Pete Hegseth briefly escaped the “signal gate” scandal under the cover of the tariff drama, but unfortunately, the Secretary of Defense's lips were a little loose. this New York Times The weekend reported that there was a second group chatting, and Heggs shared information about the Yemen strike with his own family.
It turns out that the new government is very fond of Signal, an end-to-end encrypted messaging application that stores communications locally and is favored by journalists, dissidents and others because it cannot snoop (if used correctly). However, the federal government discussed plans to put life at risk and had its own record keeping authorization to keep officials accountable for their actions. Government employees should not use signals except in limited circumstances.
The new report says Heggs created a new chat on his personal phone called “Defense | Team Huddle” and used it to share information on the flight schedule of the F/AA-18 Hornets in Houthis, Yemen. The main purpose of a chat is to serve as a forum for discussing routine or management program information, but it turns to discussing more sensitive information, just like when talking about life among close confidants. The assertion that U.S. officials have repeatedly denied that any confidential information can be shared has aroused strong suspicion among defense experts.
Last week, the Department of Defense fired two senior advisers, both of whom were in the Huddle group in Heggs. It's no surprise when you hire someone who laughs at standards or honest ideas, that's what you get.
The White House once again downplayed the story on Sunday. “No matter how many times traditional media try to resurrect, they can't change the fact that there is no classified information,” White House spokesman Anna Kelly said. era.
Is Hergus' tendency to use signals incompetent or is it more sinister in nature. But at this point, it is not surprising to hear the Defence Minister share details of the Yemen attack with his UPS driver. We kind of insulted him because he turned us out.
In the new government, the communication between Cape and Deger was prolific, with Elon Musk’s governor flocking to the entire government’s institutions and taking extensive action while covering up their tracks. There are concerns that Doge's reckless data collection (such as address and tax documents) can use a unified API to identify immigrant deportation. Often, accountability is what prevents officials from taking rough actions, but when they use anonymous accounts and erase logs when they go out. If Elon Musk had access to information about his enemies, how could people know?
There is another question: We don't know how many other groups we chat yet? Unfortunately, we don't live under a government that cares about this.
