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Gen. Petraeus To Be Sentenced To Two Years Probation and Fine
An anonymous reader writes: Petraeus, a now-retired U.S. Army General, has already agreed to plead guilty to a criminal misdemeanor charge of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material. As part of the agreement with prosecutors filed in March, the government will not seek any prison time. Instead, Petraeus will agree to pay a $40,000 fine and receive two years of probation, according to court documents. The recommendations are not binding on the federal judge who will preside at the hearing Thursday afternoon in Charlotte.
Snowden done a truly patriotic service, never mind his intent (who knows) but this General was only after pussy before he BETRAYED US!
For a second I thought a member of the elite was actually going to be significantly punished, but these wise prosecutors have preserved the Aristocracy from shame!
Now, let's get about castrating Edward Snowden!
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
We get a lot of articles here that people say don't belong on Slashdot, but I usually side with them being good articles. "Stuff that matters" and all that, personal freedoms, general interest to nerds, etc. But this one...no, I'm just not seeing it. Nothing to do with personal freedoms, nothing to do with computers, nothing to do with public policy, absolutely zero effect on any of us, even those of us in the USA. It's just political celebrity news.
The more this happens, the more it looks like Snowdon is a vendetta for embarrassing the powerful by doing what is, more and more, looking like the right thing.
"Transparent" is a shit show that trades on every stereotype going. A man in drag is NOT a transsexual.
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Why can't we get the same sort of equitable result for those in Senior Staff Positions with the DOS who chose to ignore rules and standards in the name of 'convenience'. Gee why didn't Mrs. Slick Willy think of that - oh wait....
I think this case should absolutely be used as precedent when and if they sentence Edward Snowden. I think a two year suspended sentence, followed by a Congressional Medal of Freedom would be an appropriate sentence.
but only provided national security info to his floozy for sex.
A Congressional medal?
I would sooner pick the two years on jail instead.
1. He was leaking classified information to his mistress who was also his biographer. Like top-secret stuff.
2. When an investigation ensued, he lied to the FBI about leaking the material to his mistress.
Martha Stewart lied to the FBI about insider trading tips and got at least 5 month in a prison camp.
I think we will find there is one rulebook for punishing people like Snowden, and another for VIPs like Petraeus. And yet another (very thin) one for super ultra-VIPs like Clinton.
ah but Snowden isnt connected.
Petraeus is, from having been director of the CIA.
Also, he told secrets to the public, instead of his mistress.
The guy who said the election was rigged won the presidency with the second-most votes.
... stored it all on his own server in the first place, he could run for President.
Any story that provides an excuse to bash the USA or a rich, powerful person makes the front page these days.
He should get dishonourable discharge as well and no pension.
Obama is just following in his footsteps.
Look at this guy.
Just look at him.
Snowden disclosed illegal activity on the part of his employer and the US government. He should be protected by the whistle-blower law. Petraeus gave classified material to his biographer (and lover). In addition to displaying his machismo to his female, he was also trying to provide background info for the book about him. Petraeus was motivated by self-serving benefit. Snowden was doing a service to his country. In a just world, Petraeus should be the one hiding in Russia to avoid life imprisonment or a death sentence.
"He took a duck in the face at 250 knots." -- William Gibson, Pattern Recognition
Howz it go again? Gimma all your loving, hugz and kizzez too? Then gimme dem secretz.
Where did the secret stuff given to the mistress go? Was it shared with certain governments not allied with the USA? Could it be treason? And the punishment for treason is pretty serious for a soldier - a firing squad.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell
Sandy Berger got probation, community service, and a $50,000 fine I bet he didn't pay. Petraeus received essentially the same.
Funny that normal civilians and enlisted people get decades plus for the same crime.
Still wondering how she passed and destroyed classified information with no investigation. Supposedly produce a child with the President and you get to break regulations all around apparently.
How far will the traitor Gen. walk?
This guy was seriously bad news. He didn't come from a background of high security, so he didn't make even the most basic security concerns a priority. His Blackberry was lost in a foreign country with no password set. He really didn't think that a password was needed because he deemed it inconvenient.
His disclosure of sensitive data to his mistress was a surprise to absolutely nobody.
That ship already sailed with MEK. Carry a Hezbollah tv channel - the feds will send you to a Federal Pound Me In the Ass Penitentiary. Take money from MEK to lobby, aka propagandize on their behalf? We'll just take them off the terror watch list.
Seen the thigh muscles on Paula the Fitness Soldierette? Those legs could squeeze the cum out of Mount Rushmore. All four.
They say once a cheater, always a cheater. I want to be next!
He gets to keep the freedom to bang the hot woman to whom he leaked government secrets (as she will remain free too).
"They hate us for our* Freedom!"
* - 'Us' being the power elite, not the filthy commoners subject to all the rules.
Case closed.
He must have pissed off someone higher up to get such treatment. Adultery is the National Sport, especially in Washington.
"Also, he told secrets to the public, instead of his mistress."
Snowden gave the documents to journalists for them to reveal. Don't be lazy and misrepresent it even accidentally. Beyond that they weren't even just "journalists" they were lawyers etc.
Gen Petraeus had a handful of documents in his desk. Hillary had tens of thousands of government emails stored in her own server and then wiped it without any government oversight.
"A plan fiendishly clever in its intricacies"- Homer Simpson
And traitors of the Bush White House Occupancy are supposed to be handed stiff bonuses, not flabby penalties
Remember kids, if you're not paying for the service, YOU ARE THE PRODUCT THAT IS BEING SOLD.
Still waiting for a statement on the alleged classified alleged information she allegedly leaked, or for that matter a law that she may have broken. (Using a private email server was SOP until Kerry, at which point it became illegal.)
"When you have eliminated the unacceptable, whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truthiness" - Holmes
He should also forfeit all his retirement benefits including pay and medical care.
That is FAR in excess of the $40k slap on the wrist they recommend.
... to the public. A better comparison than Snowden would be with Wen Ho Lee where neither (allegedly) intended the documents to go public or to a foreign power.
oh shut up.
the point of his actions were to reveal the NSAs actions to the public, so that the public knew about the shady/illegal snennigans the NSA and government were engaging in.
unlike Petraeus who's motivation in leaking was apparently to get into his biographer's pants.
and my lil joke was simply pointing out which one the government believes to be the bigger sin
(and since you're a little dense apparently, that would be "telling the public")
The guy who said the election was rigged won the presidency with the second-most votes.
in about 8 years, give or take, we will see him as the GOP candidate?
comment first, facts later. http://chem.tufts.edu/AnswersInScience/RelativityofWrong.htm
No, you're wrong. Discussing classified information via unclassified sources has been illegal for some time.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12065
Executive Order 12356
EXECUTIVE ORDER 12958 (notice the signatory)
So, please express how the government can address this without a complete record of the Secretary's e-mails? That's assuming you wish to trust the person receiving legal bribes from foreign governments $200K to $500K at a time through speaking fees for her or her husband.
#treasonisforthelittlepople