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61. "What we do know is that the government lied about who was responsible for the drone."

Tue Jun 18, 2013, 10:25 PM

Jun 2013

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-rise-of-the-killer-drones-how-america-goes-to-war-in-secret-20120416

Hastings leaves behind a remarkable legacy of reporting, including an exposé of America's drone war, an exclusive interview with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at his hideout in the English countryside, an investigation into the Army's illicit use of "psychological operations" to influence sitting Senators and a profile of Taliban captive Bowe Bergdahl, "America's Last Prisoner of War."

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/michael-hastings-rolling-stone-contributor-dead-at-33-20130618

What a terrible loss....

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:( :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 'Journalist Michael Hastings Dies In Car Crash' - RawStory [View all] WillyT Jun 2013 OP

I feel badly reccing such a sad thread, but I want it to get more visibility. NT MADem Jun 2013 #1

I'll throw one in with you, MADem. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2013 #7

So young. So much more to do. leveymg Jun 2013 #2

So true. MsPithy Jun 2013 #23

The magnitude of this loss is really starting to sink in. reformist2 Jun 2013 #71

wow, that sucks JI7 Jun 2013 #3

A terrible and tragic loss BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #4

Very sad news. deurbano Jun 2013 #5

Are we sure it was an accident? malaise Jun 2013 #6

No. blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #16

They murder with impunity. -nt- b.durruti Jun 2013 #29

+1 pam4water Jun 2013 #52

yup glinda Jun 2013 #56

What's he been working on? Eddie Haskell Jun 2013 #59

He's the man who brought down Stanley Allen McChrystal malaise Jun 2013 #82

Yes, but what is he working on now? Eddie Haskell Jun 2013 #92

I read somewhere that he was investigating the CIA. FourScore Jun 2013 #131

I was looking in to that. napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #132

Bad timing always seems to kill the wrong people. Eddie Haskell Jun 2013 #147

Yep. Gandolfini? napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #148

No! So very sad for his family. I wonder if he had children? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #73

Watch this - Rachel broke down at the end malaise Jun 2013 #86

Thank you, I did not know all that about him. Didn't know about the books he wrote. I will sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #111

My first thought is that it wasn't an accident siligut Jun 2013 #85

Cars don't "jackknife" that is something Semi-trucks and trailer do. I reply to article not your pos Vincardog Jun 2013 #98

Did you call my post a POS? siligut Jun 2013 #99

Yeah, that's an incorrect use of the term. The reporter should have written "veered off the road." reformist2 Jun 2013 #104

+1 & It wouldn't be the first time. nt patrice Jun 2013 #101

Tragic. one_voice Jun 2013 #8

Scoped out multiple sources, this is as close as I could get to details of the accident Cooley Hurd Jun 2013 #9

So sorry to hear this... jimlup Jun 2013 #12

I hope it's thoroughly investigated. Cooley Hurd Jun 2013 #20

Including whether his car was tampered with. Divernan Jun 2013 #65

sigh questionseverything Jun 2013 #67

Tragic. proverbialwisdom Jun 2013 #74

i use to drive that way to work a few years ago , not an area i would drive very fast in JI7 Jun 2013 #19

or being followed.............. HubertHeaver Jun 2013 #40

That was my thought. Run off the road. glinda Jun 2013 #58

LATimes says this is the scene: Hissyspit Jun 2013 #24

Man... I Didn't Know He Lost His Fiance In Iraq In 2007... WillyT Jun 2013 #36

She worked for Air America. Hissyspit Jun 2013 #38

How awful and sad LeftInTX Jun 2013 #37

Front of the car hits a tree and it bursts into flames malaise Jun 2013 #103

Holy Crap! Ganja Ninja Jun 2013 #83

Looking at this pic: Cooley Hurd Jun 2013 #105

Mercedes? Suicide by auto? FarCenter Jun 2013 #112

Looks like a late model Mercedes to me. ..nt TeeYiYi Jun 2013 #114

Some news outlets have reported bystanders said it looked like a Mercedes c250. octoberlib Jun 2013 #125

It was a late model Mercedes mwdem Jun 2013 #110

If it's a bad enough accident don't most cars catch on fire? KoKo Jun 2013 #139

I totally agree. mwdem Jun 2013 #142

That would be important...if we can rely... KoKo Jun 2013 #144

Simply awful news. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #10

The Young Turks just covered it. n/t RebelOne Jun 2013 #11

I think Cenk was closer to tears on his Current television show announcement yesterday... cascadiance Jun 2013 #102

Sucko. nt onehandle Jun 2013 #13

Here's a link to The Runaway General octoberlib Jun 2013 #14

Hastings/Snowden, Greenwald connection ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #15

What did he know? blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #17

oh no. cali Jun 2013 #18

Anyone know what kind of a car crash? reformist2 Jun 2013 #21

Single vehicle crossed a median, impacted a tree, driver burned beyond recognition. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #28

yes, it's very fishy NoMoreWarNow Jun 2013 #50

Slipped a drug at an interview????? glinda Jun 2013 #60

yes it is bluemarkers Jun 2013 #89

His hallmark as reporter: Refusal to cozy up to power (including Obama/Clinton) Divernan Jun 2013 #64

This is the strangest, most repellant tribute I've ever read. proverbialwisdom Jun 2013 #122

The engine flew 120 feet forward from the car? Quixote1818 Jun 2013 #113

If he was speeding, it could. zappaman Jun 2013 #120

Perhaps he suffered a medical problem and that caused him to veer off the road... npk Jun 2013 #115

