Here’s a photo of Petraeus and his biographer Paula Broadwell, with whom he had the affair:

Special Report describes how the affair was uncovered by the FBI and also says that Congress is evaluating options as to whether they can call him as a private citizen:

One final note and perhaps the most important. Acting CIA director Mike Morell will testify in place of Petraeus next week on Benghazi. Yeah, that sounds kinda fishy:

Acting CIA director Mike Morell will take outgoing agency chief David Petraeus’s place during a key Senate intelligence hearing scheduled for next week, The Hill has learned.

Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee excused Petraeus from testifying on the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, hours after the former four-star general officially resigned as the nation’s top spy.

Morell, who was the agency’s No. 2 official, assumed the top spot at CIA after Petraeus stepped down from his post on Friday.

If he was the number 2 at the CIA, he should know nearly as much as Petraus right?




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GEDouglas
GEDouglas

The past week has felt like tumbling down the rabbit hole.

Is_Sense_Common
Is_Sense_Common

Excellent description. Barry & the gang are likely going to get away with Benghazi... My mind keeps going back to OJ & how he got acquitted. I felt so cheated of justice but I am reminded Who is in charge and that He is perfectly just all the time. We have to trust Him and His perfect timing.

In the meantime, it would sure be nice if we could see some earthly justice SOMEWHERE in all these scandals. (voter fraud, Fast & Furious, Benghazi, etc. etc. etc.)

GEDouglas
GEDouglas

Amen...a little justice would be welcomed and is hopefully on the horizon.

myfriendchris
myfriendchris

forgot to mention that romney won in all the states that had voter id laws....he lost in the ones that didnt!

do you now get it! thats why recount is needed because obama didnt win this election. he won by voter fraud! who in their right mind (other then blacks that vote on color only) would vote for a man that ran on hope and change and did nothing but make the country worse then when he got into office!

its just not even a question whether or not he stole the election! we all know romney won that thing had it been done without voter fraud!

wolfveryne
wolfveryne

Before Petraeus was chosen to head the CIA ,, the Administration had Knowledge of this affair ,, and chose just now to cash in his chips . The Lizard King ,, strikes again !

Question this time ,, is how long will the Administration Stone Wall ,, congress ?

DebbyX
DebbyX

Hey Scoop, I don't think MP5man is playing by the rules here. He's getting really vicious.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

Sorry Debby- I got the notifications late. He's gone. Now I think I need another shower.

David Boyes
David Boyes

people should do a million person march on the white house or wherever ... and demand answers to Benghazi - there is a RAT somewhere.... there should be MUCH righteous anger....

demographicallychallenged
demographicallychallenged

Has anyone considered that the alleged affair is a coverup? That he resigned under the threat of being politicaly/professionly destroyed by the Government. Then stripped of his rank, title, and pension. I haven't heard one statement from his wife, wifes attorney, or the other women. The only thing I hear about is how he can not testify. He may have very well went home, and said it the problem has been resolved, sat down and had dinner.

MP5man
MP5man

more than demographically

MP5man
MP5man

Oh..again for the numbnuts -- this has nothing to do with Libya. This decorated hero made a grave error, but look at her, you would too (for the real men in here). He now pays the price for their indiscretion. Let us leave it at that. Period. Fk off now and stop talking shxt about the President, stop talking about guns in the same sentence, and stop talking about this subject! Close your pc and pee off and wash the dishes for the women here, and the men, go and look for a mistress, get caught and then see how you feel. Then come back and tell us.

TJinNJ
TJinNJ

Betrayus betrayed-her

Was it with Huma Abedin?

MP5man
MP5man

Guys and gals, let us leave the General and his family in peace and not perpetrate further innuendoes which border on the ridiculous especially from Pres Obama haters...you people are sickening and disgusting. You did not dare speak like that where GW took your sons and daughters to war to enrich his friends...remember that or are you all so lame brained and hypnotized that you cannot see that Obama saved the country from going down the gurgler...you are all totally pathetic lardasses with no life...stop sleeping with your cousins and read a book or two. It is simple to see, the general stuffed up and it has nothing to do with Libya...but close, more to do with libido. Why, I love sleeping around with different women, I need to practice so ugly women get the nod too. I see there are some ugly women here, so if anyone is looking for an affair, text me back.

hateobamacare
hateobamacare

mp5man...you speak like the devil with your personal insults and attacks. You may be well-read and articulate your thoughts fairly well, but that does little to disguise the character behind your words.

You can rid yourself of the discussion here by turning off your PC as well. Better that than peeing in the punch bowl to try to intimidate others.

SKL53
SKL53

Gee how convenient this came out AFTER the election! Well Petraus STILL needs to testify!!!He knows much about what happened in Benghazi!!!

Is_Sense_Common
Is_Sense_Common

"If he was the number 2 at the CIA, he should know nearly as much as Petraus right?" -Scoop

I smell a whole lot of #2 in this whole mess...

MP5man
MP5man

You smell an unflushed toilet near your room.

sue-marie
sue-marie

No no no....they wanted Petraeus out. Petraeus angered Obama for putting the spotlight back on the WH when he said his agency did NOT refuse his 2 agents help. I have no doubt that this FBI sludge they revealed was just a warning to Petreaus. This Hoover FBI has dirt on everybody. An affair? They ALL have affairs...I mean ALL of these guys! There is much more to this than 4 dead Americans...I hope our GOP side of this government has the moxy to stand up to the Libs and go the distance.

