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Rolling Stone acted more like a 1960s rock band today than a magazine operating in the 21st century. It had a story that was bound to spark national debate—General Stanley A. McChrystal, the top U.S. military official in Afghanistan who commands the 130,000 soldiers in the NATO coalition, is not too fond of his civilian counterparts. In the profile piece, aptly titled, “The Runaway General,” McChrystal and his aids take shots at Karl W. Eikenberry, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan (who, by nature of his position, is the top U.S. civilian in that country) and Vice President Joe Biden, who is no. 2 in command back on U.S. soil. Can you say public relations disaster for the U.S. Goverment?
As expected, the fallout was severe—every major news organization picked the story up, Obama ordered McChrystal back home and may fire him…and Rolling Stone did not even bother putting the story on its website until 11:00 a.m.
What?