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Re:E-Mail Security in the Wake of Petraeus by MichaelSalib on Friday November 23, 2012 @12:02PM (#4822828)
Not having affairs is a condition for keeping high level security clearances. Without a clearance, the director of the CIA cannot properly do his job, so he had to resign.
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Re:E-Mail Security in the Wake of Petraeus by adestefan on Friday November 23, 2012 @12:50PM (#4823015)
It's more about a matter of trust than having sex with someone that isn't your spouse. So, it's not really the affair but more about keeping a secret about the affair.
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Re:E-Mail Security in the Wake of Petraeus by rhizome on Friday November 23, 2012 @03:07PM (#4823477)
No, that just made it worse. He was subject to personal character standards.
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Re:E-Mail Security in the Wake of Petraeus by pyre on Friday November 23, 2012 @03:14PM (#4823507)
Well, it opens him up to blackmail, and I'm sure that the directory of the CIA would be a juicy target if an opposing spy agency had this info (prior to it becoming public).
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