the world has lost a brilliant and fearless journalist

Jeanne Douglas

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Jun 19, 2013, 12:26:18 AM6/19/13

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Michael Hastings was killed this morning in an automobile accident; was
only 33:

<http://www.amazon.com/Quality-Courage-Heroes-out-Baseball/dp/0803282591/
ref=la_B000AP7DUK_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1371609832&sr=1-4>

or

<http://rol.st/13RnZ5W>

and

<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/52247474#52247474>

For those not immediately recognizing his name, he is the journalist who
wrote the article that ended Gen. Stanley McChrystal's career.

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Olrik

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Jun 19, 2013, 12:28:45 AM6/19/13

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Le 2013-06-19 00:26, Jeanne Douglas a �crit :

> Michael Hastings was killed this morning in an automobile accident; was
> only 33:
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/Quality-Courage-Heroes-out-Baseball/dp/0803282591/
> ref=la_B000AP7DUK_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1371609832&sr=1-4>
>
> or
>
> <http://rol.st/13RnZ5W>
>
> and
>
> <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/52247474#52247474>
>
>
> For those not immediately recognizing his name, he is the journalist who
> wrote the article that ended Gen. Stanley McChrystal's career.

Herrr, what about us non-americans who don't recognize the name "Stanley
McChrystal"?

(Willfully *not* googling this one!)

;-)

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Jeanne Douglas

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Jun 19, 2013, 1:35:13 AM6/19/13

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In article <kprboi$60g$1...@dont-email.me>, Olrik <olri...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Le 2013-06-19 00:26, Jeanne Douglas a écrit :
> > Michael Hastings was killed this morning in an automobile accident; was
> > only 33:
> >
> > <http://www.amazon.com/Quality-Courage-Heroes-out-Baseball/dp/0803282591/
> > ref=la_B000AP7DUK_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1371609832&sr=1-4>
> >
> > or
> >
> > <http://rol.st/13RnZ5W>
> >
> > and
> >
> > <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/52247474#52247474>
> >
> >
> > For those not immediately recognizing his name, he is the journalist who
> > wrote the article that ended Gen. Stanley McChrystal's career.
>
> Herrr, what about us non-americans who don't recognize the name "Stanley
> McChrystal"?
>
> (Willfully *not* googling this one!)
>
> ;-)

He was Commander, International Security Assistance Force and Commander,
U.S. Forces Afghanistan. Hastings wrote a magazine article in which he
quoted the General and his staff openly showing disrespect for their
Commander-in-Chief. The drunken antics in uniform were also
unappreciated.

Dreamer In Colore

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Jun 19, 2013, 9:24:58 AM6/19/13

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On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:35:13 -0700, Jeanne Douglas
<hlwd...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:

>In article <kprboi$60g$1...@dont-email.me>, Olrik <olri...@yahoo.com>
>wrote:
>

>> Le 2013-06-19 00:26, Jeanne Douglas a �crit :

>> > Michael Hastings was killed this morning in an automobile accident; was
>> > only 33:
>> >
>> > <http://www.amazon.com/Quality-Courage-Heroes-out-Baseball/dp/0803282591/
>> > ref=la_B000AP7DUK_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1371609832&sr=1-4>
>> >
>> > or
>> >
>> > <http://rol.st/13RnZ5W>
>> >
>> > and
>> >
>> > <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/52247474#52247474>
>> >
>> >
>> > For those not immediately recognizing his name, he is the journalist who
>> > wrote the article that ended Gen. Stanley McChrystal's career.
>>
>> Herrr, what about us non-americans who don't recognize the name "Stanley
>> McChrystal"?
>>
>> (Willfully *not* googling this one!)
>>
>> ;-)
>
>He was Commander, International Security Assistance Force and Commander,
>U.S. Forces Afghanistan. Hastings wrote a magazine article in which he
>quoted the General and his staff openly showing disrespect for their
>Commander-in-Chief. The drunken antics in uniform were also
>unappreciated.

I googled him. I remembered the name because I remembered how Petraeus
became chief, but it didn't strike me as important at the time. I take
it as a given that people in positions of power do weird and crazy
things, so none of those antics surprise me.

But here's the thing.... McChrystal is on several boards. He's got his
own consulting company. He teaches at Yale. It almost seems like the
end of his military career just vaulted him into more echelons of
power.

Cheers,
Dreamer
AA 2306

Ben Kaufman

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Jun 19, 2013, 2:43:13 PM6/19/13

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On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:26:18 -0700, Jeanne Douglas <hlwd...@NOSPAMgmail.com>
wrote:

>Michael Hastings was killed this morning in an automobile accident; was
>only 33:
>
><http://www.amazon.com/Quality-Courage-Heroes-out-Baseball/dp/0803282591/
>ref=la_B000AP7DUK_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1371609832&sr=1-4>
>
>or
>
><http://rol.st/13RnZ5W>
>
>and
>
><http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/52247474#52247474>
>
>
>For those not immediately recognizing his name, he is the journalist who
>wrote the article that ended Gen. Stanley McChrystal's career.

