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Found at the Scene in Manchester: A Detonator, Shrapnel and a Battery

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14 pointsdberhane6 comments

I am surprised that the US media got all these details so early in the investigation and I could not any references to this in the British Media about it yet. There is a concern in the UK that US officials are leaking more detailed information as reported in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/24/us-officials...

I was watching as it unfolded and the US media was a step ahead on reporting almost everything. Apparently the British Home Secretary was none too happy about it as you said (I'm guessing the UK shares details as they happen with their US counterparts who were then leaking to the press).

This is not going to help the FVEY partnership if this shit carries on. I'm not a fan of the dismantling of our rights via CESG/GCHQ/NSA etc, but what good comes of the Americans leaking shit to the press?

For some more context, police are now halting intelligence-sharing as it’s actively impeding. Releasing the name to NBC before cohorts could be intercepted, etc.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-security-mancheste...

To be fair, it's kinda common knowledge the US intelligence community leaks. Nearly all the intelligence leaks I can think of came out of the US.

My new favourite one being the US President is accused of leaking Isreali intel to the Russians. :D

To be fair British intelligence was regarded as mole central, they had a nickname in the 80's and 90's which was "Krot" after a mole cartoon character popular in eastern europe and the comblock.

In the 2000's which I'm more familiar with we called them the wire or AP, since they tended to burn every source within weeks via leaks to the press, their retired moles or through parliament.

Direct leaks from the US intelligence community are actually pretty darn rare, the only leaks that are not whistleblowers tend to be through the house and senate intelligence committees.

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