This is terrible news! blackspade Jun 2013 #22

Seems a very odd place to travel that fast. Ford_Prefect Jun 2013 #25

Greg Mitchell: "well, relatively few know about his first book, about his courtship and life with a Hissyspit Jun 2013 #26

yes, there is something very wrong here NoMoreWarNow Jun 2013 #51

"...friends worried..he was agitated"..from KTLA Link from Greg Mitchell's Piece KoKo Jun 2013 #93

the big question is what was the last story he was working on? NoMoreWarNow Jun 2013 #97

We may never know...since he didn't have a chance to write it or finish it... KoKo Jun 2013 #138

"It takes quite a bit of force to rip a car open the way it is shown" jberryhill Jun 2013 #53

Cars rarely burn so thoroughly just after a wreck. To cause enough damage to engulf the car rapidly Ford_Prefect Jun 2013 #68

On May 18 (one month ago), I sent my 14-year-old son this link: deurbano Jun 2013 #27

The photo is terribly disturbing. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2013 #30

I just read the eye witness's description of the crash: sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #108

It would depend on how fast he is going. zappaman Jun 2013 #116

I wonder why he was going so fast? Does anyone know where he was coming from? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #123

That street is known for speeding. zappaman Jun 2013 #126

Thanks for the info. But is HE known for speeding? Does he have any speed related tickets on his sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #128

That is for the investigation to answer. zappaman Jun 2013 #129

This is absolutely hideous news radiclib Jun 2013 #31

I agree. I also feel that there are way too many enemies out there of real journalism. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2013 #34

What a huge loss for all who value real journalism. mountain grammy Jun 2013 #32

RIP Unknown Beatle Jun 2013 #33

He has that beautiful wife, Elise Jordan... kentuck Jun 2013 #35

Here's a bit more from another link: KoKo Jun 2013 #87

k/r marmar Jun 2013 #39

Removed for possible incorrect information. n/t ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #41

I was listening and I didn't hear that. senseandsensibility Jun 2013 #43

Yes, that's what a friend who was watching Chris Hayes told me. ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #45

So young, so talented, such a tragedy.... senseandsensibility Jun 2013 #42

R.I.P Michael Parable Arable Jun 2013 #44

So sad. Rolling Stone obituary by Tim Dickinson is wonderful. Overseas Jun 2013 #46

That Was Outstanding... Thank You For Sharng... WillyT Jun 2013 #48

I remember that interview he did with Julian Assange... KoKo Jun 2013 #88

It is excellent. Gives a broad understanding of him. Overseas Jun 2013 #145

Sadly, Michael is the cover story in the summer issue of Vermont Life cali Jun 2013 #47

Thank You For That !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #62

+1000. Great interview. Thanks for the link! reformist2 Jun 2013 #63

That is so sad...and the article title is chilling. KoKo Jun 2013 #124

Such a horrible loss, one we could hardly afford in his generation NotThisTime Jun 2013 #49

RIP, Dear Michael ReRe Jun 2013 #54

So sad... what a loss liberalla Jun 2013 #55

Hmmm.... I just came in the door from seeing Dirty Wars. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 #57

"What we do know is that the government lied about who was responsible for the drone." midnight Jun 2013 #61

War Correspondent Michael Hastings Killed In Car Accident FarCenter Jun 2013 #66

4.) When writing for a mass audience, put a fact in every sentence. MADem Jun 2013 #72

:( What awful news. RIP Michael n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #69

This Does Seem Fishy, I Hope It Really Is Looked At colsohlibgal Jun 2013 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author octoberlib Jun 2013 #75

I'd ask the video of a mans death be removed. Agschmid Jun 2013 #76

I'll remove it. nt octoberlib Jun 2013 #77

Thank you. n/t Agschmid Jun 2013 #78

Who would have been there to do a video? KoKo Jun 2013 #90

It's a residential street zappaman Jun 2013 #100

Thanks...good to have location from someone who lives there and familiar. KoKo Jun 2013 #135

Yeah zappaman Jun 2013 #136

How convenient a real journalist who is exposing the lies and making powerful YeahSureRight Jun 2013 #79

And the conspiracy theories start.... OKNancy Jun 2013 #80

Maybe his wife can explain why he was out and about at 4 am on a Tuesday? reformist2 Jun 2013 #84

A reporter out late? WilliamPitt Jun 2013 #91

Like Michael Hastings, I'm just asking the question. It needs to be asked. reformist2 Jun 2013 #95

he was a reporter , he isn't on some 9-5 ,5 days a week schedule JI7 Jun 2013 #127

KTLA report said friends said he was agitated and worried.. KoKo Jun 2013 #94

This is so horrible and so sad. One of the few arthritisR_US Jun 2013 #81

First thoughts were 'it sounds like the kind of guy they'd want to kill, but he probably died in toby jo Jun 2013 #96

Aw, no. Zorra Jun 2013 #106

On tv last night they showed that the entire engine had somehow been thrown from the car whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #107

Certainly a suspicious accident. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #109

Not if you are familiar with the road. zappaman Jun 2013 #117

Thx for the info, I'm not familiar with the area. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #118

Not really. zappaman Jun 2013 #119

OK,tnx for the info. nt HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #121

That's interesting, and it's possible. I drive on streets like that and don't speed, as do lots of sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #130

@wikileaks: Michael Hastings contacted WikiLeaks lawyer Jennifer Robinson just a few hours before he Hissyspit Jun 2013 #133

Well..his friends said he was agitated...probably over NSA stuff and the blow back... KoKo Jun 2013 #141

Cenk just now had a good rant on the press going after Michael and put the effort in to defend him.. cascadiance Jun 2013 #134

Video of the crash aftermath -- HOLY SHIT dorkzilla Jun 2013 #137

Fascinating video. Cleita Jun 2013 #140

By the water gushing up in the median, it looks like he took out a hydrant. FarCenter Jun 2013 #143

I just watched the video. Sorry, no way. Not on that street in a residential Catherina Jun 2013 #146