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Fellow airmen at the Massachusetts base where Teixeira worked warned superiors about his ‘fringe thinking’ and called him ‘the active shooter kid.’ Their concerns went unreported.
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Listen to the Top 5 'FRONTLINE Dispatch' Podcast Episodes of 2023
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Watch 2023’s 10 Most-Streamed New FRONTLINE Documentaries
These are the 10 most-streamed new FRONTLINE documentaries of 2023 — and they're all available to watch anytime online, in the PBS App and on YouTube.
December 21, 2023
Senior Biden Adviser: Middle East Came ‘Perilously Close’ to ‘Much Broader Regional Conflict’ in Days After Oct. 7
The comments come in an interview with President Biden's senior Middle East adviser, Brett McGurk, conducted for the documentary 'Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza.'
December 19, 2023
Support, and a Warning: Inside Biden and Netanyahu’s Increasingly Fraught Relationship After Hamas’ Oct. 7 Attack
As tensions rise between the U.S. president and the Israeli prime minister over the scope and civilian toll of Israel’s military campaign in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, watch the opening scene of ‘Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza.’
December 19, 2023
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Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
As the war in Gaza continues with devastating consequences, a major 90-minute documentary offers a sweeping examination of the critical moments leading up to this crisis over the course of the past three decades.
December 19, 2023
U.S. Officials Were 'Furious' About Leaks Exposing Ukraine War Concerns
A leak of classified U.S. documents by a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman revealed that, secretly, the U.S. harbored profound concerns about the war in Ukraine.
December 13, 2023
The FBI Caught Teixeira but Couldn’t Stop the Spread of Secrets
The Discord leaks highlight a challenge for U.S. intelligence agencies: limiting “spillage” — government secrets that have slipped beyond secured government systems.
December 13, 2023
Jack Teixeira Worried About a Security Clearance Investigation Discovering His Online Behavior, a Young Woman Who Dated Him Says
The young man who went on to allegedly leak classified documents on Discord while working at the Air National Guard worried that a security clearance investigation would uncover his behavior on the platform, a young woman who dated him says in a scene from “The Discord Leaks.”
December 12, 2023
‘Problematic Pockets’: How Discord Became a Home for Extremists
According to interviews with current and former employees and moderators, Discord’s rules and culture allowed a racist and antisemitic community to flourish.
December 12, 2023
Inside the Online World of Alleged Discord Leaker Jack Teixeira
Interviews with people who knew Jack Teixeira offer the most detailed account yet of how he allegedly leaked classified information and his motivations.
December 11, 2023
The Discord Leaks, Explained
FRONTLINE and The Washington Post partnered to investigate Jack Teixeira’s alleged leak of classified U.S. intelligence in a new documentary, The Discord Leaks. Here’s what to know about the case.
December 11, 2023