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The latest on the U.S. intelligence document leaks

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Hear more context on the U.S. intelligence leaks and about previous ones from NPR national security correspondent Greg Myre.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Now, this story is still developing, and we'll continue to follow it. And for more context on this leak case, we're going to go to our national security correspondent, Greg Myre. Hi, Greg.

GREG MYRE, BYLINE²: Hi, Leila.

FADEL: OK, so we just heard Shane Harris from The Washington Post describe an unidentified person believed to be behind the leaks. Does law enforcement know as much? Are we likely to see an arrest soon?

MYRE: Well, we don't know exactly, but this case, as we just heard Shane Harris describe, is a real bombshell. We know already in recent days the Justice Department and the FBI are investigating, but they have not publicly offered any indication that they have a suspect in their sights. Now, The Post described the alleged³ leaker as someone who worked on a military base, and so that should certainly help focus the investigation⁴. You'd certainly want to know if anyone with access to these documents suddenly stopped showing up at work a few days ago. But the leak was reported a week ago, so the person responsible has had several days to plan some course of action, which could include things like fleeing the country.

FADEL: You know, this case makes a lot of people think of another prominent case involving secret documents - Edward Snowden. But it sounds like it was a different situation there. If you could just remind us of the specifics of that case.

MYRE: Right. Edward Snowden was a contractor⁵ with the National Security Agency, and he was working in Hawaii in 2013. He had sort of limited supervision⁶ in his role there, and he electronically copied a huge volume of classified documents and then fled the country and wound up in Russia, where he remains⁷ to this day. He's still sought by U.S. authorities and faces charges in the U.S. He shared all that data with several journalists, including one with The Washington Post. He said he acted to reveal how the NSA was conducting massive global surveillance, and this often meant sweeping⁸ up information on U.S. citizens as well. The NSA said Snowden revealed a huge quantity of valuable information gathered with their most advanced surveillance techniques and caused huge damage. In this current case, we're only aware of several dozen documents that were copied, though they do have a great level of military detail on the war in Ukraine.

FADEL: So Snowden intentionally⁹ wanting to get these documents out into the wider public - it's not clear that that was the intention with this leaker, according to The Washington Post's reporting, which points to another young person working at a relatively¹⁰ low level with access to highly sensitive documents. So what are the similarities that you're seeing if this turns out to be true?

MYRE: Yes, Leila, if The Post is describing the person responsible, then it is a pattern we've seen before. This was true in the case of Edward Snowden and another massive breach¹¹ back in 2010 - Chelsea Manning and the WikiLeaks documents. Just a quick reminder¹², Manning was a private in the U.S. Army in Iraq. Manning worked in intelligence and gave a huge trove¹³ of secret diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks. This was hugely embarrassing for the U.S., showed how widely the U.S. spied on allies and often talked about them in unflattering terms. Manning ultimately served seven years in prison.

FADEL: NPR's Greg Myre. Thank you so much, Greg.

MYRE: Sure thing, Leila.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

6 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

9 intentionally   

ad.故意地，有意地

参考例句：

• I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
• The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

10 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

11 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

12 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

13 trove   

n.被发现的东西，收藏的东西

参考例句：

• He assembled a rich trove of Chinese porcelain.他收集了一批中国瓷器。
• The gallery is a treasure trove of medieval art.这个画廊是中世纪艺术的宝库。