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发帖数: 10330 | 1 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/13/us-usa-petraeus-inves
Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan under investigation, scandal widens
By Phil Stewart
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT | Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:14am EST
(Reuters) - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is
under investigation for allegedly inappropriate communication with a woman
at the center of the scandal involving former CIA Director David Petraeus, a
senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of
anonymity. | g**1
发帖数: 10330 | 2 http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/general-investigated-e
General Investigated for Emails to Petraeus Friend
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT November 13, 2012 (AP)
In a new twist to the Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal, the Pentagon said
Tuesday that the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, is
under investigation for alleged "inappropriate communications" with a woman
who is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the
woman with whom Petraeus had an extramarital affair.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in a written statement issued to
reporters aboard his aircraft, en route from Honolulu to Perth, Australia,
that the FBI referred the matter to the Pentagon on Sunday.
Panetta said that he ordered a Pentagon investigation of Allen on Monday.
A senior defense official traveling with Panetta said Allen's communications
were with Jill Kelley, who has been described as an unpaid social liaison
at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., which is headquarters to the U.S. Central
Command. She is not a U.S. government employee.
Kelley is said to have received threatening emails from Broadwell, who is
Petraeus' biographer and who had an extramarital affair with Petraeus that
reportedly began after he became CIA director in September 2011.
Petraeus resigned as CIA director on Friday.
Allen, a four-star Marine general, succeeded Petraeus as the top American
commander in Afghanistan in July 2011.
The senior official, who discussed the matter only on condition of anonymity
because it is under investigation, said Panetta believed it was prudent to
launch a Pentagon investigation, although the official would not explain the
nature of Allen's problematic communications.
The official said 20,000 to 30,000 pages of emails and other documents from
Allen's communications with Kelley between 2010 and 2012 are under review.
He would not say whether they involved sexual matters or whether they are
thought to include unauthorized disclosures of classified information. He
said he did not know whether Petraeus is mentioned in the emails.
"Gen. Allen disputes that he has engaged in any wrongdoing in this matter,"
the official said. He said Allen currently is in Washington.
Panetta said that while the matter is being investigated by the Defense
Department Inspector General, Allen will remain in his post as commander of
the International Security Assistance Force, based in Kabul. He praised
Allen as having been instrumental in making progress in the war.
The FBI's decision to refer the Allen matter to the Pentagon rather than
keep it itself, combined with Panetta's decision to allow Allen to continue
as Afghanistan commander without a suspension, suggested strongly that
officials viewed whatever happened as a possible infraction of military
rules rather than a violation of federal criminal law.
Allen was Deputy Commander of Central Command, based in Tampa, prior to
taking over in Afghanistan. He also is a veteran of the Iraq war.
In the meantime, Panetta said, Allen's nomination to be the next commander
of U.S. European Command and the commander of NATO forces in Europe has been
put on hold "until the relevant facts are determined." He had been expected
to take that new post in early 2013, if confirmed by the Senate, as had
been widely expected.
Panetta said President Barack Obama was consulted and agreed that Allen's
nomination should be put on hold. Allen was to testify at his confirmation
hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. Panetta said
he asked committee leaders to delay that hearing.
Panetta also said he wants the Senate Armed Services Committee to act
promptly on Obama's nomination of Gen. Joseph Dunford to succeed Allen as
commander in Afghanistan. That nomination was made several weeks ago.
Dunford's hearing is also scheduled for Thursday. | a**********y
发帖数: 2367 | 3 这真是一个贱女人搞得一大堆头头脑脑的灰头土脸啊
其实战争时期，搞便搞了，谁管那么多 | w*******g
发帖数: 9932 | 4 Romney 悲愤啊
【在 a**********y 的大作中提到】
: 这真是一个贱女人搞得一大堆头头脑脑的灰头土脸啊
: 其实战争时期，搞便搞了，谁管那么多
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