The Petraeus Affair

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Judy Dabney Government 2301 Professor Bluiett The Petraeus Affair David H. Petraeus is the former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, who recently resigned amid a scandal in which he admitted to having an extramarital affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell. Petraeus is a retired four star general, highly decorated and served in the United States Army for 37 years. He was appointed commander of the International Security Assistance Force, US Forces in Afghanistan, a position that was vacated by General Stanley McChrystal whom was relieved of his duties, by President Barack Obama for making derogatory statements about the Vice President and the White House Administration, to Rolling Stone magazine. Petraeus also served…show more content…
According to reports not long after becoming CIA director, an investigation conducted by the FBI, inadvertently, uncovered evidence that Petraeus was involved with one Paula Broadwell, author of Petraeus’ biography titled “All In: The Education of General David Petraeus”. The discovery later led to the resignation of Petraeus as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, a continuing investigation by the FBI and public…show more content…
John R. Allen of the United States Marine Corps. During the course of the investigation into the Petraeus affair, it was brought to light that the married, General Allen may be having an inappropriate relationship with married socialite Jill Kelley. Further cyber investigation brought out into the open more than 20,000 pages of documents some deemed “inappropriate” or “flirtatious” in nature. The emails were sent between 2010 and 2012. An internal ongoing investigation is being conducted by Defense secretary and former director of the Central Intelligence Agency Leon Panetta between Allen and Kelley. Recent reports by the New York Times state that Secretary Panetta and his team have narrowed its focus to 60 or 70 emails. A defense official stated that these emails “bear a fair amount of scrutiny.” The defense department is trying to determine if the emails violate Defense Department policy, government regulations or military law. If Allen is found to have had an affair with Kelley, he could face charges of adultery, a crime under the Uniform Code of Military
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