FBI investigating Paula Broadwell in connection to Petraeus

[qanda]

Just heard this on Hardball. Said she may have been given access to classified information. Hmmm....

[TwilightGardener]

1. And...who is that? His mistress?

[qanda]

2. I'm looking up information on her

But apparently she is a national security analyst and author.

More info: Paula Broadwell, a West Point graduate and Petraeus biographer.

[earthside]

3. Broadwell is Petraeus' biographer

[TwilightGardener]

13. Uh huh. I see what's going on here, LOL.

He looks awfully happy in that top photo, doesn't he? His wife should have said, "FUCK NO!"

[TBF]

20. Agree -

It wouldn't have taken me 3 years to find a good divorce lawyer but I'm sure she has one today.

[HoosierRadical]

26. I doubt it....

They have been married for 37 years, unless he is the one wanting a divorce, she ain't going nowhere, besides what is a good divorce lawyer going do? The guy is a career solider, he hardly has any $$$$.

[TwilightGardener]

29. He's got a pretty sizeable pension, at the very least. She's going

to get some of that, hopefully.

[HoosierRadical]

41. He has a comfortable pension, and yes she will get a half of that, but still

it is not like he is a multi-millionaire, if they divorce she will get what any other long-time suffering military wife is going get. He will probably get a book deal and join the 100k speaking circuit, but that will be after they have divorced, so she will be stuck with 50% of a military pension.

[TBF]

31. She owns the property they live in (she had $$$) -

if she's smart she kicks his ass out. Why should she put up with his philandering?

[HoosierRadical]

43. She shouldn't, but some women particularly when they have been married that long

tend to forgive their husbands. It is normally the man who leaves, not the woman who puts the man out.

[Fawke Em]

53. That is not true.

Maybe years ago it was because women had limited financial options and weren't necessarily given a fair shot in divorce court; however, that is no longer the case.

Most splits us ARE when the woman kicks the man out, now. The man would prefer to have his cake and eat it, too. That happens less now that women don't depend on their husbands for financial support.

[earthside]

25. Married with Two Sons

Charlotte author chronicles Gen. Petraeus' war career
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/01/24/2953553/petraeus-bio-takes-a-close-look.html

"Broadwell, a counterterrorism expert, is author of "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus."

She lives in Dilworth with her husband, radiologist Scott Broadwell, and their sons, Landon and Lucien." ...

She met Petraeus in 2006 when he spoke at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, where she was a graduate student. When she told him about her research interests, he handed her his card and offered his help. "He really cares about mentoring," she says. ...

Broadwell talked about her book recently during an interview in her living room while her sons, ages 4 and 6, played nearby. She credits her husband, mother and other family members, along with friends and neighbors, for providing the child care that allowed her time away to do research.

[TwilightGardener]

27. "He really cares about mentoring..." O Rly?

[HoosierRadical]

30. I think her husband should think about getting a

paternity test for that youngest son.

[TeeYiYi]

46. Maybe both. The boys' ages are 6 and 4....nt

TYY

[flamingdem]

33. Well, well, it's always a Broad

[DURHAM D]

42. I am having a hard time looking at that pic.

She looks exactly like a woman I had dealings with at work a few years back who was a sociopath. It is all in the eyes.

[bayareamike]

4. She is his biographer.

She is a West Point grad and national security analyst. She wrote a book on his life.

[jberryhill]

5. Oh, good golly

If the guy had an affair which has blown up his personal life, and he's taken the correct course at this point and tendered his resignation to avoid a broader scandal, that's the perfectly fine and honorable thing to do.

If he allowed himself to be compromised in any way, that's really off the charts for a person in his position.

[sammytko]

6. Yeah, just saw that on tweety.

[aletier_v]

7. I just googled her. She's done a series of articles on Petraeus for at least a year

Yup.

That's her, I bet money on it.

Familiarity breeds contempt,
but proximity breeds attraction.

[bayareamike]

9. I had the same thought..she is very pretty as well nt

[Cleita]

8. This Paula Broadwell?

http://www.paulabroadwell.com/

She seems to be familiar with all things Petraeus.

[bayareamike]

10. Yep nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Looks like the same person from upthread...

I'd bet on it.

[darkangel218]

14. lol@ all things petraeus

[postulater]

12. Who should play her in the movie?

I'm thinking Julia Roberts.

