{"id":93865,"date":"2023-04-11T21:46:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T21:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/11\/us-will-turn-over-every-rock-to-find-source-of-leak-pentagon-chief\/"},"modified":"2023-04-11T21:46:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T21:46:14","slug":"us-will-turn-over-every-rock-to-seek-out-supply-of-leak-pentagon-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/11\/us-will-turn-over-every-rock-to-seek-out-supply-of-leak-pentagon-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"US will \u2018turn over every rock\u2019 to seek out supply of leak \u2013 Pentagon chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_content\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1755243\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1755243\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1755243 size-full\" alt=\"US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. STORY: US will \u2018turn over every rock\u2019 to find source of leak \u2013 Pentagon chief\" width=\"620\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2023\/04\/2023-04-11-Lloyd-Austin.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2023\/04\/2023-04-11-Lloyd-Austin-300x194.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2023\/04\/2023-04-11-Lloyd-Austin-129x83.jpeg 129w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2023\/04\/2023-04-11-Lloyd-Austin.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1755243\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1755243 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2023\/04\/2023-04-11-Lloyd-Austin.jpeg\" alt=\"US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. STORY: US will \u2018turn over every rock\u2019 to find source of leak \u2013 Pentagon chief\" width=\"620\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2023\/04\/2023-04-11-Lloyd-Austin.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2023\/04\/2023-04-11-Lloyd-Austin-300x194.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2023\/04\/2023-04-11-Lloyd-Austin-129x83.jpeg 129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1755243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies earlier than a Senate Armed Services Committee listening to on President Biden\u2019s proposed finances request for the Department of Defense for the fiscal yr 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 28, 2023. (Photo by KEVIN LAMARQUE \/ Reuters)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday stated the United States will examine the latest purported leak of categorised paperwork till the supply of them was discovered.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters has reviewed greater than 50 of the paperwork, labeled \u201cSecret\u201d and \u201cTop Secret,\u201d that first appeared on social media websites in March and supposedly reveal particulars of the navy capabilities of some U.S. allies and adversaries.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters has not independently verified the paperwork\u2019 authenticity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to investigate and turn over every rock until we find the source of this and the extent of it,\u201d Austin stated throughout a press convention on the State Department.<\/p>\n<p>Austin, the primary senior US official to touch upon the leak, stated the Pentagon was conscious that paperwork had been posted dated Feb. 28 and March 1, however was undecided if there have been different paperwork that had been on-line earlier than.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are things that we will find out as we continue to investigate,\u201d Austin added.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators are working to find out what particular person or group might need had the flexibility and motivation to launch the intelligence studies. The leaks could possibly be probably the most damaging launch of US authorities data for the reason that 2013 publication of hundreds of paperwork on WikiLeaks.<\/p>\n<p>Some of probably the most delicate data is purportedly associated to Ukraine\u2019s navy capabilities and shortcomings and one doc mentions the small variety of Western particular forces troops within the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The US Department of Justice has opened a felony investigation into the disclosure of the paperwork.<\/p>\n<p>Some nationwide safety consultants and U.S. officers say they believe that the leaker could possibly be American, given the breadth of subjects lined by the paperwork. 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