Petraeus scandal timeline scrutinised as Congressional hearing looms

[dipsydoodle]

The dramatic downfall of CIA chief David Petraeus has given rise to political intrigue in Washington as a drip-feed of details concerning his clandestine affair mixes with serious questions over the timing of the resignation.

Over the weekend it emerged that his relationship with biographer Paula Broadwell was discovered by FBI agents while they investigated harassing emails she allegedly sent to a second woman, who was named on Sunday by the Associated Press as Jill Kelley, a state department military liaison.

The scandal comes at a particularly sensitive time. Petraeus had been due to give evidence before a Congressional body this coming Thursday concerning the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi in which four Americans were killed, including America's ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens.

It is now thought that Petraeus will not attend the session, robbing politicians of the opportunity to question an "absolutely necessary witness", according to Peter King, chairman of the House homeland security committee.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/11/timeline-petraeus-scandal-benghazi-hearing

[sabrina 1]

1. There's nothing stopping him from testifying before Congress. I don't know why they keep

claiming that. I guess there would be no conspiracy for the Right if these revelations did not interfere with the Congressional hearings.

They plan to hear his testimony. There might be a delay as a gesture of human kindness towards, not appearing in public after such a spectacular fall from grace, but why anyone thinks these revelations change anything regarding him giving testimony, I don't know.

He still knows what he knew, he still has information Congress wants to hear.

[Tutonic]

2. Whatever plan Patraeus and Senor had hatched up

is now discredited. Obama is a wizard...or maybe a warlock.