Paula Broadwell on Townhall
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Diana WestTalk is cheap, Gen. Petraeus. You may not agree. After all, your Washington, D.C., super lawyer, Bob Barnett, charges you something like $900 an hour for a kind of talk best described as reputation reconfiguration or image management, and that's not cheap. ... more
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What Time Reveals Tue Nov 20Armstrong WilliamsGeneral Petraeus is a genuine American hero, a man of great intellect and proven integrity, which makes his sudden resignation for adultery very curious. The timing of it just after the election, and his scheduled testimony on the Benghazi affair only make things look more suspicious. Indeed, it seems that the more answers we get, the more questions arise. ... more
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Of Arms and the Man Fri Nov 16Suzanne FieldsIf William Shakespeare were still with us, he would have found his Othello. David Petraeus is not the darkly handsome Moor of the Bard's tale, but a pallor, highly-decorated officer, a nerdy-looking guy with a comb-over. ... more
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Diana WestWas David Petraeus as great a general as the write-ups of his downfall routinely claim? This is a provocative question that I will begin to answer with another question: Did America prevail in the Iraq War? I suspect few would say "yes" and believe it, which is no reflection on the valor and sacrifice of the American and allied troops who fought there. On the contrary, it was the vaunted strategy of the two-step Petraeus "surge" that was the blueprint of failure. ... more
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Sex and the Generals Thu Nov 15Emmett TyrrellSex remains the surest prop for all that is funny ... and sad. In the first instance, we often call the result ribaldry. In the second instance, it is always called tragedy. ... more
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Who Benefits When Top Military Brass Fall Thu Nov 15Susan BrownEveryone is preoccupied with the events surrounding the juicy sex scandal involving now-former CIA Director David Petraeus to the point they may not have noticed a pattern -- a shake-down -- that is taking place in our military top brass, much like the one currently happening in Russia under President Vladimir Putin. ... more
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Sex and the City (of Washington) Thu Nov 15Cal ThomasThe resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus over an extramarital affair has raised and will continue to raise a number of questions. ... more
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He'll Testify Wed Nov 14Katie Pavlich
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Frank GaffneyWashington, when the official line seems improbable, people often say, "It doesn't pass the smell test." Well, there's a lot that stinks at the moment about the Benghazigate affair, including now the circumstances involving the forced resignation of a man in the middle of it: President Obama's CIA Director and former four-star Army General David Petraeus. ... more
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John RansomTampa-Socialite-Jill Kelley, who stars as Paris Hilton in this show, should no longer have access to anyone above the grade of E-3 until she is willing to answer a few questions herself. Like this one: Jill, have you ever considered not using email at all? At least not with men? ... more
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Washington, DCThe senator criticizes a reporter for suggesting the Petraeus scandal is a bigger threat than Benghazi. ... more
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Katie Pavlich
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The French View of the Petraeus Sex Scandal Tue Nov 13Rachel MarsdenFrench public reaction to American CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus' suicide-bombing of his own career demonstrates a lack of understanding of the perceived offense in favor of a blind defense of libertinism. It was learned last week that Petraeus had an extramarital affair with his biographer, reserve Army officer Paula Broadwell (who, like Petraeus, is married with children). ... more
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CIA Holding Secret Prisoners in Benghazi? Mon Nov 12Katie Pavlich
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Petraeus Affair Gets Uglier Mon Nov 12Katie Pavlich
