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In reply to the discussion: The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)25. Michael Hastings made somebody very nervous.
It is a real crime we are unable to learn more from Mr. Hastings.
The Operators by Michael Hastings: 10 Juicy Bits
Fresh reporting and never-before-published revelations from an explosive new book by the journalist whose reporting brought down a top U.S. general.
By Rolling Stone January 5, 2012
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3. McChrystal on Petraeus potential presidential ambitions, and the worries they caused the White House. McChrystal says he was told, We dont want a man on horseback. He responded, I dont even have a horse. The White House, he told Hastings in 2010, was very worried about Petraeus. They certainly dont have to be worried about me. But Petraeus, if he wanted to run, hes had a lot of offers. He says he doesnt want to, and I believe him." [p. 90]
4. McChrystals surprising reservations about the war in Iraq. "We co-opted the media on that one," says the general, who served as the Pentagons top spokesman during the 2003 invasion. "You could see it coming. There were a lot of us who didnt think Iraq was a good idea." [p. 90]
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6. McChrystals 2009 clash with Gen. Colin Powell over Afghanistan. Powell sent a critical note to McChrystal, who was thought to be pushing behind the scenes for a troop increase, in opposition to the less troop-intensive counterterrorism strategy being pushed, most prominently, by Vice President Biden. (Powell) "thought I was fighting our government, which I wasnt," McChrystal said. [p. 170]
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9. A thorough debunking, with new details, of the Pentagons whitewashing investigation into McChrystal and his staff for insubordination after the publication of Hastings Rolling Stone article. Pentagon officials, writes Hastings, privately told journalists that the primary intent of the investigation was to "damage" his credibility. Far from exonerating McChrystal, as the media widely reported, the investigation simply failed to find anyone who would admit to saying what they did. McChrystal, for example, claimed to investigators that he didn't remember hearing the "Bite me" comment, though he made the remark that prompted it and laughed out loud in Hastings' presence when he heard it. [p. 372]
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http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-operators-by-michael-hastings-10-juicy-bits-20120105
"We co-opted the media on that one." Har har.
PS: Thank you for the heads-up, bobthedrummer. Every time I read your posts, I get smarter. Every time, Sir.
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Perhaps that article also points to why some so strongly de-emphasize the "U" in "DU" as well....
villager
Aug 2015
#1
It's beyond a Wurlitzer-it's a heavenly choir thanks to NASA (Dulles's PAPERCLIP pals) et.al. K&R
bobthedrummer
Aug 2015
#9
I'm pretty sure you mean this thread, for those who may have somehow missed it
Electric Monk
Aug 2015
#14
Kick and an invitation to join in on a discussion of "information operations" aka Psy-Ops for those
bobthedrummer
Aug 2015
#20
It used to be against the law, directing propaganda against the American people.
Octafish
Sep 2015
#26
Freedom is for those who can afford it. Poor kids rot unknown in jail for five years and die...
Octafish
Sep 2015
#29
Wait; is that, could that possibly be, and involving all sorts of people, a.....govt CONSPIRACY??
WinkyDink
Sep 2015
#30