[Peace-discuss] Death of Michael Hastings

[C. G. Estabrook]

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/06/famed-non-automotive-journalist-michael-hastings-turns-a-c250-into-a-bomb/

"...I’ve seen dozens of cars hit walls and stuff at high speeds and the number of them that I have observed to eject their powertrains and immediately catch massive fire is, um, ah, zero. Modern cars are very good at not catching fire in accidents. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which is an evolutionary design from a company known for sweating the safety details over and above the Euro NCAP requirements, should be leading the pack in the not-catching-on-fire category..."


On Jun 18, 2013, at 11:28 PM, C. G. Estabrook <carl at newsfromneptune.com> wrote:

> Is Michael Hastings' death JSOC's revenge - and a warning to other journalists?
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> <http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2013/06/michael_hastings_car_crash_highland_hollywood_video.php>
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> (JSOC - the Joint Special Operations Command - was headed by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the Afghanistan commander whom Hastings' article took down. See <http://www.thenation.com/blog/160332/jsoc-black-ops-force-took-down-bin-laden#axzz2WdFcSbOk>.)
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> The Obama administration killed US citizen Anwar Alawlaki for what he said, not what he did. Michael Hastings too?
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> Hastings' last (published) article: "Why Democrats Love To Spy On Americans" <www.buzzfeed.com>.
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