Comments on: McKiernan: It Was Great Knowing You… Whatever You Said

By: yg

yg — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:07:59 +0000

michael moore connects another dot:
McChrystal ran the Joint Special Operations Command, home of an “executive assassination ring”

By: yg

yg — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:49:30 +0000

wow, from nyt:
One spot on General McChrystal’s generally sterling military record came in 2007, when a Pentagon investigation into the accidental shooting death in 2004 of Cpl. Pat Tillman by fellow Army Rangers in Afghanistan held General McChrystal accountable for inaccurate information provided by Corporal Tillman’s unit in recommending him for a Silver Star.
The information wrongly suggested that Corporal Tillman, a professional football player whose decision to enlist in the Army after the Sept. 11 attacks drew national attention, had been killed by enemy fire.
did he get fired for the cover up?

By: Gasho

Gasho — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:14:52 +0000

... but here's a better link: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-luggage12-2009may12,0,7789535.story

By: Gasho

Gasho — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:14:18 +0000

Ed – YOU SO BEAT ME TO IT.

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:54:21 +0000

Here’s another take – juxtapose this photo wit the news that a JAL jet at LAX sucked an entire baggage container into its engine (http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/05/jal-jet-sucks-baggage-containe.html) and you get some ominous stuff for the General.

By: thomas

thomas — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:05:40 +0000

In addition to the specifics you mention, I also see here a reinforcement of the notion of civilian control of the military. Bush was so deferential to the military — even dressing up and pretending to be a part — that it frequently felt that his administration was just an adjunct to military will and the militarization of culture and policy. I wonder to what degree the abruptness of McKiernan’s dismissal isn’t also meant as a message to everybody in the armed forces that the suits are indeed in charge.