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Miami Herald
| 6 months ago
Barely a week after winning re-election, President Barack Obama suddenly confronts a deepening challenge in assembling a new national security team, his task complicated by a scandal that has cost him a CIA chief and raised doubts about his...
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Politico
| 6 months ago
WMD'S being there, Condi Rice's "Mushroom Clouds" over New York remarks if we didn't go into Iraq...Rethugs in the House/Senate when all that was going ON during the Bush Administration?...Defenestration of David Petraeus...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 6 months ago
The Petraeus affair has also made other key defence, intelligence and diplomatic appointments more difficult. The White House must now replace General Petraeus as CIA director, but also Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta, and Secretary of State...
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Canadian Free Press
| 6 months ago
Whether Petraeus' testimony to a Congressional intelligence committee was influenced by the fact that his indiscretion was known to persons high in the Obama administration?...It turns out, as well, that much of the book was ghost-written by Vernon...
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BBC
| 6 months ago
US President Barack Obama has backed a senior general, despite reports that he exchanged "flirtatious" emails with Florida socialite Jill Kelley. Spokesman Jay Carney said Mr Obama had "faith" in Gen John Allen, chosen to be the next Nato commander...
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The Hill
| 6 months ago
White House press secretary Jay Carney avoided criticism of the FBI, which unearthed Petraeus's affair with his biographer over the summer but only told National Intelligence Director James Clapper a day of the presidential election. Carney...
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Canada.com
| 6 months ago
David Petraeus is all over the news these days, and those hoping to escape his name in the world of video games will have to avoid the latest major release: the former CIA director makes an unexpected cameo in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. When the...
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The Guardian
| 6 months ago
General David Petraeus, the outgoing commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan, shakes hands with his replacement, General John Allen, in July 2011...And Petraeus was at the peak of his power and acclaim heralded by both Democrats and Republicans as...
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Al Jazeera English
| 6 months ago
46 The career of the top US commander in Afghanistan is now in jeopardy because of the investigation into the sex scandal involving David Petraeus , the former top commander in Iraq and Afghanistan who resigned as CIA director last week.
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Los Angeles Times
| 6 months ago
An FBI investigation that led to the resignation of Gen David Petraeus also turned up evidence that Gen John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan , was exchanging potentially inappropriate emails with a Florida woman involved in the scandal,...
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Boston Globe
| 6 months ago
Timeline of events in Petraeus case This July 13, 2011, photo made available on the International Security Assistance Force's Flickr website shows the former Commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Gen.
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Asian Wall Street Journal
| 6 months ago
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the top American commander in Afghanistan is under investigation, in a new twist to the Petraeus scandal. A federal agent who launched the investigation that led to the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus was...
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Star Tribune
| 6 months ago
The sex scandal that led to CIA Director David Petraeus' downfall widened Tuesday with word the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is under investigation for alleged "inappropriate communications" with another woman involved in the case. Even as the...
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Chicago Tribune
| 6 months ago
General David Petraeus was the head of the CIA during the attack on the U.S...CBS News senior correspondent John Miller and retired General Richard Myers discuss how his extramarital affair could impact the investigation. The top U.S. commander in...
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CNSNews.com
| 6 months ago
Speaking with reporters on a flight to Perth, Australia Monday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was asked about the scandal engulfing Gen. David Petraeus, the man who replaced Panetta as CIA director. Is there any indication that Petraeus' affair with...
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CNSNews.com
| 6 months ago
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says U.S. forces were deployed as quickly as possible after terrorists attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Sept. 11 -- but the attack "was largely over the by time we could respond." "The fundamental fact is this...
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Virginian-Pilot Online
| 6 months ago
David Petraeus sex scandal, the Pentagon said Tuesday that the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, is under investigation for alleged "inappropriate communications" with a woman who is said to have received threatening emails from...
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International Herald Tribune
| 6 months ago
That number will in turn determine the pace of the reduction over the next two years of the 68,000 American military personnel currently in Afghanistan. Administration officials have never publicly discussed what number might remain, although in Iraq,...
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The Globe & Mail
| 6 months ago
Jill Kelley, a friend of the Petraeus family, walks out of her home toward her car on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, Florida November 12, 2012. New details emerged on Sunday about the extramarital affair that abruptly ended the career of CIA chief...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 6 months ago
The FBI was first drawn to Broadwell after Tampa socialite Jill Kelley, who revealed she was a longtime friend of Petraeus, said she began receiving harassing emails in May, a federal law enforcement official told AP...FBI agents traced the alleged...
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CNN
| 6 months ago
The affair came to light during an FBI investigation of a complaint that author Paula Broadwell, 40, was allegedly sending harassing e-mails to another woman close to Petraeus, a U.S. official said. Here's a look at an anatomy of an affair: Spring...
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The Daily Telegraph
| 6 months ago
Petraeus was right to resign as director of the CIA over an affair because the position requires "personal integrity," Pentagon chief Leon Panetta says. Panetta, who led the Central Intelligence Agency for two years before moving to the Defense...
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
| 6 months ago
Fla. (AP) CIA Director David Petraeus was shocked to learn last summer that his mistress was suspected of sending threatening emails warning another woman to stay away from him, former staff members and friends told The Associated Press Monday.
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The Courier-Mail
| 6 months ago
US congress have demanded to know why President Barack Obama was not informed for several months that his CIA chief David Petraeus was under investigation in an explosive sex scandal. Petraeus resigned on Friday after confessing to an extramarital...
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The Globe & Mail
| 6 months ago
General David Petraeus shakes hands with author Paula Broadwell in this handout photo originally posted by the the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in July 2011. Jill Kelley, a friend of the Petraeus family, walks out of her...
