he was a passionate man, wasn't he? >> he loved to always challenge conventional wisdom, that's what i think -- there was so much if people actually read the article it's less about the quotes heernd there than it is the entire narrative he brought together, which was challenging the counterinsurgency was working in afghanistan. with the publication of that article you can see the trajectory of that and war changed and had made, had such an impact. >> a huge impact. the "new york times" after he died published an obituary casting a doubt on michael's -- you wrote to the "new york times" demanding they retract some of the comments. tell me about that. >> ridiculous and classless. i think the "new york times" has a real problem sometimes, other people get scoops and