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femrap

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Mon Nov 12, 2012, 02:14 PM

Nov 2012

They are psychopaths and nothing is beneath their no-conscience behavior.

Plus....remember it was 9/11 when this happened. Anyone else remember that date?

Something isn't right here. The CIA in cohoots w/ the Evil of the most evil. Cheney would kill his own lesbian daughter to win an election.

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Prediction: Petraeus conspired with GOP on Benghazi to undermine Obama for Election [View all] berni_mccoy Nov 2012 OP

Hope you are right, berni_mccoy. yellerpup Nov 2012 #1

Petraeus, Rove, and Paula Broadwell: I Smell A Rat Coyotl Nov 2012 #119

A Petraeus Puzzle: Were Politics Involved? Coyotl Nov 2012 #129

this suggests that the FBI Agent knew Petraeus was involved - very odd twist Justice Nov 2012 #190

NY MAG: The Petraeus Investigation’s Rogue FBI Agent Mystery Coyotl Nov 2012 #155

In the chain of command, Petraeus has a boss Coyotl Nov 2012 #172

Before or after the fact? leveymg Nov 2012 #2

After. berni_mccoy Nov 2012 #11

The implication is more serious zentrum Nov 2012 #79

Yep. this is the dangerous backstabbing shit underthematrix Nov 2012 #167

I'm scratching my tyne Nov 2012 #25

don't think so OKNancy Nov 2012 #3

I think Cantor had hoped to protect Petraeus Dalai_1 Nov 2012 #7

Agree DURHAM D Nov 2012 #8

could be. If it would have hurt Obama he would OKNancy Nov 2012 #10

I believe Cantor used his knowledge of affair to leverage Petraeus. berni_mccoy Nov 2012 #12

More probable than Cantor trying to protect Petraeus. Can't see kiranon Nov 2012 #75

So why is Petraeus under the bus wheels now? Cracklin Charlie Nov 2012 #90

The Obama administration knows he's a rat, in so many ways. DCKit Nov 2012 #125

Obama could have asked for his resignation, certainly should have if not offered Coyotl Nov 2012 #133

Fascinating story of how Patreeus is now under the bus instead of driving it.. Cha Nov 2012 #164

Exactly. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #64

One fact: Republicans protect their own. glinda Nov 2012 #104

The only good thing that came out of this mess DURHAM D Nov 2012 #17

I agree with you. This is a story of spooks behaving badly. yardwork Nov 2012 #44

Kinda like 'and they would have gotten away it too, if not Z_I_Peevey Nov 2012 #48

Have they already hung their 2016 star on Jeb Bush? summerschild Nov 2012 #66

That makes sense... femrap Nov 2012 #77

Spooks Gone Wild riverwalker Nov 2012 #100

A rouge FBI guy? Chef Eric Nov 2012 #72

J. Edgar Hoover preferred riverwalker Nov 2012 #102

:-) nt Chef Eric Nov 2012 #197

LOL - oops rogue, obviously OKNancy Nov 2012 #137

I believe this 100% Dalai_1 Nov 2012 #4

I am not sure what exactly it is Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #5

Problem is that Petraeus probably has the goods on some important people himself and rhett o rick Nov 2012 #37

The entire thing stinks. liberalmuse Nov 2012 #6

Bob Woodward tyne Nov 2012 #9

Cantor probably couldn't do it (authorization) so he used his leverage berni_mccoy Nov 2012 #16

What Petraeus interview in late Oct? speedoo Nov 2012 #69

Bob Woodward also blamed the President's first debate performance Z_I_Peevey Nov 2012 #38

I remember thinking the femrap Nov 2012 #81

Or there could have been an ongoing mission at that very moment where american lives were at stake. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #116

We'll femrap Nov 2012 #139

I am convinced that the CIA killed a major al quida operative in either an assault bluestate10 Nov 2012 #115

Ah yes, #2. Eddie Haskell Nov 2012 #121

Al qaeda number 2 is the Spinal Tap Drummer of terrorists. Dr. Strange Nov 2012 #142

me too riverwalker Nov 2012 #110

you are exactly right - do you think it was the rogue agent? Justice Nov 2012 #191

