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FBI Investigation Led to Petraeus Resignation
NewsMax ^ | 11/09/12 | Ronald Kessler

Posted on 11/09/2012 3:00:39 PM PST by advance_copy

Ronald Kessler reporting from Washington, D.C. — The resignation of David H. Petraeus as CIA director followed an FBI investigation of many months, raising the question of why he was not forced out until after the election.

In his letter of resignation, Petraeus cited an extra-marital affair he had been having. “After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair,” Petraeus said in his letter to President Obama. “Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours.”

Petraeus, who had a distinguished military career, revealed no additional details. However, an FBI source says the investigation began when American intelligence mistook an email Petraeus had sent to his girlfriend as a reference to corruption. Petraeus was commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan from July 4, 2010 until July 18, 2011.

The investigation began last spring, but the FBI then pored over his emails when he was stationed in Afghanistan.

The woman who was having an affair with Petraeus is a journalist who had been writing about him.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: broadwell; broadwellemails; navyseals; newsmax; petraeus; petraeusaffair; petraeusnewsmax; ronaldkessler; threatmatrix; threatmatrixbenghazi
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To: advance_copy

Maybe, just maybe...the Almighty is saying to us all—move over my people, the vengeance is mine and I will repay. Just A THOUGHT-—


21 posted on 11/09/2012 3:14:04 PM PST by tflabo
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To: advance_copy

Don’t you see that this totally discredits Patraeus?
So no matter what he says now, he is the one that cannot be trusted. he was having sex under the desk you see.
They always do this.. This stinks right here to high heaven.
I don’t believe it I don’t believe it all went down like they are saying.
Remember the Wikileaks guy? What did they use to get him?


22 posted on 11/09/2012 3:14:12 PM PST by DOGHEAD
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To: lonevoice

Paula’s contact page at her website:

http://www.paulabroadwell.com/#!contactau

Rather attractive, I should say.


23 posted on 11/09/2012 3:14:24 PM PST by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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To: advance_copy

The General & Paula Broadwell
24 posted on 11/09/2012 3:14:24 PM PST by Brandonmark (OWCM is The new American Minority!)
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To: advance_copy

Why is it that Petraeus resigns when the POTUS committed perjury lying about his extra marital affairs (that’s plural) but never had to resign and the rest of his corrupt party rallied around him to protect him?


25 posted on 11/09/2012 3:14:35 PM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: advance_copy

PETRAEUS RESIGNS — IS THERE A BENGHAZI CONNECTION?

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/11/petraeus-resigns-is-there-a-benghazi-connection.php


26 posted on 11/09/2012 3:14:35 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike ("God only knows it's not what we would choose to do." - Lyric from Us and Them - Pink Floyd)
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To: lonevoice
Brings new meaning to the title of Broadwell's book about Petraeus:

27 posted on 11/09/2012 3:14:44 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: advance_copy

Wow!


28 posted on 11/09/2012 3:15:37 PM PST by petitfour
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To: advance_copy

“The woman who was having an affair with Petraeus is a journalist who had been writing about him.”

Sleeping with a whore.


29 posted on 11/09/2012 3:17:13 PM PST by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: advance_copy

Extensive info also on this thread:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2957639/posts


30 posted on 11/09/2012 3:17:32 PM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: married21

I feel very sorry for Mrs. Petraeus..She did wonderful work on behalf of the troops


31 posted on 11/09/2012 3:17:35 PM PST by ken5050 (Another reason to vote for Mitt: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform at the WH Christmas party)
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To: Andy'smom; USNBandit

Thanks.


32 posted on 11/09/2012 3:17:46 PM PST by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
One thing to be thankful for, at least it was a woman!!!!

Not for Patraeus. If it was a man he could declare himself a "gay-American", and the media would applaud his courage for coming out of the closet.

33 posted on 11/09/2012 3:17:45 PM PST by Hugin ("Most times a man'll tell you his bad intentions, if you listen and let yourself hear."---Open Range)
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To: advance_copy

I wonder how many posts were made on this site about Petraeus being a good presidential candidate. My experience in the military was a General having something on the side was not rare.


34 posted on 11/09/2012 3:18:07 PM PST by soupbone1
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To: advance_copy; All
OMG!!! MoveOn.org got something right after all...
35 posted on 11/09/2012 3:18:52 PM PST by ken5050 (Another reason to vote for Mitt: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform at the WH Christmas party)
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To: lonevoice
Sad. She looks like a hooker. How long before we start hearing vulgar jokes on the title? 3..2...1...


36 posted on 11/09/2012 3:18:52 PM PST by shhrubbery! (NIH!)
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To: Hugin

I became very leery of Petraeus as a presidential candidate when I learned he called himself a “Rockefeller Republican.”


37 posted on 11/09/2012 3:18:55 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (November 6, 2012.....A day that will live in infamy!)
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To: DOGHEAD

What this says is that Obama knew of a compromised person and put him in the top spot at CIA and deliberately left him there. That is unbelievable!


38 posted on 11/09/2012 3:18:55 PM PST by petitfour
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To: Hugin

she is a lowlife twit

“the adulteress wipes her mouth and says I have done nothing wrong” The Word of God


39 posted on 11/09/2012 3:20:29 PM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: mojito
Rather attractive, I should say.

Yes, at least she's hot. The title of the book is "All In". Imagine that.

40 posted on 11/09/2012 3:20:33 PM PST by KevinB (A country that would elect Barack Obama president twice is no longer worth fighting for.)
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