Petraeus’ End, Sequestration and Security, and Taking Back Tikrit – Daily Intelligence

Petraeus’ end. New York Times’ Michael S. Schmidt and Matt Apuzzo report, “David H. Petraeus, the best-known military commander of his generation, has reached a plea deal with the Justice Department and admitted providing his highly classified journals to a mistress when he was the director of the C.I.A. Mr. Petraeus has agreed to plead guilty to one count of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material, a misdemeanor. He is eligible for up to one year in prison, but prosecutors will recommend a sentence of probation for two years and a $40,000 fine.” See also, “‘There’s code-word stuff in there,’” “David Petraeus to plead guilty over leaks to lover,” “Ex-CIA chief David Petraeus admits sharing military secrets with mistress,” and “NSA whistleblower denounces Petraeus plea bargain.”

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