Lover's jealous emails led to CIA chief's downfall

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Lover's jealous emails led to CIA chief's downfall

Published: 11 Nov 2012 at 00.47
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The FBI uncovered the affair that led to the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus while investigating threatening emails sent by his lover to a second woman, US media reported.

David Petraeus shakes hands with his biographer Paula Broadwell in Afghanistan in this 2011 image provide by International Security Assistance Force NATO. The FBI uncovered the affair that led to the resignation of Petraeus while investigating threatening emails sent by his lover to a second woman, US media reported Sunday.

Petraeus, an American hero credited with turning the tide of the Iraq war, resigned on Friday after admitting an extramarital affair, sending shockwaves around Washington just three days after President Barack Obama's re-election.

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geoffo
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Discussion 3 : 12 Nov 2012 at 12.173
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Hands up anyone who thinks Obama did not know about this before the election- yep same here.

Hand up anyone who thinks Obama is blameless in the Benghazi affair.

Hands up anyone who thinks Hilary will end up taking one for Obama and destroying her legacy for him.

As others have said - this could lead to impeachment - President Biden and then god help us all
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Discussion 2 : 11 Nov 2012 at 07.412
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When the rats start jumping ship look out for something bad in the future of the ship.
Does anyone else realize that everyone who is leaving is part of the two debacles that happened just before election and the only way they can hope to escape justice is to resign leaving the head rat holding the bag of responsibility.
With everyone who is leaving Obama will be fully responsible for answering for the Benghazi deaths and the Fast and Furious mess.
Looks like he has inherited a bigger mess the second time around than he did the first and he doesn't have Bush to blame this time, it's all his.
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Discussion 1 : 11 Nov 2012 at 04.401
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The question to ask, why was the FBI monitoring the CIA directors e-mails?
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