Text Message, seriously?

[PeoplesElbow]

Why are text messages being used for secure communication?

Journalist accidentally included on Trump officials' message chain about Yemen | Fox News

The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg was included on a private messaging chain of top Trump officials discussing an upcoming military strike on Yemen.

www.foxnews.com

 

[vraiblonde]

Jeffrey Goldberg penned a first-person account of getting a connection request from what appeared to be Trump's National Security Advisor Michael Waltz on March 11 on Signal

 

[PeoplesElbow]

What I don't understand is why they don't have devices like a jitterbug that can only contact each other so stuff like this doesn't happen. It can't be that hard, I bet Blackberry could do that for them, probably apple, google etc could too.

 

[Merlin99]

Something really doesn’t add up in this story, someone just accidentally adds a reporter to a thread? I’m going with someone added him on purpose and they’re trying to make up a cover story.

 

[BOP]

Something really doesn’t add up in this story, someone just accidentally adds a reporter to a thread? I’m going with someone added him on purpose and they’re trying to make up a cover story.

If so, somebody's head needs to be separated from their neck.

 

[TPD]

If so, somebody's head needs to be separated from their neck.

And put on a pike!

 

[SamSpade]

Someone’s smoking out a leak.

And they did a good job.

 

[Sneakers]

And put on a pike!

 

[Monello]

someone just accidentally adds a reporter to a thread?

Why not mistakenly send it to Aunt Martha? Or Franklin Graham? Or Mike Tyson? Or GURPS?

Pretty sure this goes in the Not an Accident column.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

Something really doesn’t add up in this story, someone just accidentally adds a reporter to a thread? I’m going with someone added him on purpose and they’re trying to make up a cover story.

I have a real hard time believing someone smart enough to be in this group of people is so dumb (or arrogant?) to think they wouldn't get caught.

 

[BOP]

Someone’s smoking out a leak.

And they did a good job.

That thought did occur to me. We'll have to see whose head goes rolling across the deck.

 

[GURPS]

Or GURPS?

 

[WingsOfGold]

 

[PeoplesElbow]

Why not mistakenly send it to Aunt Martha? Or Franklin Graham? Or Mike Tyson? Or GURPS?

Pretty sure this goes in the Not an Accident column.

Figure that was a contact in their phone?

Never know though, I got a text one time asking me for "some more of that great stuff that blew my mind"

 

[BOP]

Figure that was a contact in their phone?

Never know though, I got a text one time asking me for "some more of that great stuff that blew my mind"

Food, sex, or pharmaceuticals?

Wouldn't hurt to ask.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

Food, sex, or pharmaceuticals?

Wouldn't hurt to ask.

I should have sent them a picture of a Calculus book.

 

[Kyle]

FBI needs to examine the phone for confirmation.

Until then, I'm inclined toward it being bull####.

 

[NOTSMC]

FBI needs to examine the phone for confirmation.

Until then, I'm inclined toward it being bull####.

Whelp so far the National Security Council, specifically Brian Hughes has stated that "the text chain appears to be authentic" adding that the National Security Council spokesman, characterized the discussion as “a demonstration of the deep and thoughtful policy coordination between senior officials” executing Trump’s national security strategy. But the disclosure raised questions about how the administration has discussed classified national security matters.

 

[Tech]

So who added the contact to Waltz's phone? Was it mislabeled?

 

[Kyle]

So who added the contact to Waltz's phone? Was it mislabeled?

I'm betting there was a democrat in the patriot pile.

They need to be identified and eliminated.