Trump's defense secretary accidentally sends Yemen war plan to the Atlantic principal

Journalists often dream of finding the right government leaker with whom they can share detailed information about the internal functioning of the federal government. However, few journalists believe that the ideal leaker may actually be the head of the U.S. armed forces. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly gave a detailed operational plan to the Atlantic chief editor, which seemed to be what happened.

Jeffrey Goldberg, the magazine's chief editor, details in the new work how his appearance was unexpectedly added to someone on the signaling message group by someone in the Trump White House. The information thread appears to include prominent members of the Trump cabinet, including Heggs, Vice President Jade Vance, CIA John John Ratcliffe, NIA Director Tulsi Gabbard, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, among others. Worse, the chat involved a detailed discussion about the strike against the Houthi rebels in Yemen at that time, one of the main enemies of Yemen, the United States and Israel in the Middle East. Goldberg has set up a site:

On March 15, not long before 2 pm Eastern Time, the world discovered the Houthi targets that the United States was bombing Yemen.

However, I knew two hours before the first bomb exploded that the attack could happen. I know this is a war plan that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth texted me at 11:44 am, which included precise information about weapons packages, goals and timing. ”

Goldberg’s story doesn’t include details of these operational plans, but it does include screenshots of text messages threads, including emojis apparently sent by senior White House officials. This also seems to indicate the timing of the attacks. When Vance raised a potential objection to the strike, Heggs allegedly said the following:

Waiting for a few weeks or a month won't fundamentally change the calculation. 2 Immediate risks of waiting: 1) Leaks, we look indecisive; 2) Israel takes action first – or Gaza stops the fire collapse – we also won't start on our own terms.

or 3), you leaked the news yourself and looked like an idiot. The so-called text includes other temporary gems, such as the apparent commitment of Heggs to perform “100%” of operational security (usually involving keeping the plan secret). The Secretary of Defense allegedly sent a text message:

We are ready to execute the execution, and if I have the last one to go or no vote, I believe we should do that. this [is] It has nothing to do with Hoshis. I think these are two things: 1) Restore navigation freedom, which is the core of national interests; 2) Rebuild deterrence, Biden Mountain crateed. However, we can pause easily. If we do this, I will do everything possible to perform 100% OPSEC…I welcome other ideas.

Hegseth allegedly texted Goldberg [they] It can be imagined that it has been read by American opponents and can be used to harm US military and intelligence personnel, especially in the vast Middle East, areas of responsibility. “These details include information about the air strikes in Yemen: “Information about the target, the United States will deploy and attack sequencing. ”

Because he knew when the attack plan began, Goldberg then waited for the air strike to see if the information in the text message thread was stable. Sure enough, the news quickly broke down and Yemen was bombed. Goldberg wrote:

I think if this signal chat is real, the Houthi target will be bombarded very quickly. At about 1:55 I checked X and searched Yemen. Then, an explosion was heard in the capital Sanaa.

The White House seems to have confirmed that all this actually happened because the message thread appears to be a “real message chain, and we are reviewing how to add unintentional numbers to the chain.” The spokesman added that the thread is a “demonstration of a profound and thoughtful policy coordination among senior officials.” Gizmodo contacts the White House.

The White House seems to have not noticed the suspicious legitimacy of the text chain itself. Because if it is true, then the whole situation may be completely illegal. Goldberg wrote:

It is conceivable that Waltz may have violated several provisions of the Espionage Act by coordinating actions against signals by coordinating actions related to national security, according to my colleague Shane Harris on the story…all of these lawyers’ officials should not establish a topic of signals. Information about initiatives may comply with the legal definition of “defense” information. The signaling application has not been approved by the government to share confidential information.

This is undoubtedly not one of the last scandals of the new Trump White House, but it may be one of the stupidest scandals and is not suitable for U.S. national security.