Posted on 11/13/2012 10:02:56 AM PST by SkyPilot
The Army Reserve officer alleged to have had an affair with former CIA Director and retired Army Gen. David Petraeus could be forced out of the service.
Paula Broadwell, a lieutenant colonel with a top secret security clearance, is under investigation by the FBI for sending anonymous, threatening emails to a Florida woman who is friends with Petraeus. The FBI traced the emails to Broadwell’s computer, and in so doing uncovered evidence of her affair with Petraeus.
No charges have been filed against Broadwell. However, the emails, as well as public statements she reportedly made about the U.S. consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya, could end her 15-year military career, according to Phil Cave, a retired Navy judge advocate in Washington DC who specializes in military law in private practice.
"If there is an issue with her judgment they can seek to revoke her clearance," Cave said on Monday, noting Broadwell's reported statements that the CIA was holding prisoners in the Benghazi compound that came under attack. The CIA has denied it was holding prisoners and that detail has been reported by no other media outlet.
If officials can determine that Broadwell committed any offenses or unprofessional conduct during a current period of active duty, she could be flagged and held on active duty for prosecution the same as any other active-duty member, Cave said. That would make her subject to all the disciplinary actions available, including letters of reprimand or dismissal. If she is in a Reserve unit and not on orders then any action likely would be limited to administrative punishment, which still could include being dismissed from the service, Cave said.
Cave did not expect prosecutors to pursue adultery charges against Broadwell, a punishable offense in the U.S. military.
"I doubt she'd be prosecuted for the adultery."
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As Rush said, today, the Generals are taking orders from their privates.
Remember what happened to General Pace for refusing to condone immoral acts.
The proof of his lack of integrity would be our learning that he knew that the administration knew about his affair and testifed falsely on September 16 to support the Administration cover story. We know that if the cover was blown, the it would affect the election by keeping the Benghazi mess in the news. If he did this hoping to keep his job, then we know what kind of man he is. I mean, after all, Benedict Arnold was a brilliant military commander.
If sodomy is Ok, then why are adultery and fornication wrong? Answer, none of them are now thought to be objectively wrong .
We are led by men who put their careers first. Hoe else explain the actions of the general who dismissed the murders at Ft. Hood as less important than protecting “diversity” in the service. The man deserves contempt, but the Present Chairman is also a tool of the administration.
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