CIA Director David Petraeus Quits, Admits 'Affair' - But Rumors Swirl

November 09, 2012 from Associated Press

David Petraeus has resigned as director of the CIA after admitting he had an extramarital affair. According to his letter of resignation, Petraeus asked President Barack Obama on Thursday to allow him to resign. On Friday the president accepted. But the official statements haven't prevented the conspiracy mill from going into overdrive.

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David Petraeus

David Howell Petraeus è un generale statunitense. Dal 10 febbraio 2007 al 15 settembre 2008 ha comandato l'Esercito degli Stati Uniti, in Iraq. Dal 31 ottobre 2008 è stato nominato Comandante dell'United States Central Command, che prevede la responsabilità strategica di tutto... Explore this topic

Letter of resignation

A letter of resignation is written to announce the author's intent to leave a position currently held, such as an office, employment or commission. Such a letter will often take legal effect to terminate an appointment or employment, as notice under the relevant terms of the p... Explore this topic

CIA

The Central Intelligence Agency is one of the principal intelligence-gathering agencies of the United States federal government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, with responsibility for providing national security intelli... Explore this topic

Director of the CIA

The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency serves as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which is part of the United States Intelligence Community. The Director reports to the Director of National Intelligence. The Director is assisted by the Deputy Director of t... Explore this topic

2012 US diplomatic missions attacks

On September 11, 2012, the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, and U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, were attacked during protests over media excerpts of a trailer for a purported film titled Innocence of Muslims, which was considered by the attackers to be blasphemous against the ... Explore this topic

Benghazi

Benghazi is the second largest city in Libya, the capital of the Cyrenaica region, and the former provisional capital of the National Transitional Council. The wider metropolitan area is also a district of Libya. The port city is located on the Mediterranean Sea. During the Ki... Explore this topic

Affair

An affair is a sexual relationship or a romantic friendship or passionate attachment between two people. Explore this topic

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama served as a U.S. Senator representing the state of Illinois from January 2005 to Novemb... Explore this topic

Associated Press

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