In the wake of Gen. David Petraeus's
abrupt resignation as CIA chief this afternoon--citing an extra-marital affair--a lot of other dirty laundry about the man dubbed "St. Petraeus" by some critics will probably be aired. My own contribution:
I've been writing for years about his possible role in the shocking suicide of a high-ranking and much esteemed officer in Iraq, Col. Ted Westhusing (photo left). A West Point man and ethics instructor, he shot himself in the head in 2005
after leaving a suicide note that implicated Gen. Petraeus (his boss)
and another officer in contractor corruption and abuse of Iraqis. Some
claim he was murdered because of what he knew. I doubt that but the story is horrid enough. Catch up with it at link above.
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