How to Steal Secret Documents, Commit Espionage and Make New Friends … In Prison

From Edward Snowden to Donald Trump, stealing America’s secrets for ego, enemies and idiots is a new national security threat that was entirely foreseeable.

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By now you have likely been wondering, why has Malcolm not weighed in on the leaks by the US Air National Guardsman that is taking America by storm?  Well as you know this substack is called “Special Intelligence”. It is named after a security classification designator for information of a highly sensitive nature that was suddenly slapped all over the pages of the news this past week.  When it comes to a matter as serious as this, we should all take pause. But while pausing let me give you a little bit of an education as to why intelligence professionals do not speak quickly on matters of state security … Because every one of us swears an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Many of us were entrusted with the knowledge gleaned through human spies, sensitive technical intelligence collection, or a myriad of other sources that constitute America’s secrets. Those of us who are not talking are the ones deserving of our prais…