September 22, 2015
By AP
Washington (AP) — Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus (click here) is apologizing again for sharing classified information with his biographer and mistress, Paula Broadwell, in his first time testifying publicly before Congress since resigning as CIA director.
Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that he made a "serious mistake" four years ago that brought "discredit and pain" to those closest to him. He says he violated the public's trust and breached his own values....
His sentence was for two years. It is unclear the date where his two years probation begins and whether or not it was retroactive to the date of his resignation. But, he had a fine of $100,000.
1. The Broadwells romanced as we learned of Paula's infidelity (click here)"The most amazing detail about the Petraeus affair, which continues to serve up bizarre amazing details by the hour," says Hannah Rosin at Slate, is that as the world was learning of Broadwell's affair with Petraeus, she was having a romantic birthday dinner with husband Scott at Virginia's Inn at Little Washington, a veritable "factory of 'romantic.'" Assuming that Mr. and Mrs. Broadwell didn't have their smartphones on during dinner, "it's possible, and maybe probable... that her husband found out along with the rest of the world." What we do know, says Carol Ross Joynt at the Washingtonian, is that the couple were in "good" and "upbeat" moods on Thursday night and Friday, and suddenly "not in very good moods" late Friday. By the time they checked out, earlier than expected on Saturday morning, Scott was described as "not talkative." The plan was to head to Washington for Paula's 40th birthday party, which was abruptly canceled. "A source close to the intelligence community said General Petraeus was scheduled to attend that party."...
The Republicans are trying to deal him back in.
...With the criminal case against him (click here) in the final stages of resolution, Petraeus could have the last foundation-stone in place to take the next step in the public rehabilitation he’s slowly been pursuing since his resignation from the CIA in 2012.
His allies say that can’t come soon enough.
“Now he can put this behind him and move on and continue to serve the country,” said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
A longstanding Petraeus ally, McCain told POLITICO that the U.S. needs him back in public life given his deep experience in Iraq and Afghanistan....
Well, he is better than Cheney. Isn't he?
By AP
Washington (AP) — Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus (click here) is apologizing again for sharing classified information with his biographer and mistress, Paula Broadwell, in his first time testifying publicly before Congress since resigning as CIA director.
Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that he made a "serious mistake" four years ago that brought "discredit and pain" to those closest to him. He says he violated the public's trust and breached his own values....
His sentence was for two years. It is unclear the date where his two years probation begins and whether or not it was retroactive to the date of his resignation. But, he had a fine of $100,000.
1. The Broadwells romanced as we learned of Paula's infidelity (click here)"The most amazing detail about the Petraeus affair, which continues to serve up bizarre amazing details by the hour," says Hannah Rosin at Slate, is that as the world was learning of Broadwell's affair with Petraeus, she was having a romantic birthday dinner with husband Scott at Virginia's Inn at Little Washington, a veritable "factory of 'romantic.'" Assuming that Mr. and Mrs. Broadwell didn't have their smartphones on during dinner, "it's possible, and maybe probable... that her husband found out along with the rest of the world." What we do know, says Carol Ross Joynt at the Washingtonian, is that the couple were in "good" and "upbeat" moods on Thursday night and Friday, and suddenly "not in very good moods" late Friday. By the time they checked out, earlier than expected on Saturday morning, Scott was described as "not talkative." The plan was to head to Washington for Paula's 40th birthday party, which was abruptly canceled. "A source close to the intelligence community said General Petraeus was scheduled to attend that party."...
The Republicans are trying to deal him back in.
March 3, 2015
By Philip Ewing
...With the criminal case against him (click here) in the final stages of resolution, Petraeus could have the last foundation-stone in place to take the next step in the public rehabilitation he’s slowly been pursuing since his resignation from the CIA in 2012.
His allies say that can’t come soon enough.
“Now he can put this behind him and move on and continue to serve the country,” said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
A longstanding Petraeus ally, McCain told POLITICO that the U.S. needs him back in public life given his deep experience in Iraq and Afghanistan....
Well, he is better than Cheney. Isn't he?
