This is kind of a stunning amount of transparency.
Example:
30.) Did Gen. McChrystal vote for President Obama? [The reporter tells me that this info originates from McChrystal himself.]
IMPORTANT — PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE THIS — THIS IS PERSONAL AND PRIVATE INFORMATION AND UNREALTED TO HIS JOB. IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE TO SHARE. MY REASON FOR THIS IS IT WOULD PRESENT AN UNDUE COMMAND INFLLUENCE ON JUNIOR OFFICERS OR SOLDIERS WHO SHOULD MAKE THEIR OWN POLITICAL DECISIONS. THERE ARE VERY STRICT RULES IN THE MILITARY ON SEPARATING CHURCH AND STATE ON THIS SORT OF STUFF - HAVE TO KEEP OUT OF POLITICAL PREFERENCE AND PERSONAL CHOICE.
My favorite:
14.) Does Gen. McChrystal’s itinerary each day include a quote from Bruce Lee?
NO NOT EVERY DAY. ONLY FOR OUR TRAVEL ITINERARIES - WITHIN AFGH OR INTERNATIONAL. ONE OF OF HIS SENIOR NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS CHOOSES A NEW ONE FOR EACH TRIP. AGAIN THIS IS AN INSIDE JOKE BECAUSE M4 HAS A CERTAIN ZEN MASTER - NINJA MYTHOLOGY AMONG THE FORCE.
I can see the GOP campaign ads in 2012: “Do you really want to re-elect a President who fired a Zen Master/Ninja?”
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chfdigital said:
Yep. Header to the WaPo article is off too— guessing they had some comments on tape, hence not checking some quotes. This was a failure by his PR staff— He didn’t even check with McChrystal on some items and passed on confirm pertinent details??
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resounding lack of professionalism.
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Were these questions answered by...12-year-old on instant messenger? (soupsoup)
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