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Petraeus to Testify on Libya Friday

Capitol Hill hearing will be closed to the public

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 14, 2012 7:26 PM CST

(Newser) – David Petraeus will indeed testify on Capitol Hill about the Benghazi attack, reports AP. The former CIA chief will appear before the House Intelligence committee on Friday, though the hearing will be closed to the public. Petraeus visited Libya secretly last month, and lawmakers are antsy to hear his own report about the trip.

CNN, meanwhile, quotes one of the general's former aides as saying Petraeus is largely avoiding the media coverage of his affair and resignation, and instead focusing on his family. "He describes it as putting one foot in front of the other, and then repeating the process," says retired Col. Peter Mansoor. "So it's going to be a long, long road of healing for them. He understands that and he's focusing on it."

USMC Gen. John Allen, left, Army Gen. David Petraeus, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this July 2011 file photo.
USMC Gen. John Allen, left, Army Gen. David Petraeus, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this July 2011 file photo.   (PAUL J. RICHARDS)
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COMMENTS
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TonyVentana
Nov 15, 2012 3:13 PM CST
It's getting to the point where a famous or powerful man in America can't get some strange without the whole country knowing about it! What in the hell is this country coming to?
reallybig
Nov 15, 2012 8:59 AM CST
Petraeus will testify he doesn't know anything about what happened in Libya on 9-11, cause at the time it happened, he was humping Broadwell, and she was moaning to high heaven. --- Petraeus will say they knocked his phone off the bed, and they didn't get any messages, and he never knew what happened in Libya, till after all the sex, the next day. ------- REALLY
serfinWI
Nov 15, 2012 7:10 AM CST
There are a lot more committees he needs to answer to. Why is it closed door?
 

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