The Operators

The Inside Story Of America's War Machine

AlterNet | Posted 01.27.2012

Not many journalists can say they had a hand in getting a commanding general relieved of duty in the middle of a war. But Rolling Stone reporter Micha...

Why Michael Hastings' Afghanistan Book Was Dropped By His Publisher

Capital New York | Reid Pillifant | Posted 03.24.2012

The irony is that Kantor's publisher, Little, Brown, which had originally inked a deal for The Operators, dropped Hastings' book last summer because i...

10 Juicy Bits From Michael Hasting's Explosive New Book

www.rollingstone.com | Posted 01.05.2012

Now, in a new book, The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan, Hastings recounts the behind-the-scenes tale ...

Was Petraeus The Model For New Book's Drunk General?

The Washington Post | Posted 01.04.2012

Retired Gen. David H. Petraeus is probably the most photographed soldier of his generation. The pistol in his left hand and the whiskey in his right w...

The Inside Story Of The War In Afghanistan

Rolling Stone | Posted 01.03.2012

In April 2010, Rolling Stone contributing editor Michael Hastings spent a month with Gen. Stanley McChrystal in Europe and Afghanistan, reporting on a...