Shut up – Loose lips McChyrstal

by YankeeJim | June 26, 2010 at 02:38 am

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He still doesn’t get—loose lips—Flag Officers, all officers must be deliberate and conservative in speaking to the press or anyone else. You don’t pal around with the press. Any journalist worth their professionalism will take every opportunity to cozy up and get a story.

The General had a hack flak jacket, his press aid, and apparently that guy blew it.

When the bullets aren’t flying and it is down time, the only news in town is what comes from the General’s lips, every drop of it.

Put YankeeJiim journalist on the beat and see what you get. Barbara Star, lookout.

“Gen. McChrystal allies, Rolling Stone disagree over article's ground rules
By Karen DeYoung and Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, June 26, 2010

It was 2:30 Tuesday morning in Kabul, after a busy day of travel to Kandahar and meetings with top Afghan officials, when Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal was awakened by an aide with grim news.”