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77. I'll remove it. nt

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Wed Jun 19, 2013, 06:24 AM

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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