New details in Petraeus scandal: Woman who received threatening emails revealed
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Source: Fox News
The identity emerged Sunday of the woman who purportedly received harassing emails from CIA Director David Petraeus biographer that eventually led to an FBI investigation, then Petraeus resignation.
A senior military official said the woman is a State Department's liaison to the military's Joint Special Operations Command.
The official identified her as 37-year-old Jill Kelley, in Tampa, Fla., according to the Associated Press.
Another person who knows Kelley and Petraeus confirmed their friendship and said she saw him often.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/11/new-details-in-petraeus-scandal-fbi-whistleblower-talked-first-to-house/
The first knowledge of the affair outside the FBI came from an FBI whistle-blower who contacted a Capitol Hill Republican who told House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
DonCoquixote
(13,615 posts)if the CIA should simply be remade and folded up into the FBI, the way the UK has MI5 (their fbi) and MI6 (Bond, James Bond). For the nation that invetned the camera, telephone, radio and the personal computer, our intellgence gathering skills suck.
Chef Eric
(1,024 posts)The radio was invented by Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian.
The camera was developed by a number of people, the most notable of whom was Louis Daguerre, a Frenchman.
The telephone was developed by a number of people, including Alexander Graham Bell, a Scottish-born Canadian, Innocenzo Manzetti, an Italian, and Antonio Meucci, an Italian-born American.
Ashgrey77
(236 posts)The FBI is a law enforcement agency, the CIA is not. No way and no how should the CIA ever be given that much power, they already have WAY to much as it is.
SleeplessinSoCal
(8,950 posts)Its a sign of the times. I still think we can't lose our heads over individuals indiscretions.
DURHAM D
(32,580 posts)It is about who knew what, and when. It is about the actual proper functioning of the government. Right now it appears to be getting an F.
Pachamama
(16,849 posts)I suspected that the security compromise was reported by Missus Petraeus or a CiA foe....I was close...its a love triangle....seems the General has likely had more than one affair and its a case of the green eyed monster getting involved. Looks like Mrs Broadwell was obsessed.....
Wow...this is going to get interesting because Americans love sex scandals....
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)I think since Cantor kept it quiet is a good clue too. If it would have hurt Obama, he would have squealed.
underpants
(182,064 posts)Dan
(3,522 posts)is with all the problems that this nation is facing, we are worried about someone having sex...
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Skittles
(152,918 posts)*EGREGIOUS*
pscot
(21,023 posts)and sat on it, the republicons would be screaming treason.
olddad56
(5,732 posts)DallasNE
(7,390 posts)A lot of people were kept in the dark on this that should not have been and that is a story in itself. Why did the Republican Congressman go to Eric Cantor with this information rather than following proper channels? When Cantor went to the FBI why did Bush appointee Mueller set on it rather than calling it to the attention of the Obama administration and the Intelligence committees within Congress. The conduct of both Cantor and Mueller needs to be investigated thoroughly. It seems that Petraeus was involved in this love triangle at the time of his appointment as Director of CIA and that reflects really poorly on Gen. Petraeus. Was he not properly vetted because of who he was? It looks to me like a lot of people will end up having egg on their face.
high density
(13,397 posts)Which is zero.
2Design
(9,099 posts)so I am glad he is gone but wish he had been gone before we went into IRAQ under false pretenses - not we will have to see how it all unfolds - forces obama to look for someone else
W T F
(1,145 posts)because they think Obama is using it as a distraction to the "Bengazigate" investigation. It's pointless to try to argue with them since don't believe in facts. So I just tell them that they are right, and there's nothing they will be able to do about once they get rounded up and sent to the FEMA concentration camps.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,082 posts)of http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014300682 . Please continue discussion there. Thanks.