revealing army secrets..what i heard yesterday..

Well don;t keep it a secret! Actually, if he is telling you something he shouldn't be, he can get in some big trouble. Did you ask your co workers about it? Maybe he was playing a game and it's something he does often. Your co workers might know about that. If it is true, what he is saying...well....I guess it's time to build that bomb shelter in your back yard.

Having a brother that is in special forces, and does all of his " work" covertly, I have to say, that I don't know if I would believe the guy to be honest with you. My brother has been in the Military for almost 20 years ( omg, he and I are getting old!) Anyway, when he is on what I call a " mission", we never know where he is, nor where he has been or what he has done, his favorite line is " if I tell you, I would have to kill you". Could it be that this guy that you know is trying to impress you with his " info?" Seriously, my sister in law that has little kids doesn't even know where my brother is when he is working, she goes for weeks without talking to him. I would just take what he says with a grain of salt, seriously, don't be scared or worried. And if its true, that he is giving civilians classified information, he will be sent to the klink soon!

I'd be he is just pulling your leg. If anyone found out that he said anything real, I am sure there are dire consequences in the military of your country.

I think you should be careful who you trust. Are you sure this guy was for real or just a fraud? Get his name and check with the U.S. Military, im sure there is a way to do so. Also, like everyone else here, Whats the secret?? :)

in the military, usually those that don't know anything talks. those who are keeping secrets know they know stuffs and they don't have to prove themselves big shots, keeps quiet. the person apparently is shooting his mouth off bu****itting trying to sound like he is a big shot in the military. usually those are the ones USED by the army to spread disinformation.

My brother in law use to work on an army base, 2 days after 9/11 he called me to let me know certain forces had been dispatched that day due to the incident. His reason for telling me was. He loves his family and in the event of any form of invasion, he would make sure his family was protected and fore warned. I have no issue with what I was told and I let other's know without reveling the source. It made me feel safer knowing someone was looking out for my children in the face of possible terrible conditions. Of course it might depend on how sensitive the information is, but myself, I would rather be forewarned.

hi liran, i am not sure what do you mean by top military secrets. its quite possible that what you are thinking as secret is not a secret anymore. i guess, he knows all about confidentiality and secrets and oaths that they take while in forces. so, i think, he wouldn't do something that would strp off of his respectability. its even possible, that he's been instructed to pass on the message for the benefit of the commoners. he was just feeling the pulse of the public. however, you are a better judge. if you really think he has ket out something he shouldn't have, you should report. but i think, before doing so, you should judge the severeity and gravity of his words. good luck!! PS: sorry, iam running late liran. by now, i guess, things have settled. pls update me on this.

The story you now just tell is awful! Telling military secrets is something one shouldn't do, no matter what (unless it is something that is illegal - like military experiments on soldiers and the likes). I believe such people must be reported, since we are in a very delicate situation. Before Operation Antebe, when someone only mentioned something that sounded like that subject, he would have been silenced until the end of the operation. It should not be any different now - if a man or a woman cannot be trusted with military secrets, his/her security level should be re-evaluated. Every time I see some military secrets in the newspaper, I think the world has gone mad - secrets are a part of the military power! They shuold not be revealed! About what you said. The plans to attack Iran are in the newspapers already (check Walla). I believe it is more a part of a propoganda, because Israel would rather solve the situation without using force.

That's pretty scary and a pretty big no no! I wouldnt have been happy to hear all of that at all, and I might have said something to him about how that's pretty disrespectful to the military or something. I dont know. I wonder why he thought it was ok to do so. Even if he was worried thats still not a good idea.

Okay what are these top military secrets that he revealed to you, could you explain it a little more, I would like to know those secrets to, lol.

Having a brother that is in special forces, and does all of his " work" covertly, I have to say, that I don't know if I would believe the guy to be honest with you. My brother has been in the Military for almost 20 years ( omg, he and I are getting old!) Anyway, when he is on what I call a " mission", we never know where he is, nor where he has been or what he has done, his favorite line is " if I tell you, I would have to kill you". Could it be that this guy that you know is trying to impress you with his " info?" Seriously, my sister in law that has little kids doesn't even know where my brother is when he is working, she goes for weeks without talking to him. I would just take what he says with a grain of salt, seriously, don't be scared or worried. And if its true, that he is giving civilians classified information, he will be sent to the klink soon!

