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Meet the ‘Other Woman’ in the Petraeus Scandal

Nov. 12, 2012 7:29am Billy Hallowell

WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) — As questions swirl about the extramarital affair that led to the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus, the retired general and his biographer, Paula Broadwell, have been quiet about details of their relationship. However, information has emerged about the woman who received the emails from Broadwell that led to the FBI’s discovery of Petraeus’ indiscretion.

Meet the Other Woman in the Petraeus Scandal | Jill Kelley

A September 6, 2011 photo shows General David Petraeus (C) with his wife Holly (L) after taking the oath of office as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from US Vice President Joe Biden (R) during a ceremony at the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington. Petraeus resigned as CIA director on November 9, 2012 after admitting to an extramarital affair with Paula Broadwell. Credit: AFP/Getty Images

A senior U.S. military official identified the second woman as Jill Kelley, 37, who lives in Tampa, Fla., and serves as an unpaid social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, where the military’s Central Command and Special Operations Command are located (TheBlaze first reported the woman’s identity on Sunday).

In a statement Sunday, Kelley and her husband, Scott, said: “We and our family have been friends with Gen. Petraeus and his family for over five years. We respect his and his family’s privacy and want the same for us and our three children.”

According to reports, Kelley’s husband is a surgeon at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer and Research Institute. While she was, at one point a medical student, a 2003 story in the St. Petersburg Times, suggests that she put her career on hold to then have a baby. The article also suggests that Kelley has a twin sister named Natalie Khawam. Additionally, another media report notes that the family lives in a brick mansion that is estimated to be worth $1.5 million.

Business Insider notes that a 2007 issue of Tampa Bay Magazine also featured a photo spread of Kelley and her husband:

Photo Credit: Tampa Bay Magazine

The military official who identified Kelley spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation. He said Kelley had received harassing emails from Broadwell, which led the FBI to examine her email account and eventually discover her relationship with Petraeus. The FBI contacted Petraeus and other intelligence officials, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper asked Petraeus to resign.

A former associate of Petraeus confirmed the target of the emails was Kelley, but said there was no affair between the two, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the retired general’s private life. The associate, who has been in touch with Petraeus since his resignation, said Kelley and her husband were longtime friends of Petraeus and his wife, Holly.

Attempts to reach Kelley were not successful. Broadwell did not return phone calls or emails.

The Petraeus news caught much of Washington by surprise and members of Congress said Sunday they want to know more details about the FBI investigation that revealed the extramarital affair between Petraeus and his biographer. They questioned when the retired general popped up in the FBI inquiry, whether national security was compromised and why they weren’t told sooner.

“We received no advanced notice. It was like a lightning bolt,” Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on “Fox News Sunday.”

Petraeus, 60, quit Friday after acknowledging an extramarital relationship. He has been married 38 years to Holly Petraeus, with whom he has two adult children, including a son who led an infantry platoon in Afghanistan as an Army lieutenant.

Broadwell, a 40-year-old graduate of the U.S. Military Academy and an Army Reserve officer, is married with two young sons.

Petraeus’ affair with Broadwell will be the subject of meetings Wednesday involving congressional intelligence committee leaders, FBI deputy director Sean Joyce and CIA deputy director Michael Morell.

Petraeus had been scheduled to appear before congressional committees on Thursday to testify about the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. Morell was expected to testify in place of Petraeus, and lawmakers said he should have the answers to their questions.

But Feinstein and others didn’t rule out the possibility that Congress will compel Petraeus to testify about Benghazi at a later date, even though he’s relinquished his job.

In the frame grab from C-SPAN Book TV video taken Feb. 6, 2012, author Paula Broadwell speaks to an audience about the book she co-authored, “All In: The Education of General David Petraeus,” at the Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington. Credit: AP

Clapper was told by the Justice Department of the Petraeus investigation at about 5 p.m. on Election Day, and then called Petraeus and urged him to resign, according to a senior U.S. intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly.

FBI officials said the congressional committees weren’t informed until Friday, one official said, because the matter started as a criminal investigation into harassing emails allegedly sent by Broadwell to Kelley.

Concerned that emails Petraeus exchanged with Broadwell raised the possibility of a security breach, the FBI brought the matter up with him directly, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.

Petraeus decided to quit, though he was breaking no laws by having an affair, officials said.

Staffers for Petraeus said Kelley and her husband were regular guests at events he held at Central Command headquarters.

A U.S. official said the coalition countries represented at Central Command gave Kelley an appreciation certificate on which she was referred to as an “honorary ambassador” to the coalition, but she has no official status and is not employed by the U.S. government.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to discuss the case publicly, said Kelley is known to drop the “honorary” part and refer to herself as an ambassador.

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ellietoo
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 10:38am
OK, instead of “housewives of Dallas” or “housewives of Boston” let’s have a “housewives of the high ranking military and their “friends.” There is a huge social order in the military. