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title: "US scrambles to identify source of highly classified intel leak"
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**When the news of the leaked documents first came to light all the documents discussed were to about Ukraine- Today I read there were more to the leaks than initially claimed.**

##### [The latest from newarab](https://www.newarab.com/news/us-scrambles-trace-source-highly-classified-intel-leak)

> **Classified documents that appeared online, with details ranging from Ukraine’s air defenses to Israel’s Mossad spy agency, have US officials scrambling to identify the leak’s source, with some experts saying it could be an American.**
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> Officials say t**he breadth of topics addressed in the documents, which touch on the war in Ukraine, China, the Middle East and Africa, suggest they may have been leaked by an American rather than an ally.**
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> ***“The focus now is on this being a US leak, as many of the documents were only in US hands,”*** Michael Mulroy, a former senior Pentagon official, told Reuters in an interview.

##### [R](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/04/09/mossad-israel-pentagon-leaks-us-netanyahu-protests/)elated: [Mossad deny involvement in Israel’s anti-government protests after Pentagon leak](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/04/09/mossad-israel-pentagon-leaks-us-netanyahu-protests/)

> Following disclosure of the leak, **Reuters has reviewed more than 50 documents labeled “Secret” and “Top Secret” that first appeared last month** on social media websites, beginning with Discord and 4Chan. While some of the documents were posted weeks ago, **their existence was first reported on Friday by the New York Times.**
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> It is not clear why at least one is marked unclassified but includes top secret information. **Some documents are marked “NOFORN,” meaning they cannot be released to foreign nationals.**
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> Two US officials told Reuters on Sunday that they have not ruled out that the documents may have been doctored to mislead investigators as to their origin or to disseminate false information that may harm US security interests.
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> In a statement on Sunday, **the Pentagon said it was reviewing the validity of the photographed documents that “appear to contain sensitive and highly classified material.”**
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> The Pentagon has referred the issue to the Department of Justice, which has opened a criminal investigation.

**Based on this new information coming to light it NOW seems to me that Ukraine is not likely the source of the leak. It still looks as if these are legitimate documents. Most probably leaked by an American. Who? Why? When? And how will this be spun?**