CIA official arrested in Cambodia for classified doc. leak on Israel retaliation on Iran - report

Jerusalem Post ^ | November 13, 2024 | Staff

[Eli Kopter]

CIA official Asif W. Rahman was arrested by the FBI in Cambodia on Tuesday and charged with disclosing classified documents allegedly showing Israel's retaliation plans against Iran, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. He was brought to a federal court in Guam to face charges.

Rahman was indicted by a US federal court in Virginia with charges of willful retention and transmission of national defense information, the report said.

According to the New York Times, the documents were prepared by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which analyzes US spy satellite information and photos.

CIA official had top-secret security clearance Rahman worked for the CIA abroad, and according to the New York Times, Rahman held a top-secret security clearance with access to sensitive information, allowing him to handle classified documents and photos.

The documents were previously circulated on the Telegram app, and US officials said they were unsure where the documents were taken from.

[Eli Kopter]

Trump effect. Just like the Reagan Effect on January 20, 1981.

[spincaster]

He got them from the Big Guy.

[HYPOCRACY]

100% he was in Cambodia to have sex with kids.

[SMARTY]

Does ANYONE vet these people??

[Wuli]

Not good enough. The people who hired the guy at the CIA and the people that vetted him for the job need to be fired, all of them.

[Red Badger]

Asif W. Rahman........................hmmmmmmmm....................

[BobL]

“CIA official Asif W. Rahman...”

What did they expect?

[1Old Pro]

Rahman was indicted by a US federal court in Virginia with charges of willful retention and transmission of national defense information, the report said.

Life sentence?

[Flag_This]

"Does ANYONE vet these people??"

I'm pretty sure that's racist, or something.

[piasa]

CIA ping

[Bookshelf]

I worked for a large international corporation that would not hire employees from two categories: Chinese and Muslim. The company had learned from long experience that neither could be trusted for reasons that need no explanation.

[chuck allen]

Is this why Wray wa in Phnom Penh? (Sp)

[piasa]

Some air national guardsman just got 15 yrs for that, so probably not under present justice system.

[Mouton]

“and the people that vetted him for the job need to be fired, all of them”

The Agency I worked at long ago did background investigations including for those who worked in our Agency. Whenever a problem arose, first question that came from the top was: who did the background investigation on that criminal and determine how this character flaw was missed. Whoa to the investigator who mailed it in.

[Uncle Miltie]

islam.

[mac_truck]

So it wasn't the Pentagon senior staffer after all.

I wonder where Ariane Tabatabai goes to get her reputation back?

[piasa]

Circulated on Pavel Durov’s app Telegram.

[desertsolitaire]

Is that the main thing tourism to Cambodia is noted for?

[Col Frank Slade]

CIA big surprise.

[SunkenCiv]

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