Not a whistle-blower
The 2023 Pentagon leaks have fuelled insecurity between the U.S. and its alliesU.S. federal authorities have arrested Jack Teixeira, 21, a member of the Air National Guard, in the case of classified information of the Pentagon that was leaked on social media in recent months, which analysts say has exposed sensitive data regarding the war efforts in Ukraine, potentially undermining Kyiv’s plans to push back the Russian invasion. The top-secret files that were first leaked on social media websites Discord and 4chan in March this year also caused a flutter for the Joe Biden administration when it revealed confidential and unflattering information about U.S. allies, including South Korea, Israel, and other nations of West Asia and Africa, and assessments of China’s developing cyber-attack capabilities. Potentially most damaging, though, were the leaker’s posts, which, reports said, genuinely contained classified information of the U.S. military, on Ukraine’s air defences being compromised owing to a shortage of missiles in February. Also possibly undermining the tactical plans and the element of surprise for Ukrainian forces were files that spoke of the embattled country’s long-planned spring counter offensive to beat back Russian forces starting on April 30 with 12 Ukrainian brigades. While no explicit propagandistic post of the leaker has been revealed yet, it is obvious that the dots join to paint a clear picture of Mr. Teixeira’s intention to discredit the war effort of Ukraine and its western allies and show up the Biden administration in a bad light amongst its global partners.One thing is clear: Mr. Teixeira is no whistle-blower and, certainly, comparisons to Chelsea Manning or Edward Snowden would be misplaced. The latest leak of U.S. federal government information lacks the moral clarity and ethical underpinning of the WikiLeaks files and the NSA global surveillance exposé that Ms. Manning and Mr. Snowden respectively with the world in a bid to highlight the excesses of the U.S. government and spur conversations on human rights, foreign policy and privacy in the digital age. Whistle-blowing in the latter contexts led to introspection, policy dialogue and reforms to bring about greater transparency in U.S. government actions, within limits. The 2023 Pentagon leaks have, contrarily, achieved nothing of this sort but fuelled insecurity between the U.S. and other global powers, and potentially hobbled the war strategies of the Ukrainian armed forces in their bid to fight off Russian troops attacking their country. Mr. Teixeira has, appropriately, been charged for the leaks under the U.S. Espionage Act. The critical next step for the Biden White House is now to examine how and why he got top security clearance to handle classified information, and take steps to further secure and limit the distribution of sensitive information whose release could seriously undermine U.S. national security interests.
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Introspection (noun) – self-analysis, soul-searching, heart-searching, introversion, self-observation आत्मनिरीक्षण
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Compelled (adjective) – Obliged, forced, coerced, bound, obliged, duty-bound
मजबूर
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Invasion (noun) – attack, incursion, offensive, assailing
आक्रमण
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Surveillance (noun) – observation, scrutiny, watch, view, inspection
निगरानी
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Certainly (adverb) – surely, assuredly, definitely, beyond question,
निश्चित रूप से
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Owing to (phrase) – Because of or on account of
. के कारण
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Obvious (adjective) – evident, apparent, manifest, patent, conspicuous
स्पष्ट
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Explicit (adjective) – clear, definite, unequivocal, plain, unambiguous
स्पष्ट
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Ally (noun) – associate, colleague, friend, confederate, partner
सहयोगी
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Bring about (phrasal verb) –Cause, produce, generate, effect
उत्पन्न करना
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Confidential (adjective) – secret; not to be shown or told to other people
गोपनीय
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Undermine (verb) – weaken, impair, damage, sabotage, subvert
कमजोर करना
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Dialogue (noun) – conversation, talk, communication, interchange, discourse
बातचीत, संवाद
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In a bid to (phrase) – an effort/ attempt to achieve
के प्रयास में
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Lead (to) (verb) – cause, give rise to, result in, bring about
वजह बनना
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Assessment (noun) – Calculation, appraisal, estimation, consideration, measurement
आकलन
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Bid (noun) – attempt, effort, try, endeavor
प्रयास
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Transparency (noun) – clarity, limpidity, clearness, plainness, distinctness
पारदर्शिता
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Potentially (adverb) – Probably, possibly
संभावित रूप से
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Ethical (adjective) – Moral, upright, honorable, responsible
नीतिपरक
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Highlight (verb) – emphasize, underscore, accentuate, stress
प्रमुखता से दिखाना
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Reveal (verb) – Disclose, divulge, unveil, uncover, expose
प्रकट करना
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Western (adjective) – Of or relating to western countries
पश्चिमी
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Whistle-blower (noun) – informant, revealer, truth-teller, discloser
मुखबिर
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Pentagon (noun) – US Department of Defense
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Fuel (verb) – intensify, exacerbate, provoke, stir up
भड़काना
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Insecurity (noun) – uncertainty, instability, vulnerability, anxiety
असुरक्षा
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Classified (adjective) – confidential, secret, restricted, undisclosed
गुप्त
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Expose (verb) – Uncover, reveal, disclose, divulge
प्रकाश में लाना
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Push back (phrasal verb) – resist, repel, defend against, counter
प्रतिरोध करना
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Discord (noun) – a voice, video, and text chat app that's used by tens of millions of people ages 13+ to talk and hang out with their communities and friends.
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4chan (noun) – an imageboard website that is mostly used by young males.
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Flutter (noun) – agitation, flurry, commotion, disturbance
हलचल
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Unflattering (adjective) – uncomplimentary, critical, derogatory, disparaging
अपमानजनक
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Compromise (verb) – jeopardize, endanger, threaten, weaken
खतरे में डालना
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Tactical (adjective) – strategic, calculated, planned, deliberate
युक्तियुक्त
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Embattled (adjective) – besieged, beleaguered, under attack, under siege
युद्ध में घिरा हुआ
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Spring counter offensive (noun) – counterattack, counterstrike, retaliatory action, countermove
प्रतिहंसा
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Beat back (phrasal verb) – repel, drive back, force back, push back
पीछे हटाना
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Propagandistic (adjective) – biased, manipulative, persuasive, promotional
प्रचारवादी
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Leaker (noun) – informant, source, whistleblower, discloser
सूचना देने वाला
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Join the dots (phrase) – draw a conclusion, make sense of
निष्कर्ष निकालना
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Paint a clear picture (phrase) – clarify, explain, illustrate, elucidate
स्पष्ट करना
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Discredit (verb) – Disparage, undermine, devalue, cast doubt on
बदनाम करना
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Show up (phrasal verb) – Expose, reveal, uncover, unveil
बेनकाब करना
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In a bad light (phrase) – Negatively, unfavorably, in a poor light, unflatteringly
बुरी दृष्टि में
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Misplaced (adjective) – Inappropriate, ill-advised, unwarranted, unsuitable
अनुचित
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Moral (adjective) – Ethical, righteous, principled, virtuous
नैतिक
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Underpinning (noun) – Foundation, basis, support, groundwork
आधार
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Excesses (noun) – Extremes, immoderation, overindulgence, intemperance
ज्यादतियों
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Spur (verb) – Stimulate, prompt, encourage, provoke
उकसाना
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Whistle-blow (verb) – Expose wrongdoing, report, disclose, reveal
गलती उजागर करना
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Context (noun) – Background, situation, circumstances, conditions
प्रसंग
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Contrarily (adverb) – Conversely, oppositely, inversely, antagonistically
विपरीत रूप से
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Nothing of this sort (phrase) – Nothing like this, not of this nature, dissimilar
इस प्रकार की कोई चीज़ नहीं
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Hobble (verb) – Impede, hamper, hinder, handicap
बाधा डालना, लड़खड़ाना
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Fight off (phrasal verb) – Repel, fend off, resist, ward off
रोकना, मुकाबला करना
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Troops (noun) – Soldiers, military personnel, armed forces, servicemen
सैनिक
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Appropriately (adverb) – Suitably, fittingly, properly, accordingly
उचित रूप से
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Charge (verb) – Accuse, indict, prosecute, arraign
आरोप लगाना
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Espionage (noun) – Spying, Intelligence gathering, Surveillance, Covert operations, Reconnaissance
जासूसी
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Examine (verb) – Inspect, Investigate, Analyze, Scrutinize, Assess
जांचना