Saturday, November 10, 2012

The Fall Of CIA Director David Petraeus -- News Roundup



Petraeus Quits Just DAYS Before He Was Due To Testify At Benghazi Hearings As FBI Probes 'Massive National Security Threat' -- Daily Mail

* Gen David Petraeus, who held CIA director post for only 14 months, dramatically announced resignation Friday
* Had been scheduled to testify next week in closed-door hearing about September 11 attack of U.S. Consulate in Libya
* Will no longer testify as he's left his position
* Some have suggested conspiracy theory and question the timing of Petraeus' resignation ahead of the hearings

The dramatic resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus on Friday threatens to undermine next week's hearings into the deadly attack at the U.S. Consulate in Libya, at which he was scheduled to testify.

Petraeus resigned as head of the CIA following revelations he had engaged in an extramarital affair and acknowledging that he 'showed extremely poor judgment'.

The highly-decorated general, 60, had recently traveled to Libya and the Middle East, and was to testify about the Benghazi attack next week behind closed doors to the House and Senate intelligence committees.

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More News On The Resignation Of CIA Director David Petraeus

Letter to CIA workforce from Director David Petraeus -- McClatchy News
Obama’s Statement on Petraeus’s Resignation -- Wall Street Journal

Petraeus resigns CIA, citing affair; FBI investigating -- USA Today
Petraeus' biographer Paula Broadwell under FBI investigation over access to his email, law enforcement officials say -- NBC
Petraeus resigns after affair with biographer turned up in FBI probe, Fox News confirms -- FOX News
Kessler: FBI Investigation Led to Petraeus Resignation
-- Newsmax
Petraeus Quits; Evidence of Affair Was Found by F.B.I. -- New York Times

David Petraeus Resigns From CIA, Citing Affair -- ABC News
CIA director David Petraeus resigns over 'unacceptable' extramarital affair -- The Guardian
CIA Chief Resigns Over Affair -- Wall Street Journal
Petraeus, star on battlefield, felled at CIA by affair
-- Reuters
CIA chief Petraeus resigns over affair
-- CNN
CIA's Petraeus Resigns, Citing Extramarital Affair -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Petraeus Resigns as CIA Chief Over Extramarital Affair -- Voice of America
Petraeus admits affair, quits as CIA director -- McClatchy News
CIA Chief Petraeus Resigns Over Affair -- Defense News
CIA director David Petraeus resigns over affair -- BBC
Petraeus resigns over affair, as criticism grows of CIA response in Libya -- Christian Science Monitor
David Petraeus resigns as CIA director -- Washington Post
David Petraeus Resigns From CIA, Citing Affair -- ABC News
Gen. David Petraeus resigns as CIA director, citing affair -- Politico
 CIA director Petraeus stands down over affair -- BBC
Petraeus resigns as CIA director, cites 'extramarital affair' -- FOX News
CIA director David Petraeus submits resignation over extramarital affair -- CNN
Report: Petraeus quits CIA over affair -- UPI
CIA Chief Petraeus resigns due to extramarital affair -- RT
Petraeus Resigns From CIA, Citing ‘Extramarital Affair’ -- Danger Room
CIA chief resigns over extramarital affair -- Al Jazeera

The storied career of David H. Petraeus -- Washington Post
Petraeus helped lead fight against global terrorism -- USA Today
Iraq marked highlight of Petraeus' Army career -- AP
A look back at David Petraeus' military career
-- AP
The Iraq success story that propelled David Petraeus to the top -- Washington Post
Highlights of Gen. David Petraeus' career -- AP

David Petraeus resigns after a bumpy ride -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Petraeus: master of Afghan policy -- Robert Grenier, Al Jazeera
No pass for Petraeus -- Josh Gerstein, Politico
Let's be grateful to Petraeus and remember him for his outstanding service -- Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer (ret.), FOX News
Resignation of Gen. David Petraeus send ripples across both sides of political aisle -- New York Daily News

Profile: General David Petraeus -- Al Jazeera
Profile: David Petraeus -- BBC

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