Petraeus did not tell Cantor anything, to my knowledge. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #13

Agree DURHAM D Nov 2012 #18

Thanks updated the post with this. berni_mccoy Nov 2012 #19

GOP tried to make this Obama's Iran Hostage Crisis LynneSin Nov 2012 #14

Romney even made statements to that effect berni_mccoy Nov 2012 #20

I agree. sandyshoes17 Nov 2012 #22

I believe your prediction will be true. BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #15

Why would Petraeus(CIA) tyne Nov 2012 #23

Oh, right, because Obama would say, "Waaah! The General lied to me!" Cf: Cuba, JFK and. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #26

No. tyne Nov 2012 #43

It is now common knowledge that the CIA gave DURHAM D Nov 2012 #40

I agree with you up to the "simple incompetence" part. yardwork Nov 2012 #46

If RobMe femrap Nov 2012 #91

McChrystal. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #99

thank you! nt femrap Nov 2012 #140

The CIA's supposed "incompetence" is just a cover daughterofthedust Nov 2012 #177

Bingo, that's what I think also...and welcome to DU! n/t AntiFascist Nov 2012 #183

That might explain this: bemildred Nov 2012 #21

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar frazzled Nov 2012 #24

People do conspire too, you know. They really do sometimes. nt bemildred Nov 2012 #27

Actually, people conspire ALL the time. WeekendWarrior Nov 2012 #182

Of course, I'm trying to be polite. bemildred Nov 2012 #189

Et tu, Brute? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #29

Because I'm not ready to sign on to a conspiracy theory ... frazzled Nov 2012 #34

No, because you said "conspiracy theories" PLURAL. My remark was not that YOU are Brutus, but that WinkyDink Nov 2012 #117

I agree. Life is so much better if we live in the "no conspiracy" bubble. nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #41

Black box voting, no problem, what conspiracy? Coyotl Nov 2012 #149

I agree nt Crabby Appleton Nov 2012 #185

Thank you! Tutonic Nov 2012 #28

#3 now works for me DURHAM D Nov 2012 #30

What a ludicrous prediction! Total fiction! Hugin Nov 2012 #31

lol, ok I may be wrong on that part of it. berni_mccoy Nov 2012 #35

broke up four months earlier. found documents on her computer when? a couple months ago? seabeyond Nov 2012 #32

I think seeing one of the modern day traitors Doctor_J Nov 2012 #33

I have always thought that Benghazi was a Republican political ploy... CoffeeCat Nov 2012 #36

They were on message...quick Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #42

I know. I wonder how Geraldo knew anything. loudsue Nov 2012 #83

Some smidgen of common sense? Wouldn't take much! Coyotl Nov 2012 #150

They threw every kind of pasta in Italy at the wall, nothing stuck Coyotl Nov 2012 #55

It stuck over at Fox Newsville... CoffeeCat Nov 2012 #158

Is it possible that they, through some of their mercenaries, planned and executed the ciking724 Nov 2012 #67

They did seem to know too much too soon. Or think that they did. n/t kiranon Nov 2012 #82

+1 nt femrap Nov 2012 #98

Ooohh Bullshit. You are really going off the deep end there. Coyotl Nov 2012 #113

+1 femrap Nov 2012 #96

If so, it backfired. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #39

the murder of an American ambassador and the invasion of a US embassy is a huge deal demhottie Nov 2012 #61

It wasn't an embassy, HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #138

What IS a big deal, it seems to me, is that a consulate in a hot zone is endangered by CIA ops Coyotl Nov 2012 #152

I'm reading theories on other sites daughterofthedust Nov 2012 #178

Don't forget the Darrell Issa connection and releasing classified info BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #45

OLD FASHION HYPOTHESIS ROBROX Nov 2012 #47

"...business will continue..." - perhaps true if we were still under Bush/Cheney leadership, ciking724 Nov 2012 #108

I would lawyer up if I was Dave Reichert alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #49

Dave Reichert something fishy riverwalker Nov 2012 #123

we need to be more humble when mocking Freeper conspiiracy theories Enrique Nov 2012 #50

Two things berni_mccoy Nov 2012 #51

what did Petraeus do to undermine Obama? Enrique Nov 2012 #53

See the update in the OP. Petraeus gave a statement toward the end of the campaign berni_mccoy Nov 2012 #60

that's what I'm talking about Enrique Nov 2012 #85

What reason would Cantor have protect our future Nov 2012 #94

BLACKMAIL.... femrap Nov 2012 #101

Petreaus Allowed Right Wing Think Tanks to Set Up Shop at his Afghan Headquarters Coyotl Nov 2012 #175

Shades of NYT and Judith Miller in Iraq. amandabeech Nov 2012 #187

Seems quite logical to me. nt Live and Learn Nov 2012 #52

I agree with some of this, but plethoro Nov 2012 #54

They've both admitted to it. And the threatening e-mails Broadwell loudsue Nov 2012 #89

Can you source this Bernie? Coyotl Nov 2012 #56

Here berni_mccoy Nov 2012 #62

That is hardly something do build your conspiracy theory on. speedoo Nov 2012 #74

Sorry, pasted wrong link. Corrected now. berni_mccoy Nov 2012 #93

Important area to consider here: "The source of the classified documents remains unclear." Coyotl Nov 2012 #156

TTBOMK - the allegation of classified material release is just Fox talk Coyotl Nov 2012 #88

This, I doubt. I never thought Petraeus was all that political. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #57

Do not get to be a 4Star General without knowing how to play politics IMHO. kiranon Nov 2012 #86

No, I don't mean political in that sense. I mean political TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #92

Don't forget the bush implants. And you don't get to be the head of the cia without Dont call me Shirley Nov 2012 #127

Petraus is VERY political--and planned on running for president as a Repeublican someday. tblue37 Nov 2012 #184

You mean EC Nov 2012 #58

Republicans don't resign...they have no shame! truebluegreen Nov 2012 #59

The General is femrap Nov 2012 #107

Why would you say he was being blackmailed. More likely FIRED! Coyotl Nov 2012 #157

Surely the femrap Nov 2012 #166

Pre-dating Benghazi, there's another possible side to the story mojowork_n Nov 2012 #63

I've idly speculated elsewhere that I had this down for some sort of "7 Days in May" coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #65

Totally agree. tater_salad Nov 2012 #68

Somebody was playing games.....was Broadwell the go between? Historic NY Nov 2012 #70

Wrap your head around this: "FBI continued to investigate and intercept Petraeus’ email exchanges... Coyotl Nov 2012 #71

Until there is a more reliable source for your linked story Z_I_Peevey Nov 2012 #87

Kessler says they femrap Nov 2012 #120

Tears of joy & sadness MissNostalgia Nov 2012 #73

You think Cantor has a deal with Rand Paul? re: Paul's anti-UN legislation opposing controls on gun patrice Nov 2012 #76

PS: Rand has a Nordquist-style OATH/extortion for senators to vote against UN gun control patrice Nov 2012 #132

if I say to my fellow Du'ers one more time to watch "Seven Days in May" again... winstars Nov 2012 #78

The "classified documents" angle, real or rumor Coyotl Nov 2012 #97

Yes, a comprehensive timeline will reveal much, I suspect. Z_I_Peevey Nov 2012 #106

Hopefully you are spot on and some repugs get kicked to the curb. RedCloud Nov 2012 #80

I fear... DirtyDawg Nov 2012 #84

love you Berni but having a hard time with this one. grantcart Nov 2012 #95

The supposition you raise does not contradict the possibility berni_mccoy Nov 2012 #109

"The big question is why didn't Cantor say anything when he found out before the election?" Coyotl Nov 2012 #160

I have one question malaise Nov 2012 #103

I highly doubt it. I don't think this was a conspiracy that was conceived prior to Benghazi berni_mccoy Nov 2012 #114

What did the Romney campaign do and when did it do it? Coyotl Nov 2012 #161

I think the things you point out are interesting. glinda Nov 2012 #105

Cantor sure as hell didn't know and keep it quiet for no reason. harun Nov 2012 #111

If it hurt Obama, it would have been made public. Cantor is scum. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #122

what if Cantor suspect the winner would be Obama aletier_v Nov 2012 #151

I remember Drudge was supposed to break big news that would be an 'election changer'... Spazito Nov 2012 #112

Doesn't this belong in the dungeon? Eddie Haskell Nov 2012 #118

Intersting, but requires too many 7 degree calculations ksoze Nov 2012 #124

I just now put my dog-tags back on. Whose soldiers? *O*U*R* soldiers, our families! Never forget!!! patrice Nov 2012 #126

meh. maybe mr cia dude and his fuggbunny were just boinkin fer fun struggle4progress Nov 2012 #128

That's what I tend to think. The conspiracy proposed doesnt work for me. nt stevenleser Nov 2012 #159

Romney's 2nd Debate Performance DallasNE Nov 2012 #130

Your timeline is all wrong Coyotl Nov 2012 #131

Do You Have A Link DallasNE Nov 2012 #136

Romney's 3rd Debate Performance unc70 Nov 2012 #148

This absolutely smells like a GOP/CIA attempt to repeat the Iran Hostage Crisis. backscatter712 Nov 2012 #134

I heaven05 Nov 2012 #135

Bookmarked. blackspade Nov 2012 #141

Juan Cole: Real Petraeus Failure Was Counterinsurgency in Iraq, Afghanistan crunch60 Nov 2012 #143

There certainly seem to be a lot of familiar players on this. Ganja Ninja Nov 2012 #144

What if the the head of the CIA was outed by State? Mme. Defarge Nov 2012 #145

More like State people were killed by CIA ops situation, seems to me. Coyotl Nov 2012 #162

Proof you might be right - Rush is preparing his ditto heads for the "Democrat lies" that will AnotherMother4Peace Nov 2012 #146

That's pretty much how I see it... ljm2002 Nov 2012 #147

Traitor Evangels of Death and Hate, financed by War Profiteers. nt patrice Nov 2012 #153

This is about blood. patrice Nov 2012 #154

Cantor didn't tell Boner at all. The plot thickens. Z_I_Peevey Nov 2012 #163

More timeline = Petraeus told biographer to stop harassing family friend in mid-summer Coyotl Nov 2012 #165

very interesting. so maybe SHE is the blackmailer aletier_v Nov 2012 #170

I just want to see repukes go to jail, is that wrong? :-) OverBurn Nov 2012 #168

You got it libodem Nov 2012 #169

bookmarked for later; real quest is who is the FBI agent and why did he/she contact Cantor? amborin Nov 2012 #171

I've felt this from the moment I read about Benghazi SaveAmerica Nov 2012 #173

She called it a 2naSalit Nov 2012 #176

Thanks!! That's the term!! Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy SaveAmerica Nov 2012 #195

Wasn't the Romney campaign trying to place "an informant" with Woodward. Who? Coyotl Nov 2012 #174

Spy vs. Spy Hermes Daughter Nov 2012 #179

You didn't mention it. But Romney's lightening fast response to Benghazi was suspicious SweetieD Nov 2012 #180

I don't think Petraeus was a player in this. I think he got played. Lucinda Nov 2012 #181

Dianne Feinstein has said for days she and her Senate Intelligence EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #186

If FBI did not find a criminal activity, they cannot talk about ongoing investigations Coyotl Nov 2012 #193

This story is getting stranger sandyshoes17 Nov 2012 #188

I think you're correct...seen this? Lars39 Nov 2012 #192

No, and this is how the GOP thinks! Logical Nov 2012 #194

"FBI officials searched Paula Broadwell's home late Monday night. They left carrying several boxes. Coyotl Nov 2012 #196

He could have just screwed him with his testimony on Benghazi B2G Nov 2012 #198