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Leader of Online Group Where Secret Documents Leaked Is Air National Guardsman

The leader of an online gaming chat group where classified U.S. intelligence documents leaked over the last few months is a 21-year-old member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, according to interviews and documents reviewed by The New York Times.

How Putin Became a Hero on African TV

Among the U.S. intelligence documents found leaked last week is a report saying that Russia’s military intelligence agency planned a propaganda campaign using African media to “realign” public opinion of Russia.

After Shunning Assad for Years, the Arab World Is Returning Him to the Fold

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was isolated for years after brutally crushing his country’s Arab Spring uprising. But in most Arab capitals today, the only question is how — not whether — they should deal with him again.

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