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Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, was apparently included in a Trump administration group chat on Signal in which top officials debated and then discussed details of attacks against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

In the stunning report, Goldberg claimed Waltz connected with him on Signal on March 11 and, two days later, he was invited to join a chain called the “Houthi PC small group,” in which they discussed strikes against the Houthi militant group in Yemen — seemingly unaware of the journalist’s presence in the group.

He wrote that he initially had strong doubts the text group was real, “because I could not believe that the national-security leadership of the United States would communicate on Signal about imminent war plans.”

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

It's really strange to read that transcript, a glimpse behind the veil so to say.

I continually make the mistake of just assuming that there's intelligent sophisticated professionals behind the scenes propping up the idiots that we see front and center. There really isn't though. They're talking about global politics the way soccer mums would organise the season break up.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

If this happened in any other country people consider this an intentional leak to the media, because any other explanation would be delusional.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Just another example of politicians having no idea how technology and security work. Not only that, but willfully disregarding warnings from experts.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Consequences are for commoners LMAO send.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Those rules are for idiots and I'm not an idiot so it couldn't possibly apply to me. I'll just be careful.

/s

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This seams like a reasonable explanation of what the hell they are thinking.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

It's like they think that's their whole job, disregarding warnings from experts.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Good God. Morons

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago

Color me suprised that it wasn't the War Thunder forum this time...

[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Amateurs. They should have created a subreddit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Telegram. Too on the nose?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

That's the only way really

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago