The Fall Of President Obama's Favorite General

Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies on the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2010. U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen

Obama's Favorite General Stripped of His Security Clearance -- Gordon Lubold, The Cable/Foreign Policy

The Defense Department has stripped Gen. James "Hoss" Cartwright of his security clearance, depriving the man once known as "Obama's favorite general" access to classified data as the investigation into leaks of national security secrets continues.

Multiple current and former administration sources told FP that Cartwright, the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lost his clearance earlier this year. It was an indicator that that government officials might, in some way, consider his ongoing access to secrets a national security risk while he was under investigation by the Department of Justice for possibly leaking sensitive information about the Stuxnet computer virus. And, it presents challenges for a man who has been working to shore up his image since retiring in 2011.

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Update: 'Obama's Favorite General' Stripped Of Security Clearance Amid Leak Investigation -- Business Insider

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Did Four-Star Gen. James Cartwright Leak The Stuxnet Virus Story?

My Comment: A retired four-star General does not have his security clearance revoked unless there is some trouble afoot. It appears that his military career is over and his legal troubles are about to explode.