Well, I'm not sure about all the questions you asked, but after you having said what you said, I am curious as to what he said. I know that my brother spent 8 years enlisted and was over in Iraq for almost 2 years, and now that he's out he is working for the government as a civilian, but they are sending him over there soon and for what I'm not sure. I know he's into some pretty important stuff, and news like yours concerns me.

He's worried about you!?!?! What is going to happen?!? WTF?

Don't report him. Are you serious? If anything, you should spread the word unless you don't wanna take the risk. It probably has something to do with the US killing people. (or Isreal of course). Terrible things are about to happen in the coming years anyway. Who knows what the world will be like in just a few years. There could be massive changes.

Wow, that's some scary stuff you heard!!! I am currently in the USA, with my fiance. I love it down here, but in a way I'd feel much safer in Canada. I feel that the Americans have invaded far too many places. I wonder how long it will be before I overhear somdething as you did.

Lira, I think if that fellow revealed the real facts (secrets) than he is not a true armyman or patriot. It is highly objectionable on his part to reveal any of the secrets. If he really revealed what he was not supposed to.....he is blot on armed forces and must be brought to book.

Sure he hasn't the right to tell you these secrets. To explain more, he doesn't deserve to be in that position in the army. Only one reason can be with his side, if the army in your country is working in the opposite way to your peace or humanity on commen.

Hello, liranlgo! People in military, specially in intelligence agencies do it for two reason. 1. They are boasting about their knowledge of top secret information. This is done by either fed up military people who either want to get out of military or have some grievance for which they see it a better way to spill out, or by people who need and yearn for attention. BUT, I must say that this type of behavior and attitude is very rare among this community as they are security cleared people and are under surveillance. For whatever reason they are doing it, they can get court marshaled and hanged for revealing state secrets. even a trivial information that is termed as secret in military, when revealed, is liable to be punished under treachery and disloyalty. 2. They are doing it on purpose. Now it may seems weird to you, but governments do it for mainly two purposes (there are others too, though). one is to get a feeling of public response, whether they are prepared or not in case of an event and what public is thinking about the situation. secondly they do it to let the misinformation out to be used as a scare tactic against enemy, which usually is the purpose in this second case. using it as scare tactic has further two main purposes; one is to really scare the enemy and use these information as deterrence against any enemy adventurism and the other is to get a reaction of enemy country to ascertain how capable they are. Now this too may seem absurd to you as you may think that intelligence agencies has better idea, why would they use public to get a hint. I would say that information that intelligence agencies gather are in bits and pieces and to get a whole picture isn't always easy. by using above tactic, enemy may make some moves to be noted and thus a better appraisal is made of enemy's capabilities. This is specially true in case of Iran as both America and Israel don't have as much intelligence about Iran as they would like to have, and this is because of lack of communication. I don't know if I am understandable or making any sense:-)

H liranlgo I found your site in response to another and find this discussion rather disturbing on a number of fronts. First and foremost...how reliable is the person imparting the information? Does he have a history of stretching the true to inflate his ego? Do you think his reasons for revealing military secrets valid? How important is this information to group he shared it with? Why would he single you out to disclose it...is he playing a mind game...testing loyalties...seeing who breaches trust and then reports them to someone else? If he is running a con that is dangerous...if it is true that must be upsetting for those of you he told. In any case a loose cannon could set off more fireworks than whatever the danger he described. People and their issues...the world and some of the people in in appear to be getting stranger and stranger. Whatever you decide to do I hope you and your loved ones remain safe.

I used to be a part of OIF and worked there in Iraq for 3 years... I've had many encounters with FYI and Top Secret Files myself but I don't think they are as much relevant as they once were considering I am no longer there... However, this "well-respectable man in uniform" should'nt have done what he just did as he should know that the "vital information' he has just told you might encouraged paranoia or anxiety/s to the receiving end, that makes you... Regardless of what his intentions may be, wether he cares for you or the people around you he should be responsible enough not to Spill the Beans to anybody or anyone for that matter... You can not just go and report him to the proper authority as they might take you the other war around and it will be your word against 'him' or them. But whatever top secret he revealed to you could be beneficial for your part and if you really trust this man's identity/ credibility, you should seek his advice... -The King of Reason and The Leader of None-