Petraeus Recants Obama’s Benghazi Fiction

My article from the Nov. 19, 2012 issue of Front Page Magazine: Petraeus Recants Obama’s Benghazi Fiction  By Matthew Vadum Former CIA Director David Petraeus told Congress he never believed the Obama administration’s claim that the attack on a U.S. mission in Libya was a spontaneous mob action prompted by a crude anti-Islam video. In closed-door testimony Friday, Petraeus said that he believed all along that Islamic terrorists attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on the 11th anniversary of 9/11. In so doing, Petraeus recanted his previous account two months ago of that terrible day that left four Americans … Continue reading Petraeus Recants Obama’s Benghazi Fiction

Was Petraeus Sacrificed for Obama?

My article today from Front Page Magazine: Was Petraeus Sacrificed for Obama? By Matthew Vadum As the scandal regarding the Obama administration’s deadly bungling in Benghazi, Libya, begins to heat up, suddenly CIA director David Petraeus is out, felled by his own sex scandal. Complicating matters further, Ronald Kessler reports at Newsmax that “Senior FBI officials suppressed disclosure of the highly sensitive case, apparently to avoid embarrassment to Obama during his re-election campaign.” Congressman Peter T. King (R-N.Y.), who is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that the details of the Petraeus situation … Continue reading Was Petraeus Sacrificed for Obama?