CIA Director Resigns,Honey Trap or Preempt Testimony

Updated on 14, 1942 hrs.

I stated in the original that there is a suspicion that the affair could be used to influence Petraeus‘s testimony.

Here is the report to lend credence to the view.

I would not be surprised if the whole thing was engineered by The White House.

Another point is that this affair is likely to open a can of worms like Christine Keeler affair of UK.

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On Tuesday night’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer suggested that federal government officials may have leveraged former CIA Director David Petraeus’ extramarital affair to influence what he told  Congress about the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Libya.

“I think the really shocking news today was that Gen. Petraeus thought and hoped he could keep his job [after the affair was discovered by federal investigators],” Krauthammer said. “He thought that it might and would be kept secret, and then he could stay in his position. I think what that tells us is really important. It meant that he understood that the FBI obviously knew what was going on. He was hoping that those administration officials would not disclose what had happen and therefore hoping that he would keep his job. And that meant that he understood that his job, his reputation, his legacy, his whole celebrated life was in the hands of the administration. And he expected they would protect him by keeping it quiet.”

Petraeus briefed congressional intelligence leaders just days after the attack on Libya, reportedly telling them he believed the attack was spontaneous and not carefully pre-planned.

“And that brings us to the ultimate issue, and that is his testimony on Sept. 13,” he continued. “That’s the thing that connects the two scandals. And that’s the only thing that makes the sex scandal relevant. Otherwise it would be exercise in sensationalism and voyeurism, and nothing else. The reason that it’s important is, here’s a man who knows the administration holds his fate in his hands and he gives testimony completely at variance with what the secretary of defense had said the day before, at variance with what he heard from the station chief in Tripoli, and with everything that we had heard. Was he influenced by the fact he knew his fate was held by people in the administration at that time?”

 http://dailycaller.com/2012/11/14/krauthammer-white-house-potentially-used-affair-to-influence-petraeus-benghazi-testimony/#ixzz2CCrpdiqQ

 

The CIA director,David H. Petraeus has reigned from his post for his extra marital affair.

The FBI ‘stumbled’ into the evidence while checking the Director’s computer in connection with some other(?) sensitive operation.

He was to testify was scheduled to testify before a closed Congressional hearing next week on the attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans two months ago,to give the agency’s account of the chaotic night.

Considering the power of the CIA Director, this sounds too pat.

You do not just go in and check the Director’s PC for checking.

Being a Super Spook with a Military back ground the tough talking soldier would not have left any trace or he was the wrong choice as the Director for The CIA.

Note that the FBI ‘stumbled’  into the evidence!

The relationship of the CIA with the FBI being cool at the warmest, the CIA would not have the Bureau to check on the Director.

The orders should have come from the White House for some strong reasons.

Possibility is that the security might have been compromised(there is a hint to this effect) and there could have been a ‘honey trap’

Curiously not much information on the woman involved excepting a Bio.

The other possibility is that powers that be might not have wanted him to testify in the Congress Committee with his honor in tact, to water down his testimony.

Story:

Mr. Petraeus issued a statement acknowledging the affair after President Obama accepted his resignation and it was announced by the C.I.A. The disclosure ended a triumphant re-election week for the president with an unfolding scandal.

Government officials said that the F.B.I. began an investigation into a “potential criminal matter” several months ago that was not focused on Mr. Petraeus. In the course of their inquiry into whether a computer used by Mr. Petraeus had been compromised, agents discovered evidence of the relationship as well as other security concerns. About two weeks ago, F.B.I. agents met with Mr. Petraeus to discuss the investigation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/10/us/citing-affair-petraeus-resigns-as-cia-director.html?pagewanted=1

Related:

6:57AM EST November 10. 2012 – The resignation of David Petraeus is the latest misstep to befall several top military leaders who were integral to the military engagements that have defined the last decade in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal was forced out in 2010 when he made impolitic remarks about President Obama to aRolling Stone reporter. Navy Adm. William Fallon resigned in 2008 as commander of U.S. forces after he did the same regarding President George W. Bush in a story in Esquire.

With the departure of Petraeus, the United States has lost one of its most effective leaders in the fight against global terrorism, military leaders and analysts say.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/11/09/petraeus-mcchrystal-fallon/1695827/