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Summary

The Atlantic has published unredacted attack plans (non-paywall link) shared in a Signal group chat of senior Trump officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and DNI Tulsi Gabbard.

Editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg released the full texts after officials denied sharing war plans or classified information, arguing transparency was necessary amid accusations of dishonesty.

The leaked messages detailed U.S. military strikes targeting Houthis in Yemen.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

This is becoming a theme stretching back multiple administrations. The people at the top either don't understand IT acceptable use policies, cybersecurity controls, classification divisions of systems, records retention policies, etc; or they are intentionally ignoring them. And for bonus points, everyone at this level is an espionage target.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_White_House_email_controversy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton_email_controversy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_government_group_chat_leak

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 5 days ago (10 children)

They waited till he entered his girlfriends apartment building?... seems on point for the military. How many people died? I think someone said 53? And was that guy the only target? So many deaths for one dickhead...

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Not sure about legality, and not that the US military care, but confirming someone id, and that he is visiting a gf or family member, then bombing the house, sound like a war crime.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It is a crime and Israel is doing it too so Trump and the whole clown car just follows the lead. I am all for killing people who have done heinous shit but killing everybody in whole build just to get tom them is beyond fucked up.

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

Israel, Russia and now the US just joined the club!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago

They will pay no penalties for this. Trump deserves to be hanged for treason but that hasn't happened yet.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Whiskeyleaks going absolutely ham over here lmfao

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Whiskey leaks is a hilar6name for this snafu. God I hate this timeline so much.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 days ago

if this were any other regime, they'd be facing jail time for using a non-approved messaging app. But this is the year of the trumptard, so they will face no consequences.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The interesting part of publishing all the texts is it only serves Trump's plans. To tear America away from Europe and force America to find new global relationships. Interesting times we are living in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

There is the outside possibility that the journalist was added on purpose

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

"Won't look good if this leaks and we don't bomb them" is literally in the leaked chats. Journalist was added on purpose imo.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I've had this thought in the back of my mind since learning about this. How does one accidentally add someone to a group chat?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Why would an unfriendly journalist be in your (and everyone elsew) phone only as initials?

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