« Signal Gate »: Military plans leaked to a journalist in publicity
In public he gave the The Atlantic The detailed talks leaked to a journalist on the plans of his government’s war operation Donald Trump Against Houthi in Yemen.
In the wake of the initial revelations and the subsequent denial of the Ministry of Defense that there were no political plans, the medium decided to respond by publishing the dialogues in question.
« The statements of Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe and Trump – in combination with the claims of many administration officials that we are lying about the content of the messages in Signal – led us to the conclusion that people need to see the messages to draw their own conclusions. »
The conversation entitled « Houthi PC Small Group » was attended by leading US officials including Vice President Jay Di Vance, while its central issue was an imminent attack on the positions of Yemen’s Houthi Army rebels.
« There is a clear public interest in revealing the type of information that Trump’s advisers have included in unsafe communication channels, especially because senior management executives are trying to downplay the importance of the messages exchanged. »
« Experts have repeatedly warned us that the use of a conversation in Signal for such sensitive discussions is a threat to national security. For example, Goldberg received information on the attacks two hours before the scheduled start of the Houthi seats bombing. If this information – especially the exact hours of US aircraft take -off for Yemen – had been leaked in the wrong hands within this crucial two -hour, US pilots and other military personnel could be found at an even greater risk than usual. «
At 11:44 am, Hegseth wrote in the conversation, in capital letters: « Newer Information of the Group », half an hour before launching the first US military aircraft for the operation.
The text below it started: « NOW NOW (1144ET): The weather is favorable. I just confirmed with CentCom that we are launching the mission. «
Centcom, or central administration, is the military administration of the Army for the Middle East.
Hegseth’s message continues:
‘1215et: F-18s take off (1st wave of attack)’
« 1345: F-18’s ‘trigger attack’ window begins (the targeted terrorist is in his well-known location, so he will be in his time-also offensively offensive drones (MQ-9s). »
State secrets through signal?
National Security Advisor Michael Valtz created a group conversation in the Signal application to discuss plans for military attacks against Houthi in Yemen. By mistake, he invited Jeffrey Goldberg, editor -in -chief of The Atlantic magazine, to this conversation. Officials exchanged detailed information on the goals, weapons systems and the time of the attacks, ignoring Goldberg’s presence.
Goldberg, after verifying the authenticity of the information, published articles on The Atlantic, revealing the incident. The Trump government tried to downgrade the importance of the leak, claiming that they did not leak confidential information. However, the incident has sparked strong reactions and criticism of communication security and the use of unsafe applications for the management of sensitive information.
