A journalist leaked US military plans for bombing Houthi targets in Yemen due to being included in a Signal chat mistakenly involving top Trump administration officials. The National Security Council is investigating the incident after Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic received detailed information about the planned strikes, including the timing and targets, two hours before the attack. The situation raises concerns over communication security within the government, highlighting potential recklessness in handling sensitive information.
"The world found out shortly before 2 p.m. eastern time on March 15 that the United States was bombing Houthi targets across Yemen. I, however, knew two hours before the first bombs exploded that the attack might be coming."
"The text chat was labeled 'Houthi PC small group,' and a message from Waltz indicated that he was convening a principals committee for top officials to discuss plans."
"I just hate bailing Europe out again," a comment attributed to Vice President JD Vance shows the disdain some officials have for international obligations amid military actions.
"I had very strong doubts that this text group was real, though I considered that someone could be masquerading as Waltz in order to somehow entrap me."
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