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General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

- Michael Hastings
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Obama's drone program, in fact, amounts to the largest unmanned aerial offensive ever conducted in military history: never have so few killed so many by remote control.

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 news bureau.

By the second sentence of a pitch, the entirety of the story should be explained.

In campaign reporting more than any other kind of press coverage, reporters aren't just covering a story, they're a part of it - influencing outcomes, setting expectations, framing candidates - and despite what they tell themselves, it's impossible to both be a part of the action and report on it objectively.

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 a personal project.

Whenever you're reporting, there's always something you can't say or write, but the questions, you always want to get as close to that line as possible. You want to ask the tough questions.

When my editors and I at 'Rolling Stone' came up with the idea to do a profile of General McChrystal, I simply just e-mailed General McChrystal's press staff, said we wanted to do a profile, and said if you could give us any time to hang out with the general, that would be great.

For me, when I go in to write a profile, and no ground rules are laid down, and I'm there to write an on-the-record profile and cover readings while in the room, then that means it's on the record.

The fact is, psychiatric help is not widely available to CIA agents - and as in the military, there is a stigma attached to admitting post-traumatic stress.

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General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'

General McChrystal wanted to be on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'