Pentagon watchdog opens probe into use of Signal for Yemen attack plans

Pentagon watchdog opens probe into use of Signal for Yemen attack plans - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s Inspector General’s office announced on Thursday it was opening a probe into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of an unclassified commercial texting application to coordinate on the highly sensitive March 15 launch of U.S. strikes on Yemen’s Houthis.

How To Deal With “Signalgate”—A Guide To The Perplexed - Armed Forces Press

Public Domain By Lani Kass, PhDSTARRS Board of Advisors Last week, The Atlantic published an explosive report claiming that its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was invited to a “Principals Committee (PC) Small Group” discussion on Signal, where Cabinet officials discussed plans to strike the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Sensitive details—including the iconic who, what, where, when, and how of military operations—were publicly disclosed. Although t…

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Do I have this right? President Donald Trump's team accidentally invited a member of the “fake media” to listen in on a confidential discussion of a future “surprise” attack on Houthi rebels.

Watchdog will review Hegseth's use of Signal

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's acting inspector general announced Thursday he will review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.

The Pentagon's acting inspector general has informed the US defense secretary that he has launched an investigation into a group chat on the messaging app Signal, where senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration discussed details of an attack on Yemen's Houthis in March.

The U.S. Secretary of Defense shared details of the attacks on Yemen through that courier service.