A debate has erupted about the new film Zero Dark Thirty, and whether it inaccurately suggests that U.S.-sanctioned torture (aka “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques”) led to the killing of Osama bin Laden.
National Security
Covert Oops
How Petraeus failed to cover his tracks
The Trouble in Tampa
For a pair of decorated generals, a toxic mess that may shine a light on the culture at MacDill Air Force Base
Military-Adulterous Complex
David Petraeus resigned Nov. 9 as director of the CIA after admitting to having a sexual relationship with his biographer. Since then, the circle of scandal has widened.
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Spyfall
David Petraeus’ affair with his biographer ended his 37-year career. But the damage from this episode goes far wider
Let’s Not Overreact. (Too Late!)
The Petraeus scandal doesn’t warrant the round-the-clock scrutiny and congressional speechifying it has attracted
The Petraeus Affair: Why Was Obama Kept in the Dark?
A 2007 memo by former attorney general Michael Mukasey suggests the Justice Department may have been remiss in shielding the spy chief’s extramarital affair from the President.
Beneath Glowing Public Image, Petraeus Had His Critics
The general’s detractors paint a picture of Petraeus that is sharply at odds with his public persona
Could Petraeus Face a Court-Martial?
Even retired military officers can be brought up on charges of adultery under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice
For Petraeus, the CIA Was an Uncomfortable Fit
The decorated general struggled to adapt to the agency’s insular culture
Senate Intelligence Committee to Probe Petraeus Affair
The committee’s top Republican says it will hold hearings during the lame duck session into whether Petraeus’s biographer, Paula Broadwell, was given classified information
Exit Petraeus — and His Famous Military Doctrine
The disgrace of David Petraeus has ended more than a great military career. It is also the symbolic end of a major chapter in American security strategy.
Report: Benghazi Presence Was a CIA Operation
If you read one story today, let it be the game-changing article on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.
