One of the sources said that the ambassador repeatedly transmitted highly classified U.S. originator-control intelligence information to the journalist. ORCON intelligence, as it’s called in the intelligence world, is closely held and carefully distributed. At least some of this information was classified at the “Five Eyes” alliance classification level, meaning it was distributed by the U.S. only to Australia, Britain,Canada, and New Zealand. Some intelligence may also have been classified at the U.S.-U.K. only level.
1. This is another prime example of how we can not trust the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Kiwis with any intel. We should cancel our part in the 5 Eye intel sharing. The Brits meddled and participated in our 2016 presidential election and were involved in the CIA/DOJ/FBI attempted coup of President Trump.
2. These acts of sabotage and terrorism against America were approved by the highest levels of Brit intel and including their PM.
3. A few decades ago, the Brit Intel Special Branches would have terminated this ambassador and those involved above him. It would not be in today’s news.
Really? The nickname "five eyes" derives from the fact that all the anglophone nations collect intelligence and share it with the others. This alliance allows the anglosphere to collect intelligence, especially signals, from around the globe because of their geographical distribution. Your suggestion would cut the US out of intelligence gathered by the Aussies at Pine Gap, UK signals intelligence from GCHQ, and the Communications Security Establishment Canada.
So because of a dumb UK envoy who has resigned in disgrace you would cut off US access to a trove of signals intelligence. Good idea, good luck with that.
I’m British and I hope this leads to the collapse of 5 eyes. Its a scam designed to get around domestic laws preventing intelligence services spying on their own citizens by contracting it out to one of the other members of 5 eyes. Our governments have a cosy little cartel going where each government each spy on each other’s people and then share that information with each other.