David Petraeus
David Howell Petraeus (pronunciation: /pɪˈtreɪ.əs/; born November 7, 1952) is a United States Army general who serves as the current Commander, ... More »
Benghazi 'Talking Points' Emails Put Petraeus Back In Spotlight : The Two-Way : NPR
Former CIA director and retired Gen. David Petraeus helped shape the first draft of "talking points" about the Sept. 11, 2012, Benghazi attacks, according to emails released by the White House and analyzed by The Washington Post. Former CIA director and retired Gen. David Petraeus ... Read more »
Paula Broadwell apologizes for Petraeus affair
July 13, 2011: Former Commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Gen. Davis Petraeus, left, shakes hands with Paula Broadwell, co-author of his biography "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus. " (AP/ISAF) CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The biographer ... Read more »
Benghazi Emails Released
Administration officials on Wednesday described the emails, written by officials ranging from unnamed career employees to then-Central Intelligence Agency director David Petraeus, as a mundane set of documents. Officials from across the national-security establishment made suggestions ... Read more »
Cummings requests Petraeus testify under oath on Benghazi
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, has requested that former CIA director David Petraeus testify under oath in a new public hearing on Benghazi in a letter to Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA). The request comes in response to ... Read more »
ABC: Petraeus called final Benghazi talking points “useless” the day before Rice’s full Ginsburg
posted at 11:01 am on May 12, 2013 by Ed Morrissey One of the mysteries in the Benghazi scandal has been the role of David Petraeus, who was then the Director of the CIA but was forced to resign in a personal scandal shortly thereafter. While the White House and State Department tried to ... Read more »
Benghazi Crossfire: Can White House And State Dept. Dodge Their Own Bullet Talking Points?
One communication from an unknown official said “The State Department had major reservations with much or most of the document.” Then-CIA Director General David Petraeus noted concern regarding information that was scrubbed at the insistence of State, saying “Frankly, I’d just as soon ... Read more »
Hannity And Democratic Strategist In Fiery Exchange Over Who Is Politicizing Benghazi More
Hannity and his Right-Wing Ilk are beyond delusional at this point. Faux Noose is might as well be re-named ‘Benghazi Central’ – Talk About Projection! If the Obama Administration had ignored repeated warnings and attacks and not turned down Stevens requests for added security and not tried to ... Read more »
Are the dark days returning to Iraq?
Commanding Gen. David Petraeus, center, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington on April 8, 2008. In reporting on the success of the surge in Iraq, Petraeus said the number of U.S. troops in the country should not drop below ... Read more »
Pat Robertson tells wife of cheating husband to buck up, provide a better home
“His intent was not to condone infidelity or to cast blame.” It’s not the first time the outspoken Christian has caused controversy — he ruffled feathers last year by shrugging off Gen. David Petraeus’ affair, and has suggested a woman’s appearance can be to blame for marital problems... Read more »
Petraeus’ mistress Paula Broadwell apologizes for extra-marital affair
Washington, May 25: Former CIA director General David Petraeus’ mistress Paula Broadwell has apologized for her extra-marital affair with the disgraced chief. In her first in-depth interview, with ABC News affiliate WSOC in Charlotte, Broadwell said she has regret for the harm that the ... Read more »
Republicans keep changing their target
First it was Susan Rice then President Barack Obama to Hillary Clinton to former CIA Director Leon Panetta to current CIA Director David Petraeus to former Joint Chief of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen back to Hillary and now former Ambassador Thomas Pickering because he defended Hillary on ... Read more »
Jolie: From Girl With Tattoos To Girl With A Cause : NPR
David Petraeus couldn't keep a secret," said Hollywood publicist Michael Levine, who once represented Jolie's father, Jon Voight. "It's hard to imagine how they did it. " Announcing it in such a personal and classy way can only enhance Jolie's stature in Hollywood. With family and ... Read more »
Interview: Rick Atkinson, Author Of 'The Guns At Last Light' : NPR
Gen. David Petraeus and the 101st Airborne Division, and I think spending a couple of months at his elbow watching him grapple with all of the stresses of command. ... Now, it's not World War II. He's not fighting the Battle of the Bulge, as he would readily acknowledge. But things like ... Read more »
Why DOJ didn't need a 'super search warrant' to snoop on Fox News' e-mail
David Petraeus, shown here at an event in March 2013, resigned as CIA director last fall after an investigation into e-mail cyberstalking revealed an extramarital affair. For the Justice Department, obtaining a super search warrant from a judge is far more difficult than obtaining a ... Read more »
Sunday Breakfast Menu, May 26
Still echoing through Washington, President Obama’s speech Thursday on shifting the nation’s approach to counterterrorism will be up for debate on the Sunday shows. Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, will join ABC’s “This Week” to talk about the president’s plan and the continuing ... Read more »
Internet bill would unlock personal details, says watchdog
The study points to the case of David Petraeus, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency director who resigned over revelation of an extramarital affair. His indiscretions came to light after the Federal Bureau of Investigation used IP addresses to trace harassing emails his mistress had ... Read more »
Rift between law envorcement (FBI) and counterintelligence (CIA)
I also feel there is a connection between lack of communication before 9-11, the occurence of the Boston Marathon bombings despite Russia's warning to the FBI, and the quick and intense FBI investigation of CIA Director David Petraeus after receiving a complaint that his biographer Paula ... Read more »
The Halfway ‘Obama Doctrine’
He kept on Bush’s last Defense Secretary Gates and Bush’s high command, including Gen. David Petraeus, a neocon favorite. As a nod to more hawkish Democrats, Obama named Hillary Clinton his Secretary of State. Obama ignored warnings from some analysts that he risked getting boxed in to ... Read more »
