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PeaceWave

(3,453 posts) Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:52 AM 5 hrs ago

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Patel arrests F-15 leaker Trump described as a "sick person."

The FBI has arrested a former U.S. Special Operations Command employee for allegedly leaking the downing of the F-15e fighter jet shot down over Iran late last week, the FBI announced Wednesday.

FBI Director Kash Patel described the suspected leaker as a former SOCOM employee, “who supported our top-level military warfighters, for allegedly transmitting classified information to a member of the media.”

During a Monday press conference at the White House, President Donald Trump told reporters that the government was “looking very hard to find that leaker,” describing the leaker as a “sick person.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fbi-arrests-suspected-leaker-downed-222800333.html

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Patel arrests F-15 leaker Trump described as a "sick person." (Original Post) PeaceWave 5 hrs ago OP

Supposed leaker allegedly does something sakabatou 5 hrs ago #1

+1. Convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, insurrectionist, thief of national secrets dalton99a 5 hrs ago #6

In our Brave New World, telling the truth to The People is a crime deserving imprisonment or worse. Midnight Writer 5 hrs ago #2

+1 dalton99a 5 hrs ago #4

That ridiculous pathetic clown seems to believe that he's some kind of legendary crime fighter. What a sick joke.. Dave Bowman 5 hrs ago #3

That sounds like Whistleblowing, not Leaking n/t leftstreet 5 hrs ago #5

Whistleblowing info relating to a downed injured pilot hoping to be rescued? PeaceWave 5 hrs ago #7

Did the "leaker" leak to Iran? leftstreet 5 hrs ago #8

Did he leak the location of the plane or just the fact it was shot down? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 5 hrs ago #9

He leaked that we'd only rescued one airman and that another was still out there. PeaceWave 4 hrs ago #10

White House's official position as well. Torchlight 4 hrs ago #11

sakabatou

(46,186 posts)

1. Supposed leaker allegedly does something

Reply to PeaceWave (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:57 AM

5 hrs ago

Meanwhile, we have a known rapist as president.

dalton99a

(94,390 posts)

6. +1. Convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, insurrectionist, thief of national secrets

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 12:02 PM

5 hrs ago

Midnight Writer

(25,459 posts)

2. In our Brave New World, telling the truth to The People is a crime deserving imprisonment or worse.

Reply to PeaceWave (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:58 AM

5 hrs ago

Are we to believe that the Iranians did not know they shot down our jet until they saw it in the American media?

dalton99a

(94,390 posts)

4. +1

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 12:00 PM

5 hrs ago

Dave Bowman

(7,239 posts)

3. That ridiculous pathetic clown seems to believe that he's some kind of legendary crime fighter. What a sick joke..

Reply to PeaceWave (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:59 AM

5 hrs ago

Hey PatHell, you're the one leacking like an STD rotten dick.

leftstreet

(40,913 posts)

5. That sounds like Whistleblowing, not Leaking n/t

Reply to PeaceWave (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 12:02 PM

5 hrs ago

PeaceWave

(3,453 posts)

7. Whistleblowing info relating to a downed injured pilot hoping to be rescued?

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 12:13 PM

5 hrs ago

leftstreet

(40,913 posts)

8. Did the "leaker" leak to Iran?

Reply to PeaceWave (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 12:28 PM

5 hrs ago

No, to a media person

It would go to intent

Meh, doesn't matter. That poor SOB will be sacrificed to the propaganda gods

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,986 posts)

9. Did he leak the location of the plane or just the fact it was shot down?

Reply to PeaceWave (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 12:29 PM

5 hrs ago

If it's the latter, I don't see that he did any wrong.

This is an attempt at CYA by an incompetent administration.

PeaceWave

(3,453 posts)

10. He leaked that we'd only rescued one airman and that another was still out there.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 12:34 PM

4 hrs ago

Torchlight

(6,882 posts)

11. White House's official position as well.

Reply to PeaceWave (Reply #10)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 12:52 PM

4 hrs ago

Easy ball to pick up and run with... especially when not looking any further down the field.

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