Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.
Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 25-36 of 41
» View herald-mail.com items only
    Nov 16, 2012 |Column| Hartford Courant

  1. Taint Of Petraeus Mess Likely To Spread

    The Hartford Courant
    The Oxford English Dictionary unveiled its word of the year last week, helpfully providing a succinct description of the scandal that has claimed Gen. David Petraeus' glittering career and appears to have only begun its cull. Omnishambles: "a situation...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, FBI, Paula Broadwell, Kevin Rennie, John Kerry

    2. Nov 16, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Petraeus' Shakespearian storyline - Fond fools serve mad jealousy

    In William Shakespeare's "Othello," an important general finds himself the victim of a little scheme, concocted by a disgruntled subordinate, to bring him down by making him jealous. It's a tawdry, less-than-credible bit of business involving a handkerchief, and every time you see this play you think, really, <em>that</em> was enough to convince this smart man of the infidelity of his seemingly lovely and ever-supportive wife? <em>That</em> was enough for him to risk his entire military career on a whim of pique?
    In William Shakespeare's "Othello," an important general finds himself the victim of a little scheme, concocted by a disgruntled subordinate, to bring him down by making him jealous. It's a tawdry, less-than-credible bit of business involving a...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Paula Broadwell, James Bond (fictional character), Skyfall (movie), Jill Kelley

    3. Nov 16, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  3. Petraeus Testifies Libya Attack was Al Qaeda Terrorism

    CNN
    WASHINGTON -- Former CIA Director David Petraeus testified on Capitol Hill on Friday that the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was an act of terrorism committed by al Qaeda-linked militants. That's according to U.S. Rep. Peter King of New...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Central Intelligence Agency, Jay Carney, Armed Forces, Paula Broadwell

    4. Nov 16, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Hubris led to the downfall of Petraeus, Allen

    It's amazing that the men who ran the CIA and the war in Afghanistan had so much time on their hands ("Pieces of a puzzle," Nov. 14). The indiscretions of former CIA Director David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen are an embarrassment. I hate to think what...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Tampa, Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    5. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Generals' indiscretions have real consequences for U.S. policy

    Gens. John Allen and David Petraeus have been stupid in their misuse of technology, for a flirtation in the case of the former and an affair in the case of the latter ("Pieces of a puzzle," Nov. 14). As philanderers, these two men are abject failures, and...

    Tags: Taliban, Armed Forces, National Government, Kabul (Afghanistan), Government

    6. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. When did General Allen find time to run the war?

    The Sun notes that the "the FBI had discovered between 20,000 and 30,000 'potentially inappropriate' e-mails between [Jill] Kelley and General John R. Allen" ("Pieces of a puzzle," Nov. 14). Who was running the war in Afghanistan? This commander,...

    Tags: Parkville, FBI, Jill Kelley

    7. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday

    WEATHER: Mostly cloudy, high near 52. Tonight is expected to be mostly cloudy, low around 40. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS General under investigation in Petraeus probe was leader at Naval Academy: Now under...

    Tags: Hamas, Pittsburgh Steelers, Ethics, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

    8. Nov 14, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. General Allen was leader at Naval Academy

    When Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen overheard a platoon of first-year midshipmen at the Naval Academy shout "kill" during training one summer day a decade ago, he ordered the word expunged from their vocabulary.
    When Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen overheard a platoon of first-year midshipmen at the Naval Academy shout "kill" during training one summer day a decade ago, he ordered the word expunged from their vocabulary. The then-commandant explained that...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Annapolis, Iraq, FBI, Paula Broadwell

    9. Nov 14, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. Is this the best our top spy can do?

    When I was a kid, everyone I knew in school wanted to go into the CIA. Now I know why.
    When I was a kid, everyone I knew in school wanted to go into the CIA. Now I know why. I say CIA, but it would be more accurate to say that we all wanted to be spies. I’m not sure we made the connection between the CIA and spying when we were boys,...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, George Stephanopoulos, FBI, Methamphetamine (drug), Espionage and Intelligence

    10. Nov 14, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  10. Pres. Obama touches on Petraeus scandal, 'fiscal cliff' during news conference

    President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was unaware of any disclosure of classified information from the scandal engulfing former CIA Director David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, that could damage national security.
    President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was unaware of any disclosure of classified information from the scandal engulfing former CIA Director David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, that could damage national security....

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Central Intelligence Agency, Television Industry, Jay Carney, White House

    11. Nov 14, 2012 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  11. Surprising reaction to L'affaire Petraeus

    People magazine has named its "Sexiest Man Alive," and the nation was surprised to learn he was not a general. The winner was actor Channing Tatum, who may be a movie star but doesn't have any stars on his chest. He is good looking enough, but no so much...

    Tags: Bill Clinton, FBI, World War II (1939-1945), Channing Tatum, Tampa

    12. Nov 14, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  12. Obama says he's seen no evidence Petraeus scandal harmed national security

    President Barack Obama says he&rsquo;s withholding judgment on the timing of the revelations that his CIA director was under investigation for a possible national security violation.
    Associated Press
    President Barack Obama says he’s withholding judgment on the timing of the revelations that his CIA director was under investigation for a possible national security violation. The House Intelligence Committee was holding hearings on that very...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Senate, Justice System, White House, Elections

< Previous • 1 2  3  4 • Next >
Original site for John Allen topic gallery.