When I Realized David Petraeus Was a Wanker
The former wunderkind of the U.S. Army first came to my notice when he unveiled the American military's new counterinsurgency field manual, FM3-24. Petraeus had commanded a team of the…
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Confused About the Petraeus Scandal? Here’s All You Need to Know.
The NYT's Maureen Dowd sums up the David Petraeus furball scandal in just one paragraph.His fall started as Sophocles and turned sophomoric, a mind-boggling mélange of “From Here to Eternity,”…
Could General Petraeus Become Inmate Petraeus?
The United States military takes adultery very seriously. In fact it treats adultery as a criminal offence warranting imprisonment.When CIA director David Petraeus resigned, he pointedly stated that his affair…
Petraeus Quits CIA, Confesses to Affair
Former Pentagon wunderkind and current CIA Director David Petraeus has resigned. In a statement the man once thought a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination admitted to an extra-marital affair.“After…