[detective]

Michael Hastings was an ambitious, unscrupulous MSM reporter. General McChrystal, either through his own vanity and poor judgment or political pressure from the Obama Administration, allowed Hastings complete access to his command team. Hastings responded with a hatchet job article for Rolling Stone titled “The Runaway General”. In the article Hastings attributed supposed quotes from private conversations to McChrystal's staff. The quotes Hastings reported were criticisms of the incompetence of the politicians and civilian officials in the Obama Administration including Joe Biden.

Shortly after the article went public General McChrystal retired. A follow up report by the Defense Department Inspector General found that most of the article was untrue.

As a result of the article, Hasting became a celebrity. He became popular with MSM journalists, media names and Democrat Party operatives. Later he would claim he was working on a big secret story. This may or may not have been an exaggeration.

That being said, I have always felt the official version of his death and witness accounts did not make sense. There is more to his death than has been reported.

This article, for the most part, is a dishonest version of Hasting’s life. The article is full of less than accurate praise and is meant to make him appear far more important and good than he actually was.It contains almost no information on the details of Hastings death.

[robowombat]

Very good response.

[Bon of Babble]

As a result of the article, Hasting became a celebrity. He became popular with MSM journalists, media names and Democrat Party operatives. Later he would claim he was working on a big secret story. This may or may not have been an exaggeration.

I remember Breitbart said the exact same thing right before his death: He was working on a big secret story.

Coincidence??

Doubt it.

[gotribe]

LOL...I’m supposed to believe a DoD investigation?

Peace with honor soldier, peace with honor.

[Alaska Wolf]

http://laist.com/2013/07/27/video_shows_michael_hastings_crash.php

[La Lydia]

Yup.