WikiLeaks(@wikileaks ):Why did Atlantic editor Jeffery Goldberg sit on Yemen chat group transcripts when he might have saved 53 lives and changed government policy by publishing when it was most impactful—before the bombing started? Goldberg clearly knew the group was real based on valid Signal usernames, as is also shown by his intentional taking of screenshots before the messages self destruct timer expired. His claim that he did not know if the group was real until after the bombing is clearly a construction designed to facilitate an ignorance defense under the espionage act, but it does not affect the timing calculus.

2025.03.25 04:00

Why did Atlantic editor Jeffery Goldberg sit on Yemen chat group transcripts when he might have saved 53 lives and changed government policy by publishing when it was most impactful—before the bombing started? Goldberg clearly knew the group was real based on valid Signal usernames, as is also shown by his intentional taking of screenshots before the messages self destruct timer expired. His claim that he did not know if the group was real until after the bombing is clearly a construction designed to facilitate an ignorance defense under the espionage act, but it does not affect the timing calculus.