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CIA Director David Petraeus Resigns, Citing Affair

Posted by timothy on from the he's-no-clinton dept.

Penurious Penguin writes "After serving as Director of the CIA since September 2011, David Petraeus resigned from his position today, November 9. The retired four-star Army general has cited an extramarital affair as reason for the resignation. Michael Morell will now serve as Acting Director of the CIA."

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  1. The News For Nerds: by retroworks · · Score: 5, Informative

    SOME guys get to have TWO girlfriends...

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  2. This is going to get very messy by electron+sponge · · Score: 5, Informative

    Petraeus' biographer Paula Broadwell under FBI investigation over access to his email, law enforcement officials say

    Petraeus Resigns Over Affair With Biographer

    He had an affair with his biographer, which apparently began while he was active duty military in Afghanistan. Extramarital affairs are illegal under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He'll be lucky if the DoD doesn't bring him out of retirement just to take a star off his shoulder.

  3. Re:Job Performance by MrEricSir · · Score: 5, Informative

    and if the affair was with a subordinate in the CIA?

    It wasn't. The affair was with his biographer, and it was uncovered by the FBI.

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  4. Re:Base partisan politics? Look in the mirror. by Obfuscant · · Score: 5, Informative

    a) the requests for security were for a different embassy

    August 2, 2012: Ambassador Stevens sends a cable to D.C. requesting "protective detail bodyguard postions" -- saying the added guards "will fill the vaccum of security personnel currently at post... who will be leaving with the next month and will not be replaced." He called "the security condition in Libya ... unpredictable, volatile and violent."

    Ambassador Stevens was referring to Benghazi, not "a different embassy" as you claim.

    September 11, 2012: 9:43 a.m. Benghazi time (3:43 ET): Amb. Stevens sent cables to D.C., including a Benghazi weekly report of security incidents reflecting Libyans' "growing frustration with police and security forces who were too weak to keep the country secure."

    Again, Benghazi, not "a different embassy", as you claim.

    9:40 p.m. (3:40 p.m. ET): Gunfire and an explosion are heard. A TOC agent sees dozens of armed people over security camera flowing through a pedestrian gate at the compound's main entrance. It is not clear how the gate was opened.

    The agent hits the alarm and alerts the CIA security team in the nearby annex and the Libyan 17th of February Brigade, one of several powerful militias serving as a de facto security presence in Benghazi. The embassy in Tripoli and the State Dept. command center were also alerted.

    State Dept. Diplomatic Security follows events in real time on a listen-only, audio-only feed, according to testimony of Charlene Lamb, the deputy assistant director for international programs, given before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Oct 10.

    This is, once again, at the Benghazi embassy, not someplace else. A real-time feed of the audio was being monitored in DC. They knew what was happening. It wasn't a reaction to someone using their right of free speech, and shouldn't have been apologized for.

    10:25 p.m. (4:25 p.m. ET): A six-member CIA team arrives from the annex with 40 to 60 members of 17th of February Brigade. The team removes Smith's body.

    Hmm. 9:40PM to 10:25 PM. I do the math and get 45 minutes, not the 28 minutes you claim. An nearby annex with military forces that takes 45 minutes to show up.

    But these are all lies from "Fox News", right? Try again. CBS

  5. Re:Job Performance by Solandri · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yes, but not being able to conceal an affair doesn't speak well for his performance as a security agent.

    It's the other way around. When getting a security clearance, one of the things they look for is any skeletons you have in the closet which could be used to blackmail you. The affair itself is not particularly relevant to his job. What is relevant is that he put himself in a situation where he could potentially have been blackmailed. From best to worst, the possible situations for someone who's supposed to be protecting government secrets is:

    No affair
    Openly public affair
    Affair, initially secret, but now admits to it
    Affair, still keeping it secret