Twitter Leaked Obama's Visit To Afghanistan 177
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.'"
Re:headline incorrect (Score:2, Interesting)
An even more accurate way to look at it is "Obama's security team fails to do its job".
Re:headline incorrect (Score:3, Interesting)
And most people here barely read the headline before posting as an expert on whatever article the summary might link to.
Re:headline incorrect (Score:4, Interesting)
No, but it might devolve into a thread about Drudge. Most US web sites took down the story after they were contacted by the WhiteHouse. Drudge didn't take it down.
See:
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/02/politics/obama-media-afghanistan/ [cnn.com]