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Secret WWI Telegram Holds Lessons for Today, Historians Say
By Jennifer McDermott / The Big Story/ Associated Press (AP)/ bigstory.ap.org
"NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — In a secret telegram a century ago, Germany tried to get Mexico to join its side during World War I by offering it territory in the United States. Britain intercepted, deciphered and shared the "Zimmermann Telegram."
Historians, seeing parallels to today, say there's a lot to be learned.
They gathered at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, last week and discussed how a foreign government hacked a secret communication and used the information to sway American public opinion and policy. When it was released, there was a heated debate over whether it was real or what we now call "fake news."
The message's publication — and Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare — was the culmination of a series of events that drew the United States into the war...."
In this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 photo a copy of a decoded telegram is displayed at a gathering at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. Known as the "Zimmermann Telegram," it was intercepted and decoded by Britain then forwarded to the United States revealing Germany wanted to get Mexico to join its side during World War I by offering it territory in the United States. (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott)
If you're interested in learning more about Germany attempting to get Mexico to join its side
and attack the United States I highly recommend the fascinating book "The Fourth Horseman: One Man's Mission to Wage the Great War in America" by Robert Koening.
A shout out of thanks to T_R_Oglodyte for recommending this book several years ago and if memory serves Robert Koening was Steve's roommate in college.
Richard
By Jennifer McDermott / The Big Story/ Associated Press (AP)/ bigstory.ap.org
"NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — In a secret telegram a century ago, Germany tried to get Mexico to join its side during World War I by offering it territory in the United States. Britain intercepted, deciphered and shared the "Zimmermann Telegram."
Historians, seeing parallels to today, say there's a lot to be learned.
They gathered at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, last week and discussed how a foreign government hacked a secret communication and used the information to sway American public opinion and policy. When it was released, there was a heated debate over whether it was real or what we now call "fake news."
The message's publication — and Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare — was the culmination of a series of events that drew the United States into the war...."
In this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 photo a copy of a decoded telegram is displayed at a gathering at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. Known as the "Zimmermann Telegram," it was intercepted and decoded by Britain then forwarded to the United States revealing Germany wanted to get Mexico to join its side during World War I by offering it territory in the United States. (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott)
If you're interested in learning more about Germany attempting to get Mexico to join its side
and attack the United States I highly recommend the fascinating book "The Fourth Horseman: One Man's Mission to Wage the Great War in America" by Robert Koening.
A shout out of thanks to T_R_Oglodyte for recommending this book several years ago and if memory serves Robert Koening was Steve's roommate in college.
Richard