Michael Hastings Told Lawyer Hours Before Death ‘the FBI Is Investigating Me’
June 21, 2013A recent tweet that went out to over 1.9 million Twitter followers confirmed that Michael Hastings said he was being investigated by the FBI prior to his death.
Shepard Ambellas
Investigative journalist Michael
Hastings, recently investigating new heightened levels of governmental
sponsored surveillance of the American populace, was reported dead
Wednesday by his employer.
The LAPD said the body recovered from
the fiery car crash that ended a single human death after jumping a
median and hitting a tree was unidentifiable and it is still unknown if
there is any further connection to foul play or illegal activity.
The La Times reported Wednesday, “Neither the Los Angeles Police Department nor coroner’s officials could immediately confirm whether Hastings was the victim of a single-car crash that
occurred about 4:25 a.m. in the 600 block of North Highland Avenue.
Police officials said it was the only vehicle fatality reported Tuesday
morning in the city of Los Angeles.
The vehicle crossed a median, struck a
tree and burst into flames in the Hancock Park area, LAPD Officer
Christopher No said. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Coroner’s officials said they could not
immediately identify the victim, saying the body was burned beyond
recognition. Without identification or next of kin, neither the LAPD nor
the coroner’s department could officially identify the body found in
the vehicle.
But in a statement released
Tuesday afternoon, BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith confirmed that
Hastings died earlier in an L.A. car crash, saying his team was “shocked
and devastated by the news.”
However, some are still skeptical of Hasting abrupt death, including the organization Wikileaks, who issued a tweet to 1.9 million Twitter followers Wednesday announcing that, ”Michael
Hastings contacted WikiLeaks lawyer Jennifer Robinson just a few hours
before he died, saying that the FBI was investigating him.”
This raises suspicion and red
flags because the FBI was recently suspected to have murdered a former
MMA fighter (during a late night interrogation) who knew one of the Boston bombing suspects personally. This was documented by the Intellihub.com in the article, FBI Execution Squads Operational on American Soil.
It appears as if journalists have been
and still are a major target of the establishment as others such as
Breitbart (rest his soul) have also felt the wrath.
The HollywoodReporter
wrote, “The journalism community has poured forth with expressions of
shock and deep sadness since news of Hastings’ sudden and dramatic death
rippled across social media Tuesday.
Hastings, perhaps best known for the 2010 Rolling Stone piece that ultimately brought down U.S. Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, was hailed in countless obituaries as a fearless and unstoppable reporter.”
Hastings was a valuable reporter that will be missed.
The recent deaths of whistle-blowers,
journalists, and other key figures who are opposition to the
establishment is a concern. Likely the NDAA plays a role as America is
the new battlefield.
Shepard Ambellas is the founder & director of Intellihub.com (a popular alternative news website), researcher, investigative journalist, radio talk show host, activist, and filmmaker.