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Police investigating the Manchester Arena bomb attack have stopped sharing information with the US after leaks to the media, the BBC understands. UK officials were outraged when photos appearing to show debris from the attack appeared in the New York Times. It came after the name of bomber Salman Abedi was leaked to US media just hours after the attack, which killed 22 - including children - and injured 64.
The police decision to stop sharing information specifically about the Manchester attack with their security counterparts in the US is a hugely significant move and shows how angry British authorities are.
The information from the crime scene wasn't shared on a whim: the British and Americans have a lot of shared world-leading expertise in improvised explosive devices and scientists would be discussing whether the Manchester device tells them something new that could, ultimately, track down a bomb-maker.
Other sharing will continue. The UK and US share a vast amount of information about terror and espionage threats - its a tight-knit network that also encompasses Canada, Australia and New Zealand. That system is based on trust and the "control principle": if a piece of intelligence is shared, the receiving nation has no right to further disseminate it without permission.
originally posted by: MOMof3
a reply to: thekaboose
I think it's a good thing. At least people can't say it was fake kids that were killed by a fake savage. Like they did here. Got the hardcore evidence.
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: thekaboose
The reason why an American artist concert was attacked and the reason the info was leaked was to divide the UK and the US against one another.
In the Middle East, dividing Muslims against one another took decades, centuries even, and millions of tons of hi explosive ordnance delivered by Mega aircraft carriers, attack aircraft and armies.
In the UK it took one backpack, lol.
originally posted by: thekaboose
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: thekaboose
The reason why an American artist concert was attacked and the reason the info was leaked was to divide the UK and the US against one another.
In the Middle East, dividing Muslims against one another took decades, centuries even, and millions of tons of hi explosive ordnance delivered by Mega aircraft carriers, attack aircraft and armies.
In the UK it took one backpack, lol.
You forgot the dead kids in that last bit. The youngest being what, 8?
In the UK it took one backpack, lol.
Could have been worded in a less sick way, but its your right to say what you wish and its my right to say what I wish.
originally posted by: thekaboose
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: thekaboose
The reason why an American artist concert was attacked and the reason the info was leaked was to divide the UK and the US against one another.
In the Middle East, dividing Muslims against one another took decades, centuries even, and millions of tons of hi explosive ordnance delivered by Mega aircraft carriers, attack aircraft and armies.
In the UK it took one backpack, lol.
You forgot the dead kids in that last bit. The youngest being what, 8?
It is never ok to kill a child
Do you believe that everyone else on this site is blind to the horrors around the world?