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Petraeus Agrees to Testify Before Senate (Behind closed-doors and probably not under oath)
ABC ^ | 11/14/2012 | SARAH PARNASS

Posted on 11/15/2012 3:22:06 AM PST by tobyhill

In light of calls from several senators and congressional representatives, Gen. David Petraeus has agreed to testify before the Senate Thursday, despite an FBI investigation that led to former Afghanistan general's resignation from his post as CIA-director.

The strange scandal that implicated top U.S. general and a Florida socialite and put a hold on the Senate confirmation of Gen. John Allen was thought to have robbed intelligence committees of Petraeus' testimony about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. That attack claimed the lives of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens. Petraeus had personally flown to Libya on a fact-finding mission in late October.

The sex scandal has also raised questions about the separation of powers, and has caused some lawmakers to bristle that they were not told of the FBI's investigation sooner.

Brian Darling, senior government fellow at the Heritage Foundation, said some members of Congress were relying on the media for information that they should have been briefed on.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: benghazi; navyseals; threatmatrix; threatmatrixbenghazi
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To: MestaMachine

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21 posted on 11/15/2012 5:38:28 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: MestaMachine

With all due respect, out of much esteem, I have to call you on letting Pantstreaus off for his betrayal of the wife. We are all big kids by now and if he was unhappy with his marriage, he ponies up and breaks it off THEN goes after the twitchy tail. And when you are in the highest security position in the country, to betray the country as well as your family for some a**...
Well, true character shows its self eventually.
He gets no pass, like Clinton, from me....


22 posted on 11/15/2012 5:40:13 AM PST by matginzac
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To: matginzac

Hey there!!!

Yeah... and of course when FNC’s Ed Henry presses Obama about it, the response is, “It’s being investigated.”

):-(


23 posted on 11/15/2012 5:42:04 AM PST by ScottinVA (I've never been more disgusted with American voters.)
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To: tobyhill

Oath, smoath. You can have him swear on a ten foot tall stack of Bibles and it won’t matter. Oaths mean nothing to the man as evidenced by his oath to God and his wife regarding his marriage. He also took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution too. The man is dishonorable.


24 posted on 11/15/2012 6:12:38 AM PST by 762X51
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To: pieceofthepuzzle
"Why should he be ‘allowed’ to decide how, when, and where he testifies? If it’s not under oath, it’s worthless."

You can't swear him in as a civilian, he could take the 5th all day long. Can't swear him in under the UCMJ, this isn't a court-martial. Yet.

The Committee is trapping the honey trap. Without Broadwell present, she can't get her story straight with his.

25 posted on 11/15/2012 6:25:31 AM PST by StAnDeliver (Own It.)
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To: ScottinVA

I’m weaning myself off of Fox these days...I was on here election night but I understand Kelly made a fool of herself and the rest were less than kind to the pubs as they went down. We don’t even watch Fox Bus as we used to. I understand Ed Henry was a big wuss at yesterday’s press adoration session...a total CF!
I’m done...I listen to a lot of Haydn these days...and metal when I’m pissed!
Cheers....


26 posted on 11/15/2012 6:33:06 AM PST by matginzac
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To: matginzac

I totally understand...

And I listen to the High Kings or Dubliners to get my tension level down.

Cheers!


27 posted on 11/15/2012 6:39:06 AM PST by ScottinVA (I've never been more disgusted with American voters.)
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To: Cherokee Conservative

Someone should direct their attention to Free Republic, where they can get their information, with some good clues from FREEPERS thrown in as well. JMO


28 posted on 11/15/2012 6:58:41 AM PST by annieokie
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