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International Business Times
| 6 months ago
David Petraeus, a former commander in Iraq and Afghanistan, has resigned as Director of the CIA, citing an extramarital affair. Petraeus, who has had one of the most distinguished military careers and was once rumored to possibly run for President,...
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Russia Today
| 6 months ago
There may be more to former CIA director David Petraeus' resignation than just a sex scandal. Now, he may not have to give evidence to Congress about what happened in Benghazi, James Corbett, editor of the Corbett Report, explained to RT. The...
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NY Daily News
| 6 months ago
David Petraeus' real crime was thinking he could act like Charlie Sheen and get away with it The CIA director resigned after admitting to having an affair with Paula Broadwell. Published: Sunday, November 11, 2012, 6:45 PM Updated: Monday, November...
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Russia Today
| 6 months ago
General David Petraeus, the man who headed up America's moves in Iraq and Afghanistan is now top dog at the CIA after President Obama's national security reshuffle...We respect his and his family's privacy and want the same for us and our three...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 6 months ago
While senior politicians are denying there are any national security implications, there are questions about who was told about the FBI investigation into General Petraeus. The resignation of the spy chief comes as the CIA is due to give evidence at...
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Kuwait Times
| 6 months ago
David Petraeus poses with his biographer Paula Broadwell in Afghanistan. The plot surrounding the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus over an extramarital affair thickened yesterday with reports that his alleged lover had sent emails to a second...
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The Hindustan Times
| 6 months ago
The plot surrounding the shock resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus thickened on Sunday with reports that his affair was exposed when the FBI investigated threatening emails from his lover to a mystery second woman. Republicans, meanwhile,...
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United Press International
| 6 months ago
The resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus will not have much impact on Senate hearings on the Libyan consulate attack, a ranking committee member said. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., said on ABC's "This Week" the interim agency Director Mike...
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National Public Radio
| 6 months ago
November 11, 2012 The resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus, a retired four-star general, brings to end one of the most storied careers in modern U.S. military history. Petraeus stepped down late Friday, citing an extramarital affair. In August...
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Mail Online UK
| 6 months ago
10 November 2012 President Obama faced allegations of a major political cover-up last night over the resignation of CIA chief General David Petraeus, who had an affair with a married woman. The US Congress is expected to investigate claims that the...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 6 months ago
The FBI investigation that led to the discovery of CIA Director David Petraeus' affair with author Paula Broadwell was sparked by "suspicious emails" from her to another woman and Petraeus was not the target of the probe, US law enforcement and...
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Arab News
| 6 months ago
Fresh from re-election, President Barack Obama's already full plate got fuller with the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus over an extramarital affair, giving him another high-profile position to fill. The revelation brought a startling end to...
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The Age
| 6 months ago
Within weeks, one of the most decorated retired generals in the US and chief of the leading spy agency was submitting his resignation to a re-elected President Barack Obama. "After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by...
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The independent
| 6 months ago
Suggested Topics The web of extramarital intrigue that led to the resignation of the CIA's director, David Petraeus, was becoming more complex by the hour this weekend. Not only was the lover of the 60-year-old former four-star general revealed to be...
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Telegraph India
| 6 months ago
Petraeus, the director of the CIA and one of America's most decorated four-star generals, resigned today after an FBI investigation uncovered evidence that he had been involved in an extramarital affair. Petraeus issued a statement acknowledging the...
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Guardian Unlimited
| 6 months ago
New York and in Washington DC David Petraeus resigned as director of the CIA on Friday. Photograph: James Berglie/James Berglie/Zuma Press/Corbis New details have emerged over the shock resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus , suggesting that the...
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National Public Radio
| 6 months ago
A day after the story broke, the news remains stunning CIA director and retired Gen. David Petraeus resigns in a lightning stroke, admitting he used extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. It's shocking because Petraeus is...
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MarketWatch
| 6 months ago
The abrupt resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus reportedly means Michael Morell, the agency's new acting director, will replace Petraeus in testifying about the Benghazi attack before a Senate committee next week. Petraeus resigns over an...
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BBC
| 6 months ago
General David Petraeus took a remarkable amount of experience with him when he went to be the new head of the CIA just over a year ago. He had commanded the international forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and was probably the cleverest and the...
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The Hindu
| 6 months ago
Washington, November 10, 2012 AP In this June, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama, accompanied by Gen...Stanley McChrystal, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. David Petraeus (60), the retired four-star General behind the U.S.'...
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Canada.com
| 6 months ago
Intelligence communities on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border were rocked Friday by news of the unexpected resignation of CIA director David Petraeus over an extra-marital affair. Petraeus disclosed the affair in a memo to CIA staff on Friday...
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Towleroad
| 6 months ago
You've probably heard by now that CIA director David Petraeus resigned yesterday after an FBI investigation into his biographer, Paula Broadwell, revealed the general had an extramarital affair. Rachel Maddow of course discussed this last night,...
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Charlotte Observer Online
| 6 months ago
CIA Director David Petraeus abruptly resigned Friday after admitting to an extramarital affair in a shocking end to a 37-year career in which he rose to become the Army's leading counterinsurgency strategist, the top U.S. commander in Iraq and...
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Delhi News-Record
| 6 months ago
Sunday and the hushed two minutes that follow will be heard all over Canada...If you find this year's traditional Remembrance Day commemorations a little more respectful and somehow more meaningful than before, you're in good company. Latest research...
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The New York Times
| 6 months ago
The sudden development came just days after President Obama won re-election to a second term. Mr. Petraeus, a highly decorated general who had led the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, had been expected to remain in the president's administration.