His car accident sounds a little suspicious..

"A person who witnessed the crash early Tuesday morning said he saw Hastings
speeding down the road in his car when it suddenly jackknifed, slammed into a
tree, and burst into flames."

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/18/journalist-michael-hastings-dies-in-car-crash/

A car can't jackknife. next witness?.....

duke

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Jun 19, 2013, 3:21:07 PM6/19/13

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On Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:24:58 -0400, Dreamer In Colore
<dreamer...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:35:13 -0700, Jeanne Douglas
><hlwd...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
>
>>In article <kprboi$60g$1...@dont-email.me>, Olrik <olri...@yahoo.com>
>>wrote:
>>

I would hope so.

>Cheers,
>Dreamer
>AA 2306

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Jun 19, 2013, 3:23:11 PM6/19/13

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On Jun 19, 3:21 pm, duke <duckgumb...@cox.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:24:58 -0400, Dreamer In Colore
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> <dreamerincol...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:35:13 -0700, Jeanne Douglas

> ><hlwdj...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>In article <kprboi$60...@dont-email.me>, Olrik <olrik...@yahoo.com>

Yeah, you would.

PDW

Tom McDonald

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Jun 19, 2013, 3:24:53 PM6/19/13

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On 6/19/2013 2:23 PM, Syd M. wrote:
> On Jun 19, 3:21 pm, duke <duckgumb...@cox.net> wrote:
>> On Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:24:58 -0400, Dreamer In Colore
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> <dreamerincol...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:35:13 -0700, Jeanne Douglas
>>> <hlwdj...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> In article <kprboi$60...@dont-email.me>, Olrik <olrik...@yahoo.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>

>>>>> Le 2013-06-19 00:26, Jeanne Douglas a �crit :

I really haven't been following duke much. Is he always as much of a
dipshit as he's been lately, or is he plumbing new depths?

Dreamer In Colore

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Jun 19, 2013, 4:16:26 PM6/19/13

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On Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:24:53 -0500, Tom McDonald <kil...@gmail.com>
wrote:

I don't know how long you followed him in the past. There's a
reasonable expectation that he has been a consistent dipshit, with
occasional descents into complete lunacy.

The really fun thing about Dork is that he feels compelled to have the
last word on everything, as if that gives him some kind of "win". I
like to think of it as making him a puppet and watching him dance
helplessly on someone else's strings. After all, he dances for his sky
pixie... so it's only fair that he dance for us as well.

Cheers,
Dreamer
AA 2306

Tom McDonald

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Jun 19, 2013, 4:30:40 PM6/19/13

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Thanks.

Jeanne Douglas

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Jun 19, 2013, 5:38:03 PM6/19/13

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In article <8vb3s81potmbkhovp...@4ax.com>,

Dreamer In Colore <dreamer...@hotmail.com> wrote:

My fellow Americans were shocked. Not necessarily that he and his staff
acted like guys, but because a reporter dared to report it. As if the
military did not have to live up to higher standards than the rest of us.

> But here's the thing.... McChrystal is on several boards. He's got his
> own consulting company. He teaches at Yale. It almost seems like the
> end of his military career just vaulted him into more echelons of
> power.

Yep, he just hit the revolving door between government jobs and more
lucrative ones in the private military-industrial complex.

Jeanne Douglas

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Jun 19, 2013, 5:43:48 PM6/19/13

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In article <lku3s8h0qh0ao296l...@4ax.com>,

Ben Kaufman <spaXm-mXe-anXd-p...@pobox.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:26:18 -0700, Jeanne Douglas <hlwd...@NOSPAMgmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Michael Hastings was killed this morning in an automobile accident; was
> >only 33:
> >
> ><http://www.amazon.com/Quality-Courage-Heroes-out-Baseball/dp/0803282591/
> >ref=la_B000AP7DUK_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1371609832&sr=1-4>
> >
> >or
> >
> ><http://rol.st/13RnZ5W>
> >
> >and
> >
> ><http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/52247474#52247474>
> >
> >
> >For those not immediately recognizing his name, he is the journalist who
> >wrote the article that ended Gen. Stanley McChrystal's career.
>
>
> His car accident sounds a little suspicious..

The thought crossed my mind. But I put the suspicion aside for now,
until there's evidence to support it.

> "A person who witnessed the crash early Tuesday morning said he saw Hastings
> speeding down the road in his car when it suddenly jackknifed, slammed into a
> tree, and burst into flames."
>
> http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/18/journalist-michael-hastings-dies-in-car-
> crash/
>
>
> A car can't jackknife. next witness?.....

I wonder what happened that the witness couldn't come up with a
different word than jackknife. But what can you expected at 4am.