Journal entry #1:Petraeus

So today CIA Chief David Petraeus resigns as Director of CIA over an extra-material affair uncovered oddly enough by the FBI. Consequently this also means he won't be testifying during a key Senate intelligence hearing scheduled for next week concerning the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya. Not to sound conspiratorial but the timing is certainly convenient.

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