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November 13, 2012, Tuesday
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INFORMATION has emerged about the woman who received e-mails that led to the FBI's discovery of an affair by CIA Director David Petraeus, the former general whose sudden resignation after a stellar and disciplined career stunned Washington and led to numerous questions that remained unanswered yesterday.
Members of Congress have asked whether national security was compromised and why they weren't told sooner. Petraeus resigned on Friday after acknowledging an extramarital relationship.
"We received no advanced notice. It was like a lightning bolt," Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein, who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on "Fox News Sunday."
Petraeus had been scheduled to appear before congressional committees on Thursday to testify about the September 11 attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including US Ambassador Chris Stevens. CIA deputy director Michael Morell was expected to testify in place of Petraeus, but Feinstein and others didn't rule out the possibility that Congress will compel Petraeus to testify at a later date.
Petraeus and his biographer, 40-year-old Paula Broadwell, have been quiet about details of their relationship.
Petraeus began an affair with his biographer in 2011, two months after he became CIA director, a former top aide said yesterday, adding the former general is "devastated."
Retired Army Colonel Steve Boylan told ABC that Petraeus' wife of 38 years, Holly, is "furious" over the matter. Boylan also says Petraeus' affair with Broadwell ended four months ago.
Meanwhile, a senior US military official identified the woman who received the harassing e-mails that led the FBI to the affair as Jill Kelley, 37, who serves as an unpaid social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, where the military's Central Command and Special Operations Command are located.
In a statement, Kelley and her husband, Scott, said: "We and our family have been friends with General Petraeus and his family for over five years. We respect his and his family's privacy and want the same for us and our three children."
The military official who identified Kelley spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation. He said Kelley had received harassing e-mails from Broadwell, which led the FBI to examine her e-mail account and eventually discover her relationship with Petraeus. The FBI contacted Petraeus and other intelligence officials, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper asked Petraeus to resign.
A former associate of Petraeus confirmed the target of the e-mails was Kelley but said there was no affair between the two, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the retired general's private life. The associate, who has been in touch with Petraeus since his resignation, said Kelley and her husband were longtime friends of Petraeus and wife, Holly.
Attempts to reach Kelley were not successful. Broadwell did not return phone calls or e-mails.
Petraeus, 60, has two adult children with his wife Holly.
Broadwell, a graduate of the US Military Academy and an Army Reserve officer, is married with two young sons.
Petraeus' affair with Broadwell will be the subject of meetings tomorrow involving congressional intelligence committee leaders, FBI deputy director Sean Joyce and CIA deputy director Morell.
Members of Congress have asked whether national security was compromised and why they weren't told sooner. Petraeus resigned on Friday after acknowledging an extramarital relationship.
"We received no advanced notice. It was like a lightning bolt," Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein, who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on "Fox News Sunday."
Petraeus had been scheduled to appear before congressional committees on Thursday to testify about the September 11 attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including US Ambassador Chris Stevens. CIA deputy director Michael Morell was expected to testify in place of Petraeus, but Feinstein and others didn't rule out the possibility that Congress will compel Petraeus to testify at a later date.
Petraeus and his biographer, 40-year-old Paula Broadwell, have been quiet about details of their relationship.
Petraeus began an affair with his biographer in 2011, two months after he became CIA director, a former top aide said yesterday, adding the former general is "devastated."
Retired Army Colonel Steve Boylan told ABC that Petraeus' wife of 38 years, Holly, is "furious" over the matter. Boylan also says Petraeus' affair with Broadwell ended four months ago.
Meanwhile, a senior US military official identified the woman who received the harassing e-mails that led the FBI to the affair as Jill Kelley, 37, who serves as an unpaid social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, where the military's Central Command and Special Operations Command are located.
In a statement, Kelley and her husband, Scott, said: "We and our family have been friends with General Petraeus and his family for over five years. We respect his and his family's privacy and want the same for us and our three children."
The military official who identified Kelley spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation. He said Kelley had received harassing e-mails from Broadwell, which led the FBI to examine her e-mail account and eventually discover her relationship with Petraeus. The FBI contacted Petraeus and other intelligence officials, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper asked Petraeus to resign.
A former associate of Petraeus confirmed the target of the e-mails was Kelley but said there was no affair between the two, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the retired general's private life. The associate, who has been in touch with Petraeus since his resignation, said Kelley and her husband were longtime friends of Petraeus and wife, Holly.
Attempts to reach Kelley were not successful. Broadwell did not return phone calls or e-mails.
Petraeus, 60, has two adult children with his wife Holly.
Broadwell, a graduate of the US Military Academy and an Army Reserve officer, is married with two young sons.
Petraeus' affair with Broadwell will be the subject of meetings tomorrow involving congressional intelligence committee leaders, FBI deputy director Sean Joyce and CIA deputy director Morell.
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