Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about the Trump administration's group chat being published.

So, the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, who had previously refrained from publishing

the entire chat logs of a Trump administration group chat he was inadvertently added to

because he didn't want to publish classified material has now published the chat logs. What changed?

Well, the participants of the chat told Congress that none of the information was classified.

Since none of the information was classified, the Atlantic felt

comfortable publishing it. So, what was in the conversation about active military operations

in Yemen and deliberations about the foreign policy aspects of the operations that definitely

contained no classified information.

Exactly what he described in the original article.

There was a confirmation of a go from CENTCOM, times of when the aircraft would depart,

types of aircraft used, an explanation that the first strike window by F-18s should be on time because the target was at his known location.

Initial operation assessments to include positive IDs on targets and so on.

Immediately after, some of the most specific information in the released logs is my favorite quote.

We are currently clean on OPSEC.

Okay, so first, it's worth pointing out that the release of the logs has pretty well discredited

White House claims like, quote, this entire story was another hoax written by a Trump

hater, who is well known for his sensationalist spin. Generally, the type of information disclosed

in the chat is the sort of information that is absolutely not disclosed in advance,

because it could endanger the operation, troops, and provide advanced warning to

opposition forces. As an example of how early disclosure can alter events, one of the messages

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