Scandal probe ensares commander of US, NATO troops in afghanistan

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Scandal probe ensnares commander of U.S., NATO troops in Afghanistan

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT — The FBI probe into the sex scandal that led to the resignation of CIA director David Petraeus has expanded to ensnare Gen. John R. Allen, the commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced early Tuesday.

According to a senior U.S. defense official, the FBI has uncovered between 20,000 and 30,000 pages of “potentially inappropriate” emails between Allen and Jill Kelley, a 37-year-old Tampa woman whose close friendship with Petraeus ultimately led to his downfall. Allen, a Marine, succeeded Petraeus as the top allied commander in Afghanistan in July 2011.

The FBI first notified the Pentagon of its investigation into Allen’s communications with Kelley on Sunday evening, according to the senior defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the ongoing case.


It also further calls into question the personal behavior of two of the U.S. military’s highest-ranking and most respected figures, who apparently ignored concerns about the highly sensitive nature of their jobs as they embraced personal relationships with younger women who were not their wives.

Beyond disgusting! These "men" should be completely ashamed of themselves for violating the trust of their wives, their president and the American people, possibly putting lives and national security in grave danger. This is more than a scandal!

I am now wondering if any breaches of national security could have led to the killings in Benghazi with leaks by these women about there being a CIA operation going on there! Just amazing! *shaking head*

 

[Lakhota]

Here's an interesting article...

The Sins Of General David Petraeus

 

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[waltky]

What is Gen. John Allen's involvement in Petraeus scandal?

Gen. John Allen Probed in David Petraeus Scandal
11/12/12 - Gen. John Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, is under investigation for alleged "inappropriate communications" with Jill Kelley, the woman who is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the woman with whom former CIA Director David Petraeus had an extramarital affair.

The FBI has uncovered "potentially inappropriate" emails between Allen and Kelly, according to a senior U.S. defense official who is traveling with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. The department is reviewing between 20,000 and 30,000 documents connected to this matter, the official said. The email exchanges between Kelley and Allen took place from 2010 to 2012. Panetta says the FBI referred the matter to the Pentagon on Sunday, according to a statement he released Tuesday while en route to Perth, Australia. Panetta says he ordered the Pentagon inspector general to investigate Allen on Monday. Allen disputes that he has engaged in any wrongdoing in this matter, according to the official. Allen, a four-star Marine general, succeeded Petraeus as the top American commander in Afghanistan in July 2011.

In the meantime, Panetta said, Allen's nomination to be the next commander of U.S. European Command and the commander of NATO forces in Europe has been put on hold "until the relevant facts are determined." He had been expected to take that new post in early 2013, if confirmed by the Senate, as had been widely expected. Allen was supposed to appear before a Senate confirmation hearing this Thursday alongside his designated replacement, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford. Panetta has asked the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to delay Allen's hearing, but proceed with Dunford's nomination. Panetta said President Obama has agreed to put Allen's nomination on hold until the facts are determined. Panetta said that while the matter is being investigated by the Defense Department IG, Allen will remain in his post as commander of the International Security Assistance Force, based in Kabul.

The senior Defense official said, "We'll have to let the process follow its course. As I said, and you'll see in the Secretary's statement, we believe that General Allen is entitled to due process. We need to see where the facts lead in this matter before jumping to any conclusions whatsoever." The official added, "We're in the very early stages of reviewing the documents right now. This matter has been referred to the IG, the IG will do a thorough investigation of the documents." Kelley is said to have received threatening emails from Broadwell, who is Petraeus' biographer and who had an extramarital affair with Petraeus that reportedly began two months after he became CIA director in September 2011. Petraeus resigned as CIA director on Friday citing the affair as his reason for stepping down from his post.

FBI agents spent more than four hours at Broadwell's home in North Carolina Monday night to carry out a consensual search that had been arranged with her lawyers, law enforcement sources said. The search was to locate additional classified material on computers or documents in the home, the sources said. Agents left the house with a desktop computer, cardboard boxes and a briefcase. They walked through the open garage of Broadwell's house and knocked at a side door before entering the home. One person was taking photographs of the house and its garage as members of the news media watched. Broadwell appears to be cooperating with investigators in an effort to make this go away, to show that she has nothing else to hide, the sources said.

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Senator Say It's 'Imperative' Petraeus Still Testifies
Nov 13, 2012 - Sen. Susan Collins today said it is “absolutely imperative” that David Petraeus should still testify on the attack in Benghazi despite his resignation as CIA director due to his affair.

“There are so many unanswered questions at this point,” Collins, R-Maine, said outside her office this morning. “I will say that it is absolutely imperative that General Petraeus come and testify. He was CIA director at the time of the attack. He visited Libya after the attack. He has a great deal of information that we need in order to understand what went wrong.”

Petraeus was to testify Thursday on Benghazi in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Acting CIA Director Mike Morrell will now be testifying in his place, but that has not stopped the calls on the Hill for Petraeus himself to testify on Benghazi. “I think we should go ahead with Mike Morell and the way it is now set up,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on MSNBC Monday. “But I also think that the community should know that this is not sufficient. And I have no doubt now that we will need to talk with David Petraeus and we will likely do that in closed session but it will be done one way or the other.”

Collins, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, said today she is “puzzled” by much of what has occurred in the FBI investigation into Petraeus’ affair and specifically mentioned that it is concerning that his mistress, Paula Broadwell, may have had access to classified information. When asked if the FBI informed the White House soon enough of the investigation Collins said there “does seem like there was an inordinate amount of time that passed,” but added that without all the facts yet she doesn’t want to reach any kind of conclusion.

Senator Says It’s ‘Imperative’ Petraeus Still Testifies - ABC News

 

[GoneBezerk]

Meanwhile Obamination is using this as cover for his REAL crimes covering up Libya, etc.

He and his goons are doing their best to start little fires here and there, now it's dragging Gen Allen into the circus act while the media ignores the real story about Libya.

Obamination his goons know they just need to hide out in the White House and let the media tear down these military leaders while he gets away with criminal activity. He is a liberal politician so screwing around on his wife is no big deal just like it was no big deal he got the Ambassador killed.