Posted on 11/10/2012 8:15:04 AM PST by RoosterRedux
I reached out to a senior military source who has worked with Petraeus, (P4) as he's referred to within the service, and who helped provide background information for Broadwell's book. I'll call the officer "James Downing"). A transcript of our conversation follows:
BI: Did anyone know about the affair before today?
James: I'm not sure anyone really "knew", per se. But it's one of those things that, as soon as the announcement was made, I knew in an instant who it was. Everything made sense. Who had exclusive access to him? Who wrote the hagiography on his life? Who framed their entire existence around his persona? It wasn't hard to make the guess, and the rest is public knowledge now. One day, she's celebrating her birthday as an accomplished (if you want to use that term) author and PhD candidate, the next she's Paula Jones.
BI: Did you know Broadwell long?
James: I've known her for a few years, probably five or six. When she started work on the bio she called me for background on one of the general's previous deployments. I probably gave her four hours or so, and we stayed in touch after that by email and an occasional phone call. Over that time, she went from someone very likeable to a shameless self-promoting prom queen. A very disturbing shift in how she carried herself. If she knew P4 was going to make an appearance at an event, she'd crash it without an invitation (she actually did this at the wedding of some close friends of mine) and photo bomb[ed] sic everyone there.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Perhaps she was on to something big. Very big. So the FBI was brought in to take her out.
Of course. It's all her fault.
"It wasn't me, Lord, it was the woman..." (Adam)
BS, no rooster gets hen plucked without a priapic salute.
At first I was going to ask you if the letter is confirmed as actually coming from the husband, but reading it seems to answer that question.
Petraeus was a potential GOP nominee for 2012.
Obama’s team does great opposition research (using the FBI).
The Obama team plays chess well.
Taxidermist: Do you want them mounted?
Customer: No, just shaking hands is fine.
The thought crossed my mind that the letter to NYT was planted as a warning.
“She has claws in there?”
A “Snapper?”
My, her arms are just as “toned” as the Mrs. Obama’s.
This is interesting:
Agreed. Another article:
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/petraeus-resigns-cia-affair/2012/11/09/id/463573
makes it clear that Obama and his inner circle of traitors knew of this situation “for months” and were delaying the FBI investigators advice to ask for his resignation “until after the election” - if ever. This was a card up their sleeve they would hold until they needed it - and they needed it before he was to testify about Libya. While the major concern of the FBI was national security and potential for blackmail, he apparently did not read the letter to the editor posted above, and may have been clueless he had been found out until now. Doubt Zero played his card until after the election was secure and cooperation in the coverup was needed. Petrayus is a patriot, though flawed, and he has now freed himself to testify without recourse, he will not be beholden to the Coward in Chief.
When the FBI patriots stand up to clarify the extent of the coverup including the delay of things until after the election, potentially leaving blackmail potential for an unacceptably long time, even some Democrats will hopefully see the light. Hate to say it, but we need to prepare ourselves for President Biden after this exponentially worse than Watergate investigation culminates in either resignation or impeachment, let’s just hope he can pick an intelligent VP.
Honor Code, eh?
I feel sorry for his wife. Hate to be embarrassed in front of the world like that because her husband couldn’t keep it in his pants.
He was suppose to be a man of honor and discipline. Turns out he’s just a creep.
A collegue expressed shock that people in such positions seem to self destruct. I pointed out that men like Petraeus are political animals. Political animals may actin ways that benefit the common good, but they are mostly self-serving. Often, their appetites lead to their own downfalls.
Would have been better to pay for it than create a monster.
I suspect a honey trap.
Her husband is a liberal, and knew about it, but wouldn't say anything because he didn't want to hurt the Obamunists.
Serves him right, the lowly cuckold. Hope he likes knowing that he's getting sloppy seconds.
This tramp should end up on the street.
She only got into college because Daddy was the boss there. The worst kind of spoiled 'gimme' brat.
She should end up miserable like Monika Lewinsky.
I hope this plan of theirs backfires and Petraeus spills his guts. If they let him live long enough.
uh ...on to something big? In more than one way.
Maybe something big came up?
Good grief! She looks like Lilith from the shows “Frasier” and “Cheers”. Who would have an affair with Lilith?
Why is the General shaking hands with the egg laying monster from “ALIENS?”
Go Gator man! LOL!!
That's my fear. He is a prime candidate for a Ft Marcy-style suicide.
So, Travis, is the gal the KGB imbed or is it her husband? One of them Fur Shur!
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