• Rapidcreek@reddthat.comOP
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    There was a congressman who gleefully told the press on WWII that the Japanese were setting their depth charges too shallow.

    The IJN picked up on this of course and adjusted accordingly. This is pretty much the same if not worse.

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      Andrew May

      It’s estimated his loose lips sank 10 ships and killed 800 servicemen.

      Unrelated, he was convicted of accepting bribes as a Congressman. He gave a lucrative contact to a company with no experience producing munitions, then opened a lumber business and sold that same munitions company excessively expensive crates as the way to receive his kickback. The reason is came to light was because the munitions company produced defective artillery shells that prematurely exploded and killed at least 38 soldiers. Served 9 months before Truman pardoned him.