Twitter Leaked Obama's Visit To Afghanistan

hypnosec writes "When you're the President of the United States, sometimes certain activities you're involved in can be hard to keep secret — and yesterday was no exception, after Twitter let it slip that Obama was secretly in Kabul. On Tuesday, the White House released a fabricated itinerary — consisting of all-day meetings in the Oval Office to cover up the fact that Obama was secretly flying to Afghanistan. Whilst only a few US journalists were aware of this event, by mid-morning, a lot more people were suddenly in on the revelation courtesy of Twitter. The first tweet to let the virtual cat out of the bag was Afghanistan news site TOLOnews which reported: 'United States President Barack Obama has arrived in Kabul to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai.'"

Twitter is a communication medium

[Anonymous Coward]

Substitute another (imagine "Telephone leaked Obama's Visit to Afghanistan") to see how truly silly your headline is.

Memes

[Quiet_Desperation]

More like TROLOLOLONews, amirite?

(crickets)

Ah, the hell with ya.

Anyway, it wasn't leaked until he was on the ground in Kabul? Is that so bad?

Re:headline incorrect

[krotkruton]

Why is everyone complaining so much about the headline when there is clearly a bigger issue at hand? We need to hunt down this mysterious Twitter (which I can only assume is a pseudo-name to hide his/her real identity) person immediately he/she is able to leak more information.

Re:headline incorrect

[Anonymous Coward]

Look, Airforce One is hardly a stealth aircraft, especially when trailed by a constantly refueled squadron of Airforce / Navy fighters.

Yes, but that could easily be Michelle and 30 of her closest friends going to Monaco for a week of shopping.

Re:headline incorrect

[a90Tj2P7]

No, I talked to the Anonymous leader, Dan, and he said they don't have any members by that name.