Forbes Demonstrates Car Hacking, Fuels Michael Hastings Conspiracy Theories
Imagine a Russian journalist emails a few friends and says he, his close friends and colleagues are under investigation by the KGB and contacts a well-known anti-establishment group’s lawyer for assistance. He also mentions he’s onto a big story and will “go off the radar” for a bit. A few hours later, he’s burned beyond recognition in an unusual car crash. It’s safe to say you’d be quite suspicious.
Through most of American history, killing activists, journalists, politicians and others who stood in the government’s way was something that happened in foreign hellholes. Whether that was just perception or reality is another story. However, despite the official story claiming no foul play, the death of journalist Michael Hastings is, at best, just the latest convenient death for the federal government (Andrew Breitbart, anyone?).
Among the numerous oddities of the incident, the following are the most alarming:
- He alerted friends that he, his friends and colleagues were under federal investigation and contacted a Wikileaks lawyer hours before his death
- He sped through multiple red lights without a noticeable effort to slow down (such as coasting)
- An eye witness heard multiple explosions before the crash
- He never hit the brakes
- His car made a 60-degree turn into a tree (suggesting mere brake failure wasn’t to blame)
- His engine landed 200 feet from the impact site
- The resulting fire was unusually intense, according to police
- His body was so badly burned it took two days to identify
- LAPD refuses to release the accident and toxicology reports…or the vehicle
- He was cremated against his family’s wishes
Now, Forbes has released a video demonstrating how a car can be hacked, further fanning the flames of a potentially sinister end to Hastings’ life. This piles on to a 2010 study that confirmed this capability.
Perhaps Hastings had a few too many beers or wanted to test how fast he could drive his Mercedes. Maybe he was sending a really long text message and lost focus for a while.
Then again, he’d already proven his willingness to embarrass the government and was apparently onto a big story while being investigated by the feds. He died in an unusual crash hours after sending an alarming email regarding the situation.
Which sounds more plausible to you: an unfortunate set of unusual circumstances or a convenient death due to foul play?
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