The article highlights a significant breach of security where sensitive information about U.S. military operations was leaked to a journalist. On March 15, prior to the bombing of Houthi targets in Yemen, a reporter was informed about the attack plan by the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth. This incident raises alarming concerns regarding the protocols in place for sharing information during military operations, particularly how the presence of journalists in sensitive discussions can lead to potential risks in operational security and the implications for transparency during conflicts.
This is an absolutely mind-boggling breach. How could no one looking at the list of participants in a Signal chat not question what a reporter was doing in a war plans chat?
I, however, knew two hours before the first bombs exploded that the attack might be coming. The reason I knew this is that Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, had texted me the war plan at 11:44 a.m.
The world found out shortly before 2 p.m. eastern time on March 15 that the United States was bombing Houthi targets across Yemen.
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