INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine revealed in an article on Monday that Trump administration officials revealed to him crucial
veteran journalist, said that US government officials accidentally added him to a texting channel where they mapped out the strike.The US
government has acknowledged that the message thread appears to be authentic
The incident has prompted accusations by critics of the Trump administration that senior officials were guilty of a major security
happened.On March 11, Goldberg received a connection request from someone named Michael Waltz on Signal, an encrypted messaging service
He thought it could be someone pretending to be Waltz, who would attempt to get information out of Goldberg.But the editor added that he had
comprising top leaders of the Cabinet, generally associated with security issues.Who was involved in the group chat?There were 18 members in
the group in total, Goldberg wrote
director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).* Another user named Brian
Goldberg did not mention who he presumed this was
is an intelligence management complex in the White House where the latest information on a military or political situation is
refers to classified communication systems.The messages also seemed to show Vance in disagreement with the approach towards Yemen that
Hegseth and Waltz appeared to be pushing
in his article, saying that if an adversary of the US saw these details, they could harm the American military and intelligence
personnel.However, Goldberg did add that the Hegseth message contained operational details of the March 15 attacks in Yemen, including what
in his car in a supermarket parking lot to see if the attacks really did take place at the time scheduled by Hegseth in his message
They did, in Yemeni capital Sanaa, Goldberg wrote he found out through X.The strikes killed at least 53 people, including children, and
wounded others.What did Goldberg do?Goldberg exited the group chat and sent Waltz a message on Signal and an email to several US officials
spokesperson William Martin wrote that despite the impression created by the messages, Vance was fully aligned with Trump
and thoughtful policy coordination between senior officials
Nobody was texting war plans
on Monday.Trump was also pressed on the scandal during a White House event in Louisiana on Monday
He seemed to confuse the breach for an attempt to subvert the US attack on Yemen.Could this be a breach of the Espionage Act?Goldberg wrote
that Waltz may have violated the Espionage Act, citing this to several national security lawyers interviewed by The Atlantic.The Act is a
federal law first enacted in 1917 which criminalizes conveying information intended to interfere with operations of US armed forces
Goldberg does not have the security clearance needed for him to view secret information.Democrats have called for an investigation into
