Leaked Pentagon documents are ‘embarrassment’ to US government

Apr. 11, 2023 Politics

Pentagon officials are scrambling to contain the fallout after a trove of leaked documents about the war in Ukraine started spreading across social media.

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Credits

Guest:

Paul McLeary - defense reporter at Politico - @paulmcleary

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Marcelle Hutchins, Robin Estrin

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