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Petraeus biographer apologizes for ‘harm’ caused by affair
Paula Broadwell speaks publicly for the first time about the extramarital affair that led to the CIA director’s resignation The woman whose affair with David Petraeus cost the four-star general his job as CIA director has spoken of her remorse over her role in the scandal. Six months after Paula…
FBI interviews ex-CIA chief David Petraeus over secret files scandal
FBI agents interviewed ex-CIA chief David Petraeus to probe whether secret files had been passed to the woman at the center of the scandal that brought him down, USA Today reported. Petraeus, America’s most celebrated military leader in a generation, stepped down in November as head of the spy agency…
Petraeus plans affair apology in comeback speech
Decorated military general, 60, to offer his ‘deep regret’ for affair with biographer that led to his resignation as CIA director David Petraeus, one of America’s most decorated generals, is expected to make his public comeback Tuesday night with an apology for the extramarital affair that led to his resignation.…
Pentagon linked to Iraqi torture centers by Central American ‘dirty war’ veteran
Exclusive: General David Petraeus and ‘dirty wars’ veteran behind commando units implicated in detainee abuse The Pentagon sent a US veteran of the “dirty wars” in Central America to oversee sectarian police commando units in Iraq, that set up secret detention and torture centres to get information from insurgents. These units conducted some of…
General John Allen cleared in misconduct probe
The Pentagon has cleared the top US commander in Afghanistan of wrongdoing over emails with a woman tied to the scandal that forced CIA director David Petraeus to resign, a US official said Tuesday. The Defense Department’s inspector general completely exonerated General John Allen, the outgoing chief of US-led forces…
Petraeus lover won’t be tried for cyber-stalking
Paula Broadwell, the former lover of ex-CIA chief David Petraeus, will not prosecuted for cyberstalking during the affair that led to his downfall, an informed source said Tuesday. The FBI investigation for cyberstalking of Broadwell has been dropped, the law enforcement source said. Petraeus, America’s most celebrated military leader in…
Fox News’ Roger Ailes reportedly urged David Petraeus to run for president in 2011
Bob Woodward reports on recorded conversation in which a Fox News analyst relayed offer from Ailes and Rupert Murdoch It has long been evident to observers of the right-wing Fox News channel that its creator and current chairman, Roger Ailes, likes to play kingmaker within the Republican party. Why else would he…
Senate committee passes email privacy bill
A US Senate panel approved a bill to boost email privacy protections in a vote Thursday that followed widespread uproar over the FBI probe that toppled CIA director David Petraeus. The measure, which if enacted would require police to obtain a warrant in most cases to access email accounts, drew…
Barney Frank confronts Hutchinson for ‘weasel words’ linking Obama to Petraeus scandal
In a face to face confrontation that aired on Sunday, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) called out Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX) for using “weasel words” to suggest that President Barack Obama knew about former CIA Director David Petraeus’ sex scandal prior to the November election. Hutchinson told CNN’s Candy Crowley…
FBI probes Petraeus and staff over classified leaks
A federal investigation is questioning whether Gen. David Petraeus’s staff leaked classified information to the general’s biographer, Paul Broadwell, at his direction. According to the Washington Post, former Petraeus staffers claim that they were ordered to provide “military records and other documents” to Broadwell, who is now known to have…
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