Petraeus Gets Slap On Wrist For Leaking State Secrets, As Others Face Jail For Lesser Offenses
‘Former CIA director and retired general, David Petraeus, finally (and quietly) got his day in court this week. Surprise, surprise – he’ll do no time for violating the Espionage Act of 1917 and just about every other state secrets law on the books.
Back in 2012, both Petraeus and fellow US General John Allen were caught in a double honey trap, with Petraeus taking the brunt of the fall-out after it was revealed that he had divulged, or ‘leaked’ classified information relating to US national security, during pillow-talk sessions with his then ‘biographer’ and mistress Paula Broadwell.
Many feel that Petraeus is as guilty, if not more so, than other well-publicized ‘leakers’ who have been targeted by federal investigators including CIA analyst Jeffrey Sterling, Gen. James Cartwright, Bradley-Chelsea Manning, and even Ed Snowden – all of whom the US government has been keen to see locked-up and behind bars. The Intercept reports:’
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