Senior Republicans and Democrats in the Senate Armed services The committee asked the Pentagon Inspector if the defense information classified on Signal, an encrypted correspondent platform.
“This chat included secret information related to sensitive military discussions in Yemen,” wrote the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Roger Wake, R-Miss, and rating member Jacques Reed, Doctor. in letter The Acting Inspector Stephen Steps. “If this is true, then this report raises questions about the use of non -classified networks to discuss classified and sensitive information.”
The message was sent on Wednesday evening, a spokesman for the committee after the Atlantic Ocean said The entirely published messages This included details about a planned strike on the Houthis in Yemen, and revealed that the goal was successfully killed when a building that had collapsed.
White House officials insisted that the Minister of Information Defense Beit Higseth and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz was not classified in chatting.
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Best Republic and Democrat in the Armed Services Committee in the Senate had requested the chat, the Pentagon Inspector General. (AP image)
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Waker told reporters on Wednesday that he would seek to achieve “a hurry.”
HegSeth signal messages revealed F-18, Navy Fighter Aircraft, MQ-9S, drone and Tomahawks Cruise missiles in the Houthi strike.
“1215et: the launch of F-18s (the first strike package).”
He added, according to the report: “1345:” F-18 1st Strike Window (Targetist is its well-known location, so it must be on time-also, the launch of Strike Drones (MQ-9S). ”
1410: More launch F-18s (second strike package)
“1415: hitting drones on the target (this is the time when the first bombs will definitely decrease, waiting for the” previous “trigger -based goals”
“1536 F-18 2nd Strike Strike- Also, the sea-based Tomahawks has been launched.
“More to follow (for every time schedule)”
“We are currently cleaning on OPSEC” – that is, operational security.
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Later, Waltz wrote that the mission was successful. “The first target – the highest missile man – was going positively in his girlfriend's building. It has now collapsed.”
Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic Ocean, which was unintentionally added to the chat, published an initial story that did not include details about the strike that is believed to be sensitive. After the White House insisted on not classifying the information, he asked them whether they would object to spreading its contents.
White House press secretary Caroline Levit answered that they were objecting.
“There are no sites. There are no sources and methods. There are no war plans,” Waltz wrote on X on Wednesday.
Government officials often use a sign of communication, even for sensitive information, given that they do not always have a rapid access to a sensitive information facility (SCIF).
National Security Adviser Mike Walz and Defense Minister Beit Higseth claims that no one has participated in the “war plans” in chatting. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
“This is an approved application. It is an encrypted application,” Levitte insisted on correspondents on Wednesday.
However, even some Republicans complained about how to deal with the situation.
Representative Nick Laluta, RN.Y. And an ancient naval warrior with a higher secret permit, the addition of Goldberg to the chat was “completely dirty”, and the joint information was either classification “or at least very sensitive.”
“In its wrong hands, like the Houthis or any of America's opponents, this type of Intel can endanger the task and endanger our forces.” “It was wrong when Hillary put all this information classified on an unspecified servant. It was wrong when Biden had sensitive files in his garage. This is a mistake now.”
The Senate letter requested “what was connected and any therapeutic measures taken as a result” and evaluating whether appropriate policies have been followed in relation to government employees “exchange sensitive and classified information on NGOs and electronic applications.”
I also asked IG to investigate how the policies of the Ministry of Defense, the intelligence community, the National Security Council and the White House differ in this regard.
Representative Nick Lalota said that adding Goldberg to the chat was “completely dirty”, and the joint information was either classification “or at least very sensitive.” (AP Photo/Patrick Semsky, File)
The DOD IG office confirmed that the message was received yesterday to Fox News Digital and said it was about to review it.
Earlier this week, Waker Waker said they were “likely” to hold a two -party hearing on the sign chat. But given the political nature of the story, it may be easier to allow an independent monitoring message to conduct a fact -finding task.
“This is exactly the reason why the independent offices of the public inspectors are of great value. When the situation becomes a hot political issue, it is extremely useful to have an objective, non -partisan group of professionals trained to unify the facts and answer difficult questions,” told the former Inspector of the State Ministry of Diana Shao Fox News.
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She warned not to expect IG to give any answers to whether criminal behavior has occurred, and not to expect a quick investigation given the intersection of agencies involved in the chat.
“It is very difficult to do anything quickly when it includes between agencies – a review between agencies requires mobility through a complex maze from the judicial border. The committee may get some of its questions quickly, but it will most likely have to wait for some time to get answers to the central questions that it asks.”
