[His interest in hazardous overseas assignments can be traced back to a childhood fascination.] I was in fifth grade during the Gulf War in 1991, ... I remember drawing a map of the Middle East and watching CNN nightly with my dad. One day, I even asked my teacher if I could skip gym class to hear a speech by General Norman Schwarzkopf. Michael Hastings
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![[His interest in hazardous overseas assignments can be traced back to a childhood fascination.] I was in fifth grade during the Gulf War in 1991, ... I remember drawing a map of the Middle East and watching CNN nightly with my dad. One day, I even asked my teacher if I could skip gym class to hear a speech by General Norman Schwarzkopf. - Michael Hastings Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0hpcyBpbnRlcmVzdCBpbiBoYXphcmRvdXMgb3ZlcnNlYXMgYXNzaWdubWVudHMgY2FuIGJlIHRyYWNlZCBiYWNrIHRvIGEgY2hpbGRob29kIGZhc2NpbmF0aW9uLl0gSSB3YXMgaW4gZmlmdGggZ3JhZGUgZHVyaW5nIHRoZSBHdWxmIFdhciBpbiAxOTkxLCAuLi4gSSByZW1lbWJlciBkcmF3aW5nIGEgbWFwIG9mIHRoZSBNaWRkbGUgRWFzdCBhbmQgd2F0Y2hpbmcgQ05OIG5pZ2h0bHkgd2l0aCBteSBkYWQuIE9uZSBkYXksIEkgZXZlbiBhc2tlZCBteSB0ZWFjaGVyIGlmIEkgY291bGQgc2tpcCBneW0gY2xhc3MgdG8gaGVhciBhIHNwZWVjaCBieSBHZW5lcmFsIE5vcm1hbiBTY2h3YXJ6a29wZi4g&author=ICBNaWNoYWVsIEhhc3RpbmdzICAgIA==&num=3 "[His interest in hazardous overseas assignments can be traced back to a childhood fascination.] I was in fifth grade during the Gulf War in 1991, ... I remember drawing a map of the Middle East and watching CNN nightly with my dad. One day, I even asked my teacher if I could skip gym class to hear a speech by General Norman Schwarzkopf. - Michael Hastings Quotes")
![[That creative drive was challenged during his subsequent two years at Rice.] In my first three months there, I was banned from the school paper for a controversial editorial that they never published about permission to chew gum, ... I described the principal in an unflattering way. - Michael Hastings Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoYXQgY3JlYXRpdmUgZHJpdmUgd2FzIGNoYWxsZW5nZWQgZHVyaW5nIGhpcyBzdWJzZXF1ZW50IHR3byB5ZWFycyBhdCBSaWNlLl0gSW4gbXkgZmlyc3QgdGhyZWUgbW9udGhzIHRoZXJlLCBJIHdhcyBiYW5uZWQgZnJvbSB0aGUgc2Nob29sIHBhcGVyIGZvciBhIGNvbnRyb3ZlcnNpYWwgZWRpdG9yaWFsIHRoYXQgdGhleSBuZXZlciBwdWJsaXNoZWQgYWJvdXQgcGVybWlzc2lvbiB0byBjaGV3IGd1bSwgLi4uIEkgZGVzY3JpYmVkIHRoZSBwcmluY2lwYWwgaW4gYW4gdW5mbGF0dGVyaW5nIHdheS4g&author=ICBNaWNoYWVsIEhhc3RpbmdzICAgIA==&num=12 "[That creative drive was challenged during his subsequent two years at Rice.] In my first three months there, I was banned from the school paper for a controversial editorial that they never published about permission to chew gum, ... I described the principal in an unflattering way. - Michael Hastings Quotes")
![[His strategy finally paid off.] When the invasion of Iraq started, I told a few editors and the chief of correspondents that I'd love to go, ... At first, they laughed. But eventually people told me: 'We always like to give young reporters new opportunities.' - Michael Hastings Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0hpcyBzdHJhdGVneSBmaW5hbGx5IHBhaWQgb2ZmLl0gV2hlbiB0aGUgaW52YXNpb24gb2YgSXJhcSBzdGFydGVkLCBJIHRvbGQgYSBmZXcgZWRpdG9ycyBhbmQgdGhlIGNoaWVmIG9mIGNvcnJlc3BvbmRlbnRzIHRoYXQgSSdkIGxvdmUgdG8gZ28sIC4uLiBBdCBmaXJzdCwgdGhleSBsYXVnaGVkLiBCdXQgZXZlbnR1YWxseSBwZW9wbGUgdG9sZCBtZTogJ1dlIGFsd2F5cyBsaWtlIHRvIGdpdmUgeW91bmcgcmVwb3J0ZXJzIG5ldyBvcHBvcnR1bml0aWVzLicg&author=ICBNaWNoYWVsIEhhc3RpbmdzICAgIA==&num=3 "[His strategy finally paid off.] When the invasion of Iraq started, I told a few editors and the chief of correspondents that I'd love to go, ... At first, they laughed. But eventually people told me: 'We always like to give young reporters new opportunities.' - Michael Hastings Quotes")
