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Well, throw this into the mix, from SFGate: During a talk last month at the University of Denver, Broadwell raised eyebrows when she said the CIA had detained people at a secret facility in Benghazi, Libya, and the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate and CIA base there was an effort to free those prisoners. Obama issued an executive order in January 2009 stripping the CIA of its authority to take prisoners. The move meant the CIA was forbidden from operating secret jails across the globe as it had under President George W. Bush. CIA spokesman Preston Golson said: "Any suggestion that the agency is still in the detention business is uninformed and baseless." Broadwell did not say who told her about CIA activities in Libya. The video of Broadwell's speech was viewed on YouTube. Read more: http://www.sfgate.co...p#ixzz2C3gj0z1h And, from HuffPo: But Broadwell's access appears to have raised red flags even during her embed, and the concerns continued long after her embed was over, when her relationship with the general reportedly took place. Former aides have told The Washington Post that they found the general's closeness with Broadwell unusual, and were frequently troubled by the level of access she appeared to have while in Afghanistan. Officials at the CIA also told the Associated Press that they had been taken by surprise when Broadwell posted a photograph taken at the agency's Langley headquarters on her personal Facebook page. In an October speech at the University of Denver, Broadwell cited a little-known detail about the attacks in Benghazi, which had recently flared into controversy that threatened to envelop Petraeus. Noting that the CIA director was under pressure to not publicly defend himself because of the sensitive nature of the CIA's activities in Libya, Broadwell mentioned that the agency was holding "a couple of Libyan militia members" as prisoners in a secure annex. "They think that the attack on the consulate was an effort to try to get these prisoners back," she said. Broadwell eventually cited Fox News for some of the information contained in her speech. Early news reports about the speech referred to a Fox News article that uncovered the CIA's role in Benghazi. The article, by Fox's Jennifer Griffin, made no mention of the prisoners, raising questions about how Broadwell may have come to this information. But in an Oct. 26 appearance on Fox, Griffin did in fact mention "three Libyan attackers" who had been taken into custody by CIA agents. The CIA has adamantly denied the reports. When the FBI later opened its investigation into the relationship between Broadwell and Petraeus this summer, following clues that appeared to suggest someone may have hacked into the director of the CIA's email account, they found classified documents on Broadwell's personal computer, according the The Wall Street Journal. Investigators eventually concluded that the documents had not been given to Broadwell by Petraeus, and dropped that line of inquiry. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Fox had not reported the presence of Libyan prisoners at the CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, at the time of the attacks, prior to Paula Broadwell's speech in October. The original story cited reports raising the question of whether Broadwell may have been the source for the information. Jennifer Griffin had appeared on Fox News Oct. 26 and mentioned the prisoners.

Sure. let'smove on. But forgive? This guy was set up as an example for young soldiers, and he failed them. He was set up as a leader, and he failed. He endangered the security of the country; although it could have been minor, he should't have. We now have a leadership vacuum at the CIA because of him.

hito, some folks may not like learning what happens in the film before they see it.

The fancier the restaurant, the harder it is to dine alone.

Is the surname Sonofabitch? Then he could be Lion Sonofabitch. Surely the surname is not pieceofshit...

Now it looks as if a second woman is involved with Petraeus, and all of this came out of a catfight between the two women. And all ths went right past the FBI vetting team?

Even Diane Feinstein now agrees that a resignation was the right thing to do. This affair has apparently been going on for years and Petraeus only owned up to it when he got caught. Since those who worked with him in the Middle East were aware of the affair, how did it escape the scrutiny that comes with being nominated to head the CIA?

I guess that we are dispelling any idea that we are a bunch of rich guys throwing money at escorts!

Is there a man who does not appreciate a compliment? Even straight guys can take pleasure in hearing a gay man compliment him. After all, we are experts on men.

Several staff members keep track of my spending for me, and they let me know quickly when a problem develops. I say that rather tongue in cheek, as the idea that I might have a problem with money is laughable. Of course, I just lost an expensive race for President... Oh, me? Ha! I have so little money these days, but I do know where it goes and when. An advantage of having litle is that there is less to follow.

I am glad that you liked my post. I thought he was hot too in that pic.

Suckrates,you have behaved prety well here, and there's no reason we can't get along here. Like everyone else, I enjoy the great pictures you post here, But I don't care for your snarky remarks here anymore than I did at Daddys, so why not try to leave that site behind when you come to a different site with a diffferent name and a different ambiance?

EXPAT, thanks for clicking the Like button on my gif post. I don't get so many of those!

And what does the answer mean? Would you turn down a stoned escort? If you are a top, and he is on crystal, well, aren't you in business? That's my understanding. I hate it when drugs take over a person's life, and if I thought the escort had serious problems that way, I wouldn't let him use drugs on my time.

Oz, I do give you credit for being responsive to member suggestions.

Thank you, TY. I bought this snazzy new keyboard and keep making mistakes. My fingers need to adjust, but it is a nice keyboard.

Now we learn that the FBI was involved, the affair went on a long time, Petraeus did not volunteer his breech of ethics until it was discovered by the FBI, so not so honorable after all. Apparently she was trying to access his email, so something was not right. I guess we should be glad he is gone. I wasn't too comforable with a military man running the CIA anyway.

Not here it doesn't. Even the rather prim Senator Diane Feiinstein thought he should stay. We don't know enough about it. He could have been blackmailed- not good for the head of the CIA. My thinking is that his professionalism came to play.He would expect high standards of himself, and if he did not live up to them, then he didn't feel he should have the position. Gay men often have open relationships. But that has not become popular in the straight world.

Give some respect to the former General for owning up to exposing the country to a blackmailed CIA leader. David Petraeus has resigned as head of the CIA after having an affair. He has been marrried for 37 years. Details not known: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/10/us/citing-affair-petraeus-resigns-as-cia-director.html?hp

I am back on a diet, and I so wish it would be sex that would be taking off he pounds.

I saaw the movie today and was just wowed by Adele's song. I knew little about her, but as the song was playing I thought here is one I would buy. I guess I don't have to now. The visuals during the song are fantastic.

But isn't he cute?

I know how much EXPAT likes gifs...

I think I forgot how to upload a pic. We'll see. Okay, it worked. Pattaya guy with some muscle.