[aletier_v]

15. From her website

While conducting research over the past three years, Broadwell was afforded extensive access by General Petraeus, his mentors, his subordinates, and his longtime friends. Over the course of Petraeus's command of ISAF-Afghanistan from July 2010 through July 2011, Broadwell embedded with the general, his headquarters staff, and his soldiers

[TwilightGardener]

17. Extensive access! I'll bet.

[Blue_In_AK]

19. Operative word being "embedded," I would guess.

[HoosierRadical]

21. She emBEDDED with the general all right...

[flamingdem]

47. "Access" ?

Ahem

[tanyev]

55. He certainly was 'all in'.

[HooptieWagon]

58. Sounds like "embedded" was right.

[HoosierRadical]

16. Another man who allowed his little brain to ruin his career...

Now we know how she got all the access...I knew it was more than just him having an affair.

[aletier_v]

48. He's 62, I wouldn't use the term "ruin his career", he's pretty close to done anyway.

Could be why it happened, too.

[darkangel218]

18. Petraeus and his wife

[IMG][/IMG]

[TwilightGardener]

22. Uh huh. Once again, I see what's going on here, LOL.

Poor lady.

[qanda]

24. Very sad

Didn't deserve this.

[bayareamike]

23. Paula Broadwell on Charlie Rose

http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12162

[hedgehog]

28. Oh, shit. She's married with two little boys.

Two families hurt bad, not just one!

[justiceischeap]

32. I'd just like to point out that she's being investigated for a crime

not once has anyone (other than DU) intimated that she is whom he was having an affair with. It seems likely, but right now it's all speculation. If she isn't having an affair, it's bad enough to be investigated for possibly leaking state secrets.

[TwilightGardener]

35. It sounds like she was his "away wife" for three years.

I'd be very surprised if the affair isn't with her.

[TTUBatfan2008]

36. Slate is pretty sure it's her

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/11/09/petraeus_resigns_over_affair_with_biographer.html

Apparently there was a lot of smoke around this in the journalism community. The two of them would frequently go on 5 mile runs together in Afghanistan.

[flamingdem]

54. "Run" to the closest sand dune

[aletier_v]

56. Midnight at the Oasis

[flamingdem]

57. Great song

I remember it well

[qanda]

37. Glad I didn't add more to my original post yet

I'm trying to wait for a link to update it but we definitely should be careful in how we throw out accusations. Thanks

[justiceischeap]

39. I'm not saying it doesn't look obvious

but it doesn't necessarily mean it is the obvious choice is all I'm saying. There could indeed be two separate instances... it's probably unlikely but still.

[Kingofalldems]

40. I wonder if she has spoken with Bob Woodward lately?

[TwilightGardener]

44. Theory: Petraeus told her it was over, she ran to Bob Woodward.

[Kingofalldems]

49. This is getting interesting.

And according to Woodward, Romney people sent her to him.

[TTUBatfan2008]

51. Would be crazy if...

This blows up into a Watergate-esque scandal.

[justiceischeap]

45. I definitely think she's the leak

else wise, why would local law enforcement and the FBI be investigating her? Something had to take them to her door.

[Kingofalldems]

50. Yes.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

52. I'm inclined to agree with you. There's going to be alot more

to this story. I would love to know if they have received warrants to search her office,
home, computer etc.

[left is right]

59. Than you for the refocus

but if a crime was committed wouldn’t it have been his crime? Classified infor would have had to come from him. If she didn’t clandestinely take top secret data from his desk when he wasn’t looking, can she be guilty of anything. Even if she included such info in books/articles about him couldn’t she claim that she did not know it was classified?

[DURHAM D]

34. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair is currently on trial at Fort Bragg for sex crimes.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/08/hearing-set-to-resume-for-4th-day-for-us-army-general-facing-sex-crime-charges/

sorry about the source.

I remember reading somewhere that he served under Gen. Petraeus. One must wonder if Gen. P's misconduct came to light during the investigation of Gen. Sinclair.

[flamingdem]

38. Paula threw the book at him

maybe

[DevonRex]

60. Did she SPY for Romney? He had a presser 2 minutes after Hillary

on Benghazi. Something was terribly wrong about that. Whoever attacked and killed the Ambassador had to have known when he would be there. The CIA would know since it was a CIA station.