Michael Hastings was that rarest of breeds: a mainstream reporter who wasn’t afraid to rail against the system, kick back against the establishment, and bite the hand that feeds him. On the morning of June 18, 2013, he died in a fiery car crash. But now details are emerging that he was on the verge of breaking an important new story about the CIA, and believed he was being investigated by the FBI. Now even a former counter-terrorism czar is admitting Hastings’ car may have been cyber-hijacked. Join us this week on The Corbett Report as we explore the strange details surrounding the untimely death of Michael Hastings.
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KTVU news covers the death of Michael Hastings
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Countdown-Stanley McChrystal resigns
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Cenk Uygur Interviews Michael Hastings
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Michael Hastings on ‘The Operators’
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Michael Hastings Confronts Piers Morgan Over Media ‘Mythologizing’ Petraeus
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Michael Hastings Rips Obama Drone Speech
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Michael Hastings Rips Obama Drone Speech
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Witness to Michael Hastings Car Crash Shares His Story
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More Details Emerge on the Death of Michael Hastings
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Friend of Michael Hastings Says Rolling Stone Journalist Working on Biggest Story Yet About CIA
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Researchers Show How a Car’s Electronics Can Be Taken Over Remotely
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DARPA Talks About Hacking Cars
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Was Michael Hastings’ Car Hacked? Richard Clarke Says It’s Possible
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L.A. Weekly: Michael Hastings’ Car was Speeding, Had Drunk Driving History
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Car Experts on Michael Hastings’ Crash: No Reason to Suspect Foul Play
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