As well as here, I hang at the forums over at Soldiers for the Truth (sftt.org), which was Hackworth's site. It was and is a pretty good place to get no-bullshit info on the war. Hackworth was no dove; he didn't question the justification for the Iraq war so much as the way it was being planned and fought, and how incompetence in the high ranks could lead to disaster for the grunts.
Some interesting characters over on the forums, too; mostly vets, some soldiers currently serving, some from the right, some from the left, and nearly all extremely cynical about the people who purport to represent them.
I read Hackworth's columns on the website, and he was pretty good at digging up dirt. Don't know if his background was spotless or not, but he was a good gadfly for our bloated military, and for that I'm grateful.
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