Joseph Flynn Just Tweeted Something Strange About the Death of Investigative Journalist Michael Hastings

Whether intended as a veiled threat or an insinuation of deeper knowledge, this tweet could imply some things.

Michael Hastings was an American investigative journalist who gained significant notoriety for his fearless reporting on national security issues and influential government figures. His work led to groundbreaking revelations and controversy, culminating in his untimely death in a mysterious car crash in 2013. Despite the official ruling of an accident, suspicious indicators surrounding the incident have left many questioning the truth behind his demise.

At the time of Hastings' passing, I had recently returned from a tour of contractor duty working in information security on Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, Africa. As a voracious reader at the time of the mythos surrounding General Stan McChrystal, I remember reading anything I could find about the circumstances surrounding Hastings' death.

At the time, his death struck me as deeply suspicious due to the circumstances, but not being a conspiracy theorist, I wanted to believe Hastings had simply had a tragic accident.