It has happened to us all. The person whose birthday party you're organising is in the Whatsapp group you created to organise it. But when the group chat discloses the most sensitive national security information about an up-coming bombing in Yemen, well that's a bit different. Marion and Jarlath examine the tailspin and the claims of ignorance and the possibility that worse is still to come. For a full round up of the week's news from across the pond head over to www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad - members get full ad free episodes and hundreds of hours of bonus podcasts and material.
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