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[asimplechord]

+ Hastings earned a contract for a book about his adventures in Afghanistan? The cynic in me wonders if this was the reason for the controversial article, to generate noise and interest. (I haven't read his memoir of Iraq. Anyone have an opinion on it?)

+ The Snowflake turned over 100k miles on my commute to work yesterday. \o/?

+ I have no idea what was in the pocket of these pants when I washed them, but I put my phone in one, and when I took it out, there was something sticky on its screen. And when I put my hands into any of the pockets - front or back - they come out sticky, with something that feels like drying glue on them. D:

+ I'm not sure if it's an editing error or a type-setting error, but there have been several instances of letter inversion in my copy of The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 (do NOT get me started on the use of the word "adventure" to describe the invasion and its aftermath, just don't), with the most recently observed being:

Cook[...] had several extensive conservations with Sarhan, beginning on the first day of 2008.

Um, really? Do you mean conversations?

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[ditchwitchbitch.livejournal.com]

McChrystal made some really stupid remarks to Hastings, and I definitely don't agree with a lot of his policies, but by god, we do need fewer politicians in positions of power determining the fate of wars they've never stepped foot on. I kind of feel bad for McChrystal, especially if Hastings' timing was just to generate interest in his book.

[wordsalone.livejournal.com]

I'm annoyed about this book deal.

Uh...that's it.