FBI arrests alleged leaker of US intelligence documents related to Israel’s attack plans against Iran

CNN ^ | November 13, 2024 | By Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez

[Oldeconomybuyer]

CNN - The Justice Department has charged a man for allegedly leaking highly classified US intelligence about Israel’s plans for retaliation against Iran, according to court documents and a person familiar with the case.

Asif W. Rahman was indicted last Thursday for willfully retaining and transmitting national defense information, according to court documents. He was arrested Tuesday in Cambodia and will first appear in court in Guam, though the department has asked a federal judge to move him to Virginia to stand trial.

Rahman was employed by the CIA, according to a person familiar with his employment. Court documents indicate he was employed by the US government.

Rahman held a top secret security clearance and could access sensitive compartmentalized information.

The New York Times first reported Rahman’s indictment.

The documents were posted by a Telegram account in mid-October called “Middle East Spectator.” They are marked top secret and have markings indicating they are meant to be seen only by the US and its “Five Eyes” allies — Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

[brownsfan]

FBI suddenly seems interested in doing it’s job, wonder why?

[Cobra64]

These people should be shot.

[Mark17]

I thought the leaker was a woman???

[blackdog]

Patsy.

[larrytown]

“Asif W. Rahman” ?

NEVER would have guessed...

[Freedumb]

If I recall there were two separate leaks of this data.

[FlingWingFlyer]

As if W. Rahman was an American. Booschidt. The Feds need to be defunded until they stop hiring foreign spies and infiltrators.

[Mark17]

FBI suddenly seems interested in doing it’s job, wonder why?

Who knows? It could be related to a recent election. 😄😀😄😂😅

[Mark17]

Thank you.

[Rlsau1]

“Patsy”

My thoughts as well. CIA probably has many “useful idiots” in its employ worldwide who can be used as scapegoats for the higher echelons perfidy.

[NorthMountain]

And Hillary Clinton remains unindicted, unprosecuted, unincarcerated. She runs around free as a bird ... a disgrace to these United States and to any authorities who allow it.

[PeterPrinciple]

FBI suddenly seems interested in doing it’s job, wonder why?

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there are still good guys in the fbi and they are emboldened by trump’s win.

[BigB60]

You need to watch more Hogan’s Heroes! 🤣

[SaveFerris]

(FBI arrests alleged leaker of US intelligence documents
related to Israel’s attack plans against Iran)

EXCELLENT 👍👍👍

So, did Obama give up easily? /half joking

[blackdog]

Yes. The Israel leak came from the Whitehouse and possibly the Oval Office. It wasn’t some stale info making its way thru State Department servers. It was live, current information only hours old.

[dforest]

Biden/Harris like to hire our enemies. They check their credentials the same way they do illegal invaders.

[Mark17]

Right, only half. 😇

[antidemoncrat]

Isn’t treason punishable by a firing squad?

[SunkenCiv]

• CIA official arrested in Cambodia for classified doc. leak on Israel retaliation on Iran - report [11/13/2024]