Return of the 'War Nerd'

It had been nearly a year since his last column, but eXiledonline’s Gary Brecher, otherwise known as “The War Nerd” is back with a weird story about his failed attempts at becoming a fame whore. Turns out Brecher was going to be the subject of a huge Newsweek profile by Michael Hastings — of General McChrystal’s downfall fame — only to see the story killed after Hastings jumped ship to Rolling Stone.