Donald Douglas
American Power
11/12/2012
It wasn’t just the FBI that was aware of Petraeus’s affair last summer, but top officials in the administration. The Wall Street Journal reports, “FBI Scrutinized on Petraeus: Complaints by Female Social Planner Led to Email Trail That Undid CIA Chief“:
A social planner’s complaints about email stalking launched the months long criminal inquiry that led to a woman romantically linked to former Gen. David Petraeus and to his abrupt resignation Friday as Central Intelligence Agency chief.
The emails began arriving in Jill Kelley’s inbox in May, U.S. officials familiar with the probe said. Ms. Kelley, who helped organize social events at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., told the Federal Bureau of Investigation about the emails, which she viewed as harassing, the U.S. officials said.
That FBI investigation into who sent the emails led over a period of months to Paula Broadwell, Mr. Petraeus’s biographer, with whom he was having an extramarital affair, according to the U.S. officials.
FBI agents were pursuing what they thought was a potential cybercrime, or a breach of classified information.
Instead, the trail led to what officials said were sexually explicit emails between two lovers, from an account Mr. Petraeus used a pseudonym to establish, and to the destruction of Mr. Petraeus’s painstakingly crafted image as a storied Army general.
Mr. Petraeus admitted to an affair in a letter to CIA employees announcing his resignation…
…It’s simply astonishing the number of questions that are being raised. And the White House doesn’t want Petraeus testifying? The whole thing’s obscene.
There’s a Fox News video report and interview with Rep. Peter King at American Power Blog.
Update: Its Benghazi Gate, Not the Petreaus Scandal
LIBYA: THE TRUTH? Bureaucratic Nightmare: Pentagon Benghazi Timeline Contradicts CIA
“When they asked for air support, they were told they could have an unarmed drone.”–Read More »
That is the heart of the matter. Who cares if Petreaus had a mistress or two? Who gave the order to stand down? Why was the Libyan Ambassador left to die along with those who came to help?
This is an effort to distract us from the cover up of Benghazi Gate. If the Obama regime can cloud the picture with a sexual scandal, it can effectively smokescreen the real problem. This is obfuscation at its best. The Chicago gang are masters of this game…
Also, Former CIA Officer: White House ‘Lying’ Over Petreaus Investigation
“… that despite the national security implications, no action would be taken on their findings until after the presidential election: Only then would President Obama ask for Petraeus’ resignation.”…
Update 3: BREAKING: Paula Broadwell Set Up Several Dummy Email Accounts to Harass Jill Kelley (Video)
Paula Broadwell burbled, a little too pleased with her access to power.
A few days later, Petraeus testified in a closed session to Congress that the attack was due in large part to an anti-Islam video and a spontaneous uprising….
Fox News source: Yes, the CIA was holding prisoners at the Benghazi annex
