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Obama sending Panetta to Pentagon, Petraeus to CIA

ANNE GEARAN and KIMBERLY DOZIER WTOP 04/27/2011
Osama Hit List: President Obama, Petraeus, Major U.S. Sporting Event

U.S. officials say that Osama Bin Laden wanted to assemble a team to attack America on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, and had a hit list that included President Obama, General David Petraeus and a major U.S. sporting event.

Obama sending Panetta to Pentagon, Petraeus to CIA

President Barack Obama plans to name CIA Director Leon Panetta as the next secretary of defense and move Gen. David Petraeus, now running the war in Afghanistan, into the CIA chief's job in a major shuffle of the U.S. national security leadership, senior administration officials and other sources said Wednesday.

Obama at odds with Petraeus doctrine on 'Islam'

Rowan Scarborough The Washington Times 07/12/2010

Gen. Petraeus: 'We are in this to win' in Afghanistan

DEB RIECHMANN My Way News 07/04/2010
Obama at odds with Petraeus doctrine on 'Islam'

The White House's official policy of banning the word "Islam" in describing America's terrorist enemies is in direct conflict with the U.S. military's war-fighting doctrine now guiding commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Gen. Petraeus: 'We are in this to win' in Afghanistan

Gen. David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan on Sunday, declaring "we are in this to win" despite rising casualties and growing skepticism about the nearly 9-year-old war.

US Gen. David Petraeus slumps at Senate hearing, quickly recovers

ANNE FLAHERTY and EVAN VUCCI The Houston Chronicle 06/15/2010

U.S. Is Said to Expand Secret Military Acts in Mideast Region

MARK MAZZETTI The New York Times 05/24/2010
US Gen. David Petraeus slumps at Senate hearing, quickly recovers

Gen. David Petraeus slumped at the witness table Tuesday while testifying at a Senate hearing, and a spokesman said the general was likely dehydrated and jet-lagged from his travels.

U.S. Is Said to Expand Secret Military Acts in Mideast Region

The top American commander in the Middle East has ordered a broad expansion of clandestine military activity in an effort to disrupt militant groups or counter threats in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and other countries in the region, according to defense officials and military documents.

Telegraph: Gen David Petraeus for US President

An interesting commentary on Telegraph.co.uk contemplates why U.S. General David Petraeus could be an ideal candidate for president of the United States.

US has contingency plan for Iran nukes: top general

WASHINGTON — The United States has developed contingency plans to address Iran's nuclear ambitions if negotiations falter between the Islamic republic and Western nations, a top US general said Sunday.

Top US military commander Petraeus was treated for prostate cancer

Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, has been treated for early stage prostate cancer and says recent screening tests have delivered "very positive" news.

General Petraeus Honored With The American Legion's Distinguished Service Medal

Thousands of wartime veterans rose to cheer as General David H. Petraeus, Commander of the U.S. Central Command, was awarded The American Legion's Distinguished Service Medal this morning [Aug 25].


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