How quickly will US allies forget American snooping?
The documents released, in what has been described as the worst breach of security since the 2013 WikiLeaks operation, revealed detailed information about the war in Ukraine, including orders of battle showing that several Western countries, including the UK, sent special forces to Ukraine without informing the public.
The documents also uncover US concern about the state of the Ukrainian air force, and divulge that Egypt planned on supplying Russia with rockets. There was also information relating to China, Iran, Russia, and yes, Israel, with apparent confirmation of the report that the Mossad has encouraged the protest movement against judicial reform.
The National Guardsman, Jack Texeira, laid his hands on physical documents, which he photographed and uploaded to a small group on the chat platform Discord. The documents remained inside the group for weeks before migrating to other groups and websites, taking the Internet by storm.
This incident once again raises questions about the United States’ reliability concerning classified information and data security. And why is this so important? Because almost all Western democracies share intel with the US in one form or another. This includes intel concerning rival countries such as China, Russia, or Iran, and to have allies reading their own intel about adversaries on social media can’t increase their confidence in the US.
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