All Michael Hastings Quotes
- The general's staff is a handpicked collection of killers, spies, geniuses, patriots, political operators and outright maniacs. There's a former head of British Special Forces,… Afghan
- A woman I loved [Andi Parhamovich] was killed in Baghdad in January 2007 – al-Qaeda in Iraq took credit for it … The memorial service… Al
- The simple and terrifying reality, forbidden from discussion in America, was that despite spending $600 billion a year on the military, despite having the best… America
- Look, I went into journalism to do journalism, not advertising, Advertising
- When writing for a mass audience, put a fact in every sentence. Audience
- Despite the absurdity and the silliness and the triviality of the entire campaign experience, there is also something, as non-cynical as this sounds, kind of… Absurdity
- I have to admit that the empty prestige and the stupid glory - yes, the horrible rush, the deadly sense of importance that war brings… Admit
- It was either write or die for me. Die
- I went into journalism to do journalism, not advertising. Advertising
- I want to be the greatest investigative reporter of my generation. Generation
- I was very fortunate to have fallen in love with an amazing woman. She was killed in a very horrible, horrific way in Iraq. We… Amazing
- As the CIA tried to find itself, the threat of international terrorism emanating from the Middle East, Africa, North Africa and Central and Southeast Asia… Africa
- Despite failing to get bin Laden, the U.S. government and media portrayed the early Afghanistan war as a great victory. Afghanistan
- The fact is, psychiatric help is not widely available to CIA agents - and as in the military, there is a stigma attached to admitting… Admitting
- During the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the military conducted only a handful of drone missions. Conducted
- The use of drones is rapidly transforming the way we go to war. On the battlefield, a squad leader can receive real-time data from a… Battlefield
- The idea of aerial military surveillance dates back to the Civil War, when both the Union and the Confederacy used hot-air balloons to spy on… Aerial
- In late 2009, I returned to Baghdad after a lengthy absence. I was living alone, in the Hamra Hotel, the twice bombed-out de facto international… Absence
- The genius of David Petraeus has always been his masterful manipulation of the media. Been
- My younger brother is a decorated combat veteran and was a platoon leader in Iraq. Brother
- To General McChrystal, those men on his team are his family. You know, these guys, they would do anything. They would die for each other. Die
- By the second sentence of a pitch, the entirety of the story should be explained. Entirety
- I thought Gen. McChrystal was unfireable, that his position was secure. Gen
- I write for fun. I had written a kind of media satire, but I doubt it will see the light of day. It was just… Day
- General David Petraeus was so successful at getting on covers of magazines, having journalists fall in love with him, that in fact he was able… Able