PATRAEUS COULD FACE CHARGES - FBI Deemed Petraeus Affair Part of Criminal, Not Intel Probe

ABC NEWS - VIA DRUDGE ^ | 11/12/12 | MARTHA RADDATZ (@martharaddatz) , PIERRE THOMAS (@PierreTABC) , JASON RYAN (@JasonRyanABC) and JONAT

[TigersEye]

LOL Forget it he's on a roll.

[Joe Marine 76]

“For me the jury is still out.”

Do you remember hearing or seeing anything about Broadwell’s presence in Afghanistan for the bio research/writing? I think I did but I don’t know if it was Fox or if I read it on FR. The length of time I seem to recall is about 8 months?

So if they were “knocking boots” over there, then obviously they were both subject to the UCMJ at the time.

Anybody else.

[Tammy8]

Search: Broadwell Afghanistan Patraeus

I see many articles about them spending time together in Afghanistan- some say she was embedded with him (what a term- I know) for a year, others say she made several trips, but yes she did spend considerable time with him working on his biography while he was active duty.

I obviously have no idea when their affair began but quotes in several articles from people that knew them make it sound like they believe the affair was going on then. I am just not so sure the affair only began after he retired. Possible but I am just skeptical.

From what I understand Broadwell may not have been subject to UCMJ, she is a Reserve Officer but if she wasn’t activated at the time/there on orders I am not sure how that works. Although a friend of ours that has been in Iraq and Afghanistan as a contract worker says they are subject to USMJ while working with the military in combat zone- so I guess it depends what her designation was exactly.

[Joe Marine 76]

Thanks Tammy.

It seems like a lot questions need to be answered.

I would not think that Broadwell would be in Afghanistan without orders. She have to pay for travel and room and board while there on her own.

We’ll see.

[Tammy8]

I think we will have to pay attention to how this plays out. It is unfolding as quite a “tangled web” as they say.

At this point many here at FR seem to take it for granted that Petraeus is a conservative being picked on by liberals. I am not so sure of that either. Obama did appoint him to CIA- Elizabeth Warren picked Mrs. Petraeus to form/head some panel/committee in her administration that is supposed to concern military families and finance regulations. I just don’t know what to think at this point but this all requires close watching if you ask me.

[Tammy8]

The story so far is she was there working on his biography, somehow tied to her PhD work- that should be privately funded- by her? Or was someone else footing the bill? Another question that needs to be answered.

[Mamzelle]

Is the whore with the testosterone arms also immune from the military code? I believe she was a Major Whore.

[Chgogal]

Hello Valeri Jerrett!

I take it that Obama DID NOT GIVE CROSS BORDER AUTHORITY on 9/11?

[petitfour]

It sure does look that way. And it is amazing that all of this stuff is coming out so quickly. Talk about spinning out of control.

I think they messed with the wrong crowd by hanging them out to dry in Benghazi. I wonder if our guesses about the kidnapping scheme are on the money.

[Chgogal]

Well then Al Qaeda are stupid kidnappers. They poured gasoline all around the consulate and set it on fire. That's not the best way to kidnap a person.

[petitfour]

Did they lock them in?

[Cementjungle]

I would really love to know what file Petreus uncovered over there at the CIA.

[Chgogal]

They were locked in the safe room area of the consulate. The security person then broke through the window and got out thinking Stevens and the IT guy were right behind. They didn't follow the security person. He went back but could not find them. That is how I remember it. My memory is not perfect. This was reported on FOX a few weeks back.

[petitfour]

I already knew they were not locked in. The goal of the attackers would be to smoke them out and to take them.

[Chgogal]

No. They were locked in. The attackers could not get through the locked gate of the safe room. There was a bathroom or some such room in the safe area that had a window. The security person, (last name started with a “u”) broke through that window.

[petitfour]

The security person unlocked the grate on the window. So they could get out and not die. They were not locked in. The attackers were locked out. There is a great YouTube video of the known information regarding the compound. FReeper Dave Mellon posted it.

[piasa]

They locked themselves in, the enemy could not get in so they needed to find a way to get them to come out. They didn't bring he deisel with them, it was the mission's deisel and they just happened to get the idea of smoking them out when they found it sitting there.

There were terrorists watching the ambassador's movements in Tripoli and they probably had plenty of opportunities to kill him before Sept 11 if they wanted to kill him. So it is possible they wanted to capture him instead.

The atackers were pretty hellbent to go as far as trying to break in the mission building and the annex rather than just destroy it; this suggests they were looking to capture or kill people more than just attacking the structure. Most of the time terrorists seem content to just set off a big bomb and run, but this group invaded, like our embassy in Iran in 1979.

[Chgogal]

OK. The report was on Fox Special Report on October 21st. David Uben took Stevens and Smith into a safe haven that was a dark closet. The dark closet was behind a metal gate that was locked. Al Qaeda tried to break through but David Uben stood his ground and turned them away. Then Al Qaeda, around 10 pm local, poured diesel fuel around the building. The building fills with smoke, they then move to a bathroom inside the safe haven. It’s too smokey they move to another room where there is a window with a grating. David Uben opens that window. He loses Stevens and Smith after going back in and searching for them.

[Chgogal]

If you want to believe a kidnapping go for it. I'm just saying Al Qaeda are poor kidnappers if that was their mission.

[petitfour]

What do you believe was the attackers’ motive?