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erronis

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10. The much bigger problem is that this group of incompetents feel free to use insecure communication devices --
Wed Mar 26, 2025, 08:13 PM
Mar 2025

their personal phones.

It's a guarantee that they have been targeted by every foreign and domestic spy organization for insertion of spyware. As we've all read Pegasus and other insertion techniques are undetectable and don't even need the dumb-ass owning the phone to do anything.

Since most of the high-level intelligence has already been spilled by trump, musk, and the doge spy group it might not matter too much anymore.

It might also be reasonable to assume that on-board intelligence gathering and processing equipment is compromised. I'm talking about naval, aircraft, land-based military installations, and possibly satellites.

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Yes, the bottom line is that air crews were placed in danger. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #1
Only if Goldberg had gone public. Igel Mar 2025 #3
I am dumbfounded by your comment: "a quick game of telephone." Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #5
We cannot know that classified (not merely confidential) information was not released. TomSlick Mar 2025 #6
"No confidential information was released outside the members of the group..." FullySupportDems Mar 2025 #7
Completely wrong. This easily could have resulted in a military disaster for the US. Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #12
The fact that Goldberg was mistakenly shown the information is totally irrelevant Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #13
I talked to both my kids mercuryblues Mar 2025 #15
Reply my brother sent me in regard to your last statement: generalbetrayus Mar 2025 #16
Huh? nini Mar 2025 #20
Thank god my Dad was a pilot in WW2. I'd be terrified if he was in the military now. kerry-is-my-prez Mar 2025 #14
People will not sign up for your own leaders sending you into an ambush. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #19
Thank you for posting, general Leghorn21 Mar 2025 #2
My only quibble is the expectation/blame being placed on Goldberg/Atlantic Ms. Toad Mar 2025 #4
Yeah, it's like the BS argument that rightwingers KPN Mar 2025 #9
HumInt, if it exists, could have been compromised as well. Ilsa Mar 2025 #8
The much bigger problem is that this group of incompetents feel free to use insecure communication devices -- erronis Mar 2025 #10
But, her emails.... Dem4life1970 Mar 2025 #11
Indeed. calimary Mar 2025 #17
Goldberg obviously waited until he deemed enough time had passed haele Mar 2025 #18
I've held a clearance for 40 years... Happy Hoosier Mar 2025 #21
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