What dick-heads.......

Key message shows Hegseth outlining detailed strike plans

Caitlin Wilson, Bernd Debusmann

The most significant of the new messages published by the Atlantic show real-time updates as the US carried out missile and drone strikes on the Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen.

Here's what the Atlantic says the one of the previously unpublished Signal messages say, sent from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth:

At 11:44 EDT, he sent a long message detailing plans for strikes.

It says:

TEAM UPDATE:

“TIME NOW (1144et): Weather is FAVORABLE. Just CONFIRMED w/CENTCOM we are a GO for mission launch.”

“1215et: F-18s LAUNCH (1st strike package)”

“1345: ‘Trigger Based’ F-18 1st Strike Window Starts (Target Terrorist is @ his Known Location so SHOULD BE ON TIME – also, Strike Drones Launch (MQ-9s)"

“1410: More F-18s LAUNCH (2nd strike package)”

“1415: Strike Drones on Target (THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP, pending earlier ‘Trigger Based’ targets)”

“1536 F-18 2nd Strike Starts – also, first sea-based Tomahawks launched.”

“MORE TO FOLLOW (per timeline)”

“We are currently clean on OPSEC.

“Godspeed to our Warriors.”

OPSEC is a reference to operational security, a systemic process for ensuring sensitive information is not leaked.