According to the Washington Post, the originator of the recently leaked US intelligence documents is said to be a young man who worked at a US military base.
He initially shared the explosive documents as transcripts with a chat group he led on the Discord platform popular with video gamers, the newspaper reported, citing two members of the group. The man was known to them as “OG” and said he had obtained the documents at a military base – where he worked.
According to his own account, he also spent parts of the day there in a secure facility where cell phones and other electronic devices that could be used to take photos or videos were prohibited. Therefore, he initially copied the documents. When that proved to be too much trouble, he began posting pictures of the explosive papers, according to the newspaper. How he was able to do this was not initially clear. In mid-March, however, “OG” stopped sharing documents with the group.
According to the Washington Post, this was founded in 2020 during the corona pandemic. Its two dozen or so members have in common their fondness for weapons, military equipment and their belief in God. “OG” itself has a gloomy opinion of the US government. He is not a whistleblower who wants to uncover abuses. Members interviewed by the newspaper said they knew OG’s real name and where he lived, but declined to say.
