WikiLeaks, an organization known for publishing classified documents and secret information, announced that it has obtained the contents of John Brennan's email account, which was reportedly hacked earlier this week.
John Owen Brennan, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, allegedly stored work-related documents in his personal email account on AOL. Last Sunday, Oct. 18, claims of Brennan's account getting hacked were reported.
"Hillary Rodham Clinton's email scandal didn't stop the head of the CIA from using his own personal AOL account to stash work-related documents, according to a high school student who claims to have hacked into them," wrote the New York Post.
Four days after the report was published, WikiLeaks tweeted that it has gotten its hands on the contents of the CIA Chief's alleged personal email.
ANNOUNCE: We have obtained the contents of CIA Chief John Brennan's email account and will be releasing it shortly.
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 21, 2015
Just hours following the tweet, six documents were published on WikiLeaks' portal. First on the list is "John Brennan Draft SF86," a 48-page document that contains a questionnaire, which was filled by Brennan himself prior to his ascension as CIA director. It lists personal connections and social affiliations along with details of Brennan's professional career.
The second document, titled "The Analysis Corporation," contains alleged copies of a FAX sent from the CIA's General Counsel to the Government Accountability office. "Issues seem to revolve around 'growth of historical data' and 'real-time responsiveness' of the system," WikiLeaks commented.
The third is "Draft: Intel Position Paper," a write-up detailing the challenges faced by the United State Intelligence Community along with propositions of giving the CIA and National Intelligence directors 10-year terms and granting the CIA autonomy so it cannot be subjected to and hindered by politics. Ironically, the last paragraph in the document, which is unfinished, is titled "Damaging Leaks of Classified Information."
Next is the "The Conundrum of Iran," which contains suggestion for the next U.S. President that was to assume office in 2009 on how to handle the US-Iranian situation.
The fifth and the sixth were titled "Torture" and "Torture Ways", respectively. "Torture" contains a proposal on how to make future interrogation methods compliant and legal. "Torture Ways" details the implementation of what was suggested in "Torture," including the list of torture methods that are forbidden.
The CIA comments that none of the leaked documents were identified.
"They appear to be documents that a private citizen with national security interests and expertise would be expected to possess," said Dean Boyd, CIA spokesperson.
However, WikiLeaks noted on Twitter that it has more documents to publish in the coming days and some involve U.S. strategies for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Tomorrow we continue our @CIA chief John Brennan email series, including on US strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. #AfPak #CIA — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 21, 2015
