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Jun242010

Rolling Stone Reporter Speaks: 'I Never Thought' McChrystal Would Be Sacked; 'He Was Untouchable' (VIDEO)

Today Show Video:  Michael Hastings discusses Gen. McChrystal -- June 24, 2010

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The writer whose Rolling Stone article brought down Gen. Stanley McChrystal said he never thought his reporting would bring about the effective end of McChrystal’s career, as well as a crisis for the Obama administration.

“I did not think Gen. McChrystal would be fired. In fact, I thought his position was basically untouchable,” freelance journalist Michael Hastings told TODAY’s Matt Lauer via satellite from Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday. “I thought it would give them a headache for maybe 72 hours.”

After meeting with President Barack Obama Wednesday, McChrystal resigned as the top commander in Afghanistan. Obama replaced him with Gen. David Petraeus, the architect of the successful surge strategy that turned around the war in Iraq.

The resignation followed publication of Hastings’ profile “The Runaway General,” in which McChrystal and members of his staff made a number of disparaging on-the-record comments about the commander in chief, Vice President Joe Biden and other members of the administration.

Hastings said that he has already gotten feedback from troops in Afghanistan who are happy that McChrystal is out and Petraeus is in.

“I got an e-mail from a Marine just this morning saying they were pleased with the decision, because they did not agree with Gen. McChrystal’s policies here,” the writer said.

 Hastings initially met McChrystal in Paris for what was to be two days of access to the general and his staff for the profile he was writing. When ash from the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland grounded all flights, the interview turned into a monthlong process that continued in Berlin.

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Reader Comments (5)

Jun 24, 2010 at 9:40 PM | Registered CommenterDailyBail
As Haley Barbour continues brushing aside speculation about his presidential prospects, the Mississippi governor is discreetly building a complex political operation rivaling those of any other 2012 GOP presidential prospects.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20100624/pl_politico/38943;_ylt=AlDNuQaMKN.qeLut1JTZAwP9xg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTMwdG81YmI2BGFzc2V0A3BvbGl0aWNvLzIwMTAwNjI0LzM4OTQzBGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDNwRwb3MDNwRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA2JhcmJvdXJmdW5kcg--

Another guy with absolutely ZERO shot at the nomination...
Jun 24, 2010 at 9:44 PM | Registered CommenterDailyBail
Obama says Twitter may replace Kremlin red phones

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9GHQ7VG3&show_article=1
Jun 24, 2010 at 9:44 PM | Registered CommenterDailyBail
SARGODHA, Pakistan – Five young American Muslims were convicted of plotting terrorist attacks and sentenced to 10 years in jail Thursday in a case that highlights concerns about Westerners traveling to Pakistan to link up with al-Qaida and other extremist groups.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100624/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_us_arrests
Jun 24, 2010 at 9:45 PM | Registered CommenterDailyBail
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The governor who became the butt of late-night jokes for "hiking the Appalachian Trail" may be having the last laugh.

A year after South Carolina's Mark Sanford tearfully confessed an extramarital affair, the Republican has won a major state budget victory and seen his hand-chosen candidate nominated to succeed him. He's even won standing ovations from Republicans who months ago called for his resignation.

"There are any number of different levels of ironies," Sanford allowed earlier this week at a Republican breakfast to recognize the party's slate of candidates in November.

Most experts do not foresee Sanford's political career rising from the wreckage of last year's scandal, but he's making the most of his final months in office. Term limits require him to leave in January.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100624/ap_on_re_us/us_sc_governor_victorious_sanford;_ylt=AkK2WHyp48vVbXH96I3F4079xg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTNtdjFvODRyBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNjI0L3VzX3NjX2dvdmVybm9yX3ZpY3RvcmlvdXNfc2FuZm9yZARjY29kZQNtb3N0cG9wdWxhcgRjcG9zAzQEcG9zAzQEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNheWVhcmFmdGVycHU-

Another former GOP Presidential hopeful...now with no shot, or even hope...
Jun 24, 2010 at 9:46 PM | Registered CommenterDailyBail

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