Shock ‘n Awe Over Magical Security Leaks

So, we’re told it’s a “shock” those document leaks show we spy on our allies as well as enemies? Doesn’t anyone watch “Jack Ryan” where more US intel ops are revealed in each episode than you can shake a Russkie at?

According to the WSJ, the alleged 21-yr-old gamer turned leaker while playing a video game to show off his intel chops in its chat room lays bare the “extent to which US spy agencies rely on clandestinely intercepted communications to keep tabs” on EVERYONE. Apparently, “in vivid examples, the [leaked] documents track foreign governments’ military movements, diplomatic efforts & clandestine weapons sales, as well as debates in friendly capitals & more.” The national security fiasco, the editors suggest, might even have forced the Biden administration to now recommend declassifying more intel rather than keeping so much under wraps. The idea seems to be to proactively expose more yet harmless intel to help prove to Congress how effective its eavesdropping programs have been & deserve the funds needed to renew them. Brilliant?

Yet, something tells the wise that Congress (itself infamously prone to leaking info faster than the Titanic] may not be in a mood to hear requests for more funding from an administration that can’t keep tabs on a kid given a top security pass. Then, again, one unnamed US official asked, “Where do you think so much of this stuff comes from? Magic?” Jack Ryan if not Kreskin knows …

Davd Soul