Did Rolling Stone Break "The Ground Rules" In Their McChrystal Story?

In a photo in the last issue of Rolling Stone, Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal is seen on board a C-130 aircraft over Afghanistan. (Navy Petty Officer, U.S. Navy/NATO / June 24, 2010)

Gen. McChrystal Allies, Rolling Stone Disagree Over Article's Ground Rules -- Washington Post

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.

"There's a Rolling Stone article out," the aide told McChrystal. "It's very, very bad."

Forty hours later, McChrystal had been relieved of his command, his 34-year military career in tatters. Apart from a terse apology, McChrystal has not discussed publicly the disparaging remarks that he and his aides made about administration officials and that appeared in the article.

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More News On Rolling Stone's Coverage Of General McChrystal

Military Says Rolling Stone Broke Ground Rules on McChrystal Story -- ABC News
Military official disputes Rolling Stone article -- CNN
Military Official Claims Rolling Stone Broke Ranks on McChrystal Story -- CBS News
Rolling Stone fact checker sent McChrystal aide 30 questions -- Washington Post
Michael Hastings, Mayhill Fowler and the Dirty Secret of Journalism -- Time Magazine
What Will Michael Hastings Do Now? (He's the Writer Who Croaked McChrystal) -- Forbes