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Three days ago, the editor of The Atlantic, a major American news magazine I occasionally write for, revealed that he was inadvertently added to a group chat on the encrypted messaging app Signal, in which plans to bomb Houthi rebels in Yemen were discussed. Two days ago, the government officials…

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