- Jack Teixeira, 21, was indicted last month for leaking classified Pentagon documents.
- The Washington Post reported that the state air force was preparing for a violent “race war.”
- The newspaper interviewed several of his closest friends and reviewed unpublished videos and chat logs.
Pentagon data breach suspect Jack Teixeira envisioned a violent “race war.” Washington Post.
Massachusetts Air National Guard sergeant Teixeira, 21, was arrested last month in connection with the leak of dozens of classified Pentagon documents related to the Ukrainian war and other national security issues.
The Washington Post said it interviewed several of his closest friends and reviewed unpublished videos and chat logs to uncover his racist views and allegations against the government.
“He used the word ‘race war’ a lot,” said a close friend of Teixeira’s who spoke to the Post on condition of anonymity.
“He called himself racist many times,” the friend said. “I think he was proud of it.”
The newspaper obtained a video in which Teixeira fired a semi-automatic rifle, used anti-Semitic and anti-black language, and said the reaction was “dumping magazines.”
The newspaper said Teixeira, who sees himself as a politically conservative Orthodox Christian, prepared for a violent struggle against blacks, liberals, Jews, gays, transgenders and other perceived opponents. reported that it seems to be doing
Court documents previously revealed he had a small gun in his military-themed bedroom, talked about mass shootings, and made violent and “racist” threats. rice field.
Jack Teixeira’s bedroom, according to court documents.
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Teixeira also told friends she worried about what would happen next as Black Lives Matter protests swept across the country in 2020.
“He was worried that white people would be targeted,” a friend told the Post. “He has told me many times that he thinks he needs to prepare for a revolution.”
The newspaper said Teixeira didn’t consider himself a whistleblower, even though he shared classified documents with his online peers on a Discord server.
Rather, he acted on a deep suspicion of the government, wanting his online peers to “emphasize that the government is lying and be prepared for what it might do.” and a close friend were also members. The server said;
His online presence has also revealed conspiratorial thinking and further racist thinking, including Jewish and Muslim.
“He had quite a few conspiracy theories,” a friend told the paper, adding, “He talks a lot about things like Waco and Ruby Ridge and how the government murders its own people.” I remember that,” he added.
According to the criminal complaint, Teixeira joined the State Air Force in September 2019 and was granted a “top secret” clearance in 2021, which gave him access to classified documents leaked online. .
He could now be sentenced to up to 25 years in prison.