Thread: Taliban gets a chuckle out of Petraeus affair

Taliban gets a chuckle out of Petraeus affair

11/16/2012

by Caroline May


The Taliban is reportedly getting quite a kick out of former CIA Director David Petraeus’ sex scandal, with one Taliban official bursting into laughter as soon as a reporter mentioned the retired general in an interview earlier this week.

“What a bastard! But all Americans are the same, it’s nothing new,” the Taliban official told Agence France Presse in the interview, which took place in northwest Pakistan.

“It’s quite normal for Americans and Western people to behave like this — they live in free sex societies where nobody cares about this sort of thing, so what do you expect?” added the official, who wanted to remain anonymous.

Gen. John Allen, the top commander in Afghanistan, is currently under investigation for sending potentially inappropriate emails to Tampa socialite Jill Kelley. It was Kelley who, after receiving what she said were harassing emails from an anonymous source that turned out to be Petraeus biographer Paula Broadwell, first involved federal investigators in the case.

According to the AFP report, during their reign from 1996-2001 in Afghanistan, Islamists offered little leeway for adulterers. The Taliban publicly flogged some offenders.

“From a Pashtun point of view, Petraeus should be shot by relatives from his mistress’s family,” the official said, referring to the Taliban’s main ethnic group.

“From a sharia point of view, he should be stoned to death,” the official clarified.

Petraeus resigned his post at the CIA shortly after the FBI probe uncovered his extramarital affair with Broadwell.
Allen has denied wrongdoing.

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Full Of Crap Alert: Reporter to Carney: ‘Utterly Bizarre’ That Obama Learned Of Petreaus Scandal After Election

White House Press Briefing 11/13 JAY CARNEY, WHITE HOUSE: Yes John. JONATHAN KARL, ABC NEWS: Jay, this investigation has been going on for months. How is it that the White House didn’t have any idea of this until after the day after election, and congress a few days later. CARNEY: Well, I would refer you to the FBI. They have, as I understand it, protocols in place for when they notify the legislative and executive branches of investigations. And it’s simply a fact that the White House was not aware of the situation regarding General Petreaus until Wednesday and the situation regarding General Allen until Friday. So, the FBI is the place to go in terms of an explanation of the protocols they follow. But I understand that is the answer that they will give, that is the protocols that they follow, that govern how they inform the various branches of government of these kinds of investigations. KARL: But you do you understand how people would find this utterly bizarre? The day after election? And the anger that you are hearing on Capitol Hill that this was going on, at least the timing, the appearance. CARNEY: All I can tell you is when the White House was informed. I would let the relevant members of Congress explain to you how and when they were informed. My understanding is that there are protocols that the FBI follows with regards to these kinds of notifications and I would refer you to the FBI and the Department of Justice for an explanation of those protocols. Read more at foxnews.com

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Read more: Full Of Crap Alert: Reporter to Carney: ‘Utterly Bizarre’ That Obama Learned Of Petreaus Scandal After Election

LOL I guess they, meaning congress, can all lie for themselves!!!!!