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What Gen. McChrystal (our man in Afghanistan) said to Rolling Stone

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June 22, 2010 11:45 am
By Sheila Lennon

Accompanying its story about Gen. Stanley McChrystal, our top commander in Afghanistan, being in trouble over comments he made to Rolling Stone (McChrystal Is Summoned to Washington Over Remarks), The New York Times excerpts the article, which is in six parts at Rolling Stone: The Runaway General.

The Washington Note, however, turns the whole thing into a pdf and headlines the blog post, Power is Relative: Runaway General Stanley McChrystal has to Go.

Politico reports, Editor: McChrystal didn't push back:

Rolling Stone's executive editor on Tuesday said that Gen. Stanley McChrystal did not raise any objections to a new article that repeatedly quotes him criticizing the administration.

Eric Bates, the magazine's editor, said during an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that McChrystal was informed of the quotes prior to its publication as part of Rolling Stone's standard fact-checking process -- and that the general did not object to or dispute any of the reporting.

Asked if McChrystal pushed back on the story, Bates responded: "No, absolutely not."

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