2008: Ann Curry profiles RS author Michael Hastings

Michael Hastings, the author of the Rolling Stone article in which Gen. Stanley McChrystal made derogatory comments President Barack Obama, was profiled by Ann Curry in this video from 2008:

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Thanks Ann but your about 7 years late in the information as many of our troops on the grown and in the war zone have been saying this for so long about McChrystal. In short he has been in Dick Cheney's back pocket from the beginning and has wanted to be pushed up the chain of command for a long time. Each General has the Cheney policy and Obama just fell for one of their tricks. McChrystal is loyal to his Commander-in-Chief Dick Cheney and nothing will change that. As for Karzi well he's in the job for the money only. As he was appointed and support by the Bush Administration. He was asked by the Caryle Group to leave his big paying job at Unocal. Karzai was asked to be President of Afghanistan and once he was sworn in office he quickly signed the oil pipeline drilling with Halliburton. Now it seems the soldiers have spoken out about this for so many years but the Media/Press followed the White House propaganda released information. McChrystal has the job of misdirecting President Obama so the US and Obama will fail. We learned of how Al Queads had moles in place, well they learned that from the Bush Administration. Now Kazai has to push Obama to keep McChrystal so the Afghanistan War can continue. Few in the Press and Public chose to remember it was Gov. Bush who invited his friends the Taliban to the US as his guest. So much for friendship. Many have asked where is Dick Cheney? Well good news with the Oil Companies needing Halliburton's former CEO's help now Dick has come out of the Cave. Theres so called Wars have nothing to do with enemies but all about Control of Middle Eastern Oil. Iraq is the third riches Oil countries with many areas not touched yet and Cheney wants them. The attack on Iran has nothing to do with the people or the Leaders it's about Control of the second richest Oil country in the World. Greed has always destroyed great nations as we read in History and nothing has changed. Dick Cheney learned during his years with Nixon on how to up grade the criminal system and Dick learned well. The Media/Press reported the truth about Nixon's Watergate corruption, Cheney learned he had to big the Media/Press for his plan to work. Notice how when Bush took aka stole office Fox Fake News took over as the leading News Station with fake Jouralist who were bartenders, one out of drug/alcohol rehab center and even a medially ill man who harrasses woman. Now with millions of Americans thinking these idiots are Journalist Americans are more confused then ever as the truth is hard to fine.

Take heart NBC your alone in fair/balanced reporting as Richard Engle works alone and is right now the only Foreign real Journalist giving just the facts not personal opinions. Like all of American History the future will show just how corrupt the US was and why we really had the 9/11 attacks. As generations die out the truth is released as public information. I read how FDR knew before the attack on Pearl Harbor but it's history. I read about how Prescott Bush and his team tried twice to assassinate FDR but that too is History. The future generations will read how, what and why our country had a fixed Presidential election twice, illegally invaded Iraq, allowed almost a year to go by before looking for Osama Bin Laden and just who were the major players in the Recession. But it seems people aren't really interested in the truth as we see the lies are working very well. Obama is up again more then an enemy overseas but enemies right here in the USA.

    Reply#1 - Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:03 PM EDT

    I heard that after all those heart attacks the evil Dick Cheney was still able to put on his Katrina levee blowing up diving suit and blow up Barack Petroleum's mile deep oil rig just because Barack Petroleum gave more money to Obama than anyone, let Rahm have an apartment rent free for 5 years, lobbied for the bank bailouts, the Obama porkulus bill, Obama Care and Obama's cap and tax bill.

    Dick Cheney really carries a grudge.

      Reply#2 - Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:16 PM EDT

      hola, dave,

      there could always be 'house of usher' for 'house of cheney'. everything goes around, eventually. and that would be God's judgement for cheney's exploitation of a goodly part of the human race. maybe in a past life, he was the serpent in the Garden of Eden, that wouldn't surprise me. funny thing, i am not feeling stressed like i always do because of the war in afghanistan, something must have happened over there. something good for the troops. i keep waiting for that awful stressed feeling to come back and it hasn't yet, here's hoping. take good care.

        #2.1 - Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:59 PM EDT

        When told 2/3 of Americans object to the war in Iraq-
        Vice President Cheney's answer?
        "SO!"
        **************
        Let's see.
        How many draft deferment did Cheney have?
        One?
        NOPE.
        Two?
        NAA.
        Three?
        MMM!
        Four?
        Don't think so.
        Five?
        BINGO!!
        There should be a law.......
        If you're gonna start illegal wars, be willing to grab a weapon and fight.

          #2.2 - Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:45 PM EDT
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