interested in the etymology. I guess I could go to Google, but I'm lazy at the moment.
I'm a Yankee Doodle dandy!
Its what the Brits called the French and Indians who fought for the revolutionists... Yankees.
Where as the ones who fought with us we went on to call Canadians!
Various possible origins of Yankee; most believable is a corruption of the old Dutch word jankeys or Jan Kaes; referring to various Dutch settlers by the English or the Dutch name Janke. Was used insultingly by English settlers about the Dutch settlers. Then turned round by the zDutch and used as an insult about the Brits."
Interesting. Thanks! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"By releasing the bombers name it will have given his accomplices the heads up to run, destroy evidence and potentially bring other attacks forward before the security services had chance to pounce. It was a very stupid thing to do. "
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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago
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"Intelligence agencies in the U.S. have been verbally abused by Trump since he first said he was running for president. I think the leaking of this information is a politically calculated move by intelligence agencies against Trump. An attempt to show him that they wield a degree of power and they can embarrass him when they want.
And, let's not forget, the NYT has said that access to the photos and information was given by British sources. So an intelligence leak on the US side may not even be the biggest issues here.
And lastly, someone will have to explain to me one day why British people call Americans "yanks." In the US that term is reserved for northerners....so I'd be interested in the etymology. I guess I could go to Google, but I'm lazy at the moment."
More importantly, his accusations of fake news can now be questioned. If they are publishing accurate names and photographs via US Officials, it gives them credibility on any White House leaks that he's tried to disorientate public attention from.. ? |
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