Why Now? Cover Up?
Benghazi-Gate, Plot Thickens — Sex, Spies And Suspicion? – Cia Director David Petraeus Resigns

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Miraculously it is after the   election that  Petraeus decides that  he must  resign due to   an  affair  that  has  been  gong on  since  2010  however  just  before he  was  due to  take the  stand and  testify  on  Benghazi?

How perfect  is that  timing? 

How many  other witnesses  will be removed?

What  horrible events led to the  death of the Americans  at the  Embassy  that  night?  What  are they  trying to cover up?

Stepping down as  Director of the CIA does   not  prevent him from testifying, however as  he has  now stepped  down he  can  no longer reveal  classified information , but  as  Director of the CIA  he  could not  reveal Classified information without  being prosecuted.  What the hell is  going on ?

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Patraeus Resignation Smells Funny

What could be so bad and threatening that a “national hero” like General David Patraeus would admit to the horribly embarrassing and personal extra-marital affair just to divert attention and thus exit the game relatively intact? (Sometimes admitting to something terribly personal can provide a kind of vaccine against further probes). Speculation buzzes through cyberspace.

Seems right-wingers feel it is a way to avoid having to testify over CIA failures in Benghazi in September. Possible. I wonder whether that horse is indeed cold after Republican beatings. And I am a bit skeptical that Benghazi was anything resembling what it was portrayed. For example, how did American-made Stingers get to Syria? Ambassador Stevens was the architect of the Benghazi uprising and he seemed rather keen to spread “democracy” beyond Libya. Did that include exportingdemocracy?

Thisis a little more interesting:

“As for how the affair came to light, the Congressional official said that ‘it was portrayed to us that the F.B.I. was investigating something else and came upon him. My impression is that the F.B.I. stumbled across this.’”

What is the “else”? Would be interesting to know. Sometimes just an affair — which under intel protocol is a serious (because blackmailable) matter — is enough. Sometimes not.

Read  Full Article Here

CIA Director Petraeus Resigns, Cites Extramarital Affair

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Military justice considers extramarital affairs—ripe ground for blackmailing—to be security threats and possible grounds for court martial, The AP reported.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told NBC Newsthat she would have “stood up for him.”

“I wanted him to continue,” she said. “He was good, he loved the work, and he had a command of intelligence issues second to none.” Feinstein added that Petraeus will no longer be required to testify at hearings next week related to the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya Sept. 11.

Petraeus, a West Point graduate who climbed the ranks of the U.S. military, became one of the country’s most high-profile leaders as the top U.S. Commander first in Iraq then in Afghanistan.

He met his wife Holly while a West Point cadet, The AP reported. They are parents to two grown children, a son and a daughter, and live in Virginia, according to the CIA’s website.

In January 2011, the Treasury Department named Holly Petraeus to establish the Office of Servicemember Affairs for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

A popular figure in Washington and a media darling, David Petraeus took over as head of the CIA in September 2011 when Leon Panetta took the helm of the Department of Defense. Petraeus kept a much lower profile after transitioning to his new post. His popularity waned as a number of intelligence leaks drew the criticism of Republicans, who accused the CIA and the Obama administration of leaking favorable information for political reasons, and took a bigger blow in the aftermath of the recent attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Politicians and pundits accused him of covering up the true timeline of events that unfolded the night four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, were killed.

The retired four-star general was featured in Newsweek’s special “Hero” issue just this week and provided a dozen tips on leadership in a piece penned by Broadwell, his biographer whom the FBI is reportedly investigating. “We all will make mistakes,” tip number five began. “The key is to recognize them and admit them, to learn from them, and to take off the rear­ view mirrors—drive on and avoid making them again.”

Here is Petraeus’ letter in full:

Yesterday afternoon, I went to the White House and asked the President to be allowed, for personal reasons, to resign from my position as D/CIA. After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. This afternoon, the President graciously accepted my resignation.

As I depart Langley, I want you to know that it has been the greatest of privileges to have served with you, the officers of our Nation’s Silent Service, a work force that is truly exceptional in every regard. Indeed, you did extraordinary work on a host of critical missions during my time as director, and I am deeply grateful to you for that.

Teddy Roosevelt once observed that life’s greatest gift is the opportunity to work hard at work worth doing. I will always treasure my opportunity to have done that with you and I will always regret the circumstances that brought that work with you to an end.

Thank you for your extraordinary service to our country, and best wishes for continued success in the important endeavors that lie ahead for our country and our Agency.

With admiration and appreciation,

David H. Petraeus