MP5man
MP5man

Sue, there are dishes waiting to be washed.

aZjimbo
aZjimbo

What a complete degradation of society we are seeing in this country.

wodiej
wodiej

Sounds fishy to me as well. He should still testify. Having no character should make him more suspect to wrongdoing.

MP5man
MP5man

the only fishy smell is coming from your bedroom, close the door.

Ember George
Ember George

Well, well, the young, hot, gf is associated with the CIA and was trying to access email? This tool was totally set up.

MP5man
MP5man

holy dogshxt...this is unbelievable, seriously. Put down the spy novel and go do some gardening lardass.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

If you want to keep posting here, you need to tone it down, cut it with the personal attacks and read the rules of conduct. There's nothing wrong with having a different opinion, but be civil about it please.

Bob Kops
Bob Kops

Emperor O to Petraeus.." You freakin threw us under the bus when you said the CIA did not give any order to stand down. Now, you either resign or we'll divulge your affair". Fast fwd...Emperor O to his thugs.." he resigned, release the details of the affair"

MP5man
MP5man

i give up there is an epidemic of dipsticks in here...are you related by any chance, with two heads?

chatterbox365
chatterbox365

I think that bozo Toure was right when he said the White House remains black...it's true and it has nothing to do with race. The whole situation stinks...another disgrace to the Office of the Presidency.

Most people who have affairs are never sorry until they get caught. If the General was not exposed, he would have continued to bang her and not think twice about it.

Alex Spiller
Alex Spiller

Here's a thought McChrystal was set up by a rolling stone clown following him around, why does Petraeus have a biographer following him around ? To do the same damn thing!

USA2Galt
USA2Galt

It's hard to know if America has entered a similar situation to 1860 or 1938. But it's definitely possible that only a major war will "correct" the collectivist chaos.

Rshill7
Rshill7

Hasn't anyone looked at Paula Broadwell as well as the publisher of the book and the connections there?

My info is that Paula Broadwell went to West Point and has been all over the world serving with CIA, FBI etc. The book publisher also has connections with Soros. She was no doubt trained in how to seduce men too for all manner of clandestine "service".

This thing is thicker than frozen molasses.

I want democrats to get a good picture of what they voted for. This should make Watergate look like a parking ticket.

wodiej
wodiej

Amazing careers both of them and they turned out to be corrupt. What a waste.

Joyce Caggiano-Hamilton
Joyce Caggiano-Hamilton

Two words: Bill Clinton

Since when you resign for adultery. This is so he will not testify on Benghazi.

Obama is president and Petraeus career goes down.

Tall, Dark and Handsome
Tall, Dark and Handsome

Read in one media story where she was trying to access his emails, keep in mind that he is the head of the CIA when she was doing this. Top secret stuff and all that...........

JMHO................

Bekuzikan
Bekuzikan

Andrew Breitbart died of a "Heart Attack" before he could reveal the evidence that could expose Obama. HHMMM. Watch your back General. If he "commits Hara Kiri" because he is soooo ashamed..... I'm just saying.

justright
justright

To gather information for the book, Paula Broadwell looked at the General from a lot of different positions.

crosshr
crosshr

and then what was /were the killer position the General took her out on ? just curious cos no need of a prayer there, lol

Cindy09
Cindy09

Catherine Herridge says that Petraeus could be subpoenaed. Hope he is! There is lot we want to hear from him personally.

NJK
NJK

Why is he not testifying? Wow! So you can actually have a stand in testify for you? Come on. What did he do? Did he let them die? I'll bet he did. I'll bet he went right along with the Jihadist and Chief. The Muslim Brotherhood infiltrator, Obama. Something isn't right here. First they lie to America's face, and now someone is going to testify in his place? He did something.

So, let me get this straight. A private citizen can't testify? THIS IS ANOTHER LIE. THEY'RE LYING AGAIN! THEY'RE GOING TO GET PEOPLE KILLED AND LIE AGAIN.

NJK
NJK

Patreaus is betrayus, look at that. Actually, I think anyone who works for the stealth Jihadist is a traitor anyway. I hope his marriage goes to hell too. Actually, I wish him all of the hell life has to offer him. He worked for the Muslim Brotherhood stooge, Obama.

Karma's going to get all of them in the end. It even got Hitler eventually, he did everyone a favor and shot himself. Hope Barry does that.

tinlizzieowner
tinlizzieowner

The General had a girlfriend, what a shocker. I'm a military historian, I work in a military museum. Do a little homework on our most prominent Generals over time, you'll find that many of them has a chick on the side, only the government did it's best to hide it, just like they did with the (D) Kennedys.

tinlizzieowner
tinlizzieowner

If the General wanted to 'do the honorable thing', why didn't he resign when the affair ended? Here's what probably happened (my opinion). Barry's 'machine' found out about this, threatened to drag him through the mud if he didn't toe the line and he beat them to the punch, exposed himself now that the Obama machine is going to be running things for another 4 years, and quit. They want his 2nd in charge talking it the committee because they can still exert come pressure on him. Just because the General the libs used to call Gen. 'Betray-us' when he worked for Bush, is now a civilian doesn't mean he can't testify but now, the libs can call him 'a liar'.

aussieguy64
aussieguy64

Things just got interesting. The more they try to tie up loose ends, the more suspicion it causes.

I saw today on CNBC with an interview on one of their own contributors. He and his sources are extremely suspicious of the timing of this.

I'm going to go heat some popcorn. Because you never know what else will suddenly pop out!

CPAguy
CPAguy

I would have done it too....

duck!