the source of the leaks that resulted in highly classified documents being released on the internet. in the last hour, the pentagon says they are looking at the impact those leaks could have on us national security and that a criminal investigation has been opened. the bbc s carl nasman is here with more carl, what exactly is the pentagon saying? well, i mean, clearly these documents, which are making the rounds for a few days, they are starting to concern the us department of defence officials were getting in the most recent statement from the pentagon, i want to summarise a bit of that here. depending on saying we have engaged with allies and partners and have informed relevant congressional committees and the department of defence, we also know that a criminal investigation has now been opened into the source of these documents. us government looking to find who may have leaked this, was country may have been behind it if it originated from the us, potentially from russia
i thought, this is not a conflict that has got any place in the new millennium. if you want to solve it, you have to take that risk and talk to those who actually control the violence. enemies compromised and differences were settled. this is a story ofjeopardy, dilemmas and leadership. tony blair: |think| there s a hope that - ifeel the hand of history upon our shoulders. kerrie and erin had never met before. if they had been from a previous generation, they probably wouldn t have met at all. but they were born on the day of a peace deal. we are very lucky that we grew up where we did after the good friday agreement. lived a very happy life so far, always enjoyed all my classes, loads of opportunities. they are in the newest cinema in northern ireland in a shopping centre in belfast, which was bombed five times in as many years. they are reflecting on scenes of bloodshed which they have never known. very different than what i would have grown up in, two different worlds. eve
i m helena humphrey. good to have you with us. we start here in the us, where thejustice department is investigating the leaking of dozens of leaked intelligence documents which surfaced on social media a few days ago. some officials have suggested the topics point to an american source but they re not ruling out the possibility that pro russian activists or agents might be involved. the bbc s carl nasman is here with more. carl, what exactly is the pentagon saying? well, these documents, they have been circulating online and social media for days now, but clearly us officials are concerned, especially when it comes to security. in a recent statement from the pentagon officials say they re working on verifying the documents to work out if they are the real deal or not. but they say the documents contain classified material, highly sensitive material, highly sensitive material, they also say that they are focused on assessing they are focused on assessing the impact that these
we start here in the us where thejustice department is investigating the leaking of dozens of leaked intelligence documents which surfaced on social media a few days ago. some officials have suggested the topics point to an american source but they re not ruling out the possibility that pro russian activists or agents might be involved. the bbc s carl nasman is here with more. carl, what exactly is the pentagon saying?. these documents have been out there for a few days but us officials are concerned about this, especially when it comes to security, a pentagon statement coming out officials saying they are working to verify these documents but they say they contain classified, highly sensitive material, they say here they are focused on assessing the impact these photographed documents could have on us national security and our allies. a criminal investigation has been opened into this case, it is believed to be one of the biggest and the most serious cases of leaked document
the peace holds, despite political tensions in northern ireland. my guest is us congressman richard neal, a democrat and co chair of the friends of ireland caucus group. to what extent is the wider us uk relationship tied to the situation in northern ireland? congressman richard neal in springfield, massachusetts, welcome to hardtalk. pleased to be with you. well, it s a pleasure to have you on the show. what doesjoe biden s determination to be on the island of ireland to mark this 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, what does it tell us about the priority he puts on doing what he can to maintaining the solidity of the peace there? well, i think it s a historic anniversary and i think america served as an honest broker through the negotiations and they were able through, i think, strategy and patience to bring about a successful conclusion to the agreement, recalling that before the agreement, there were 30,000 british soldiers in an area the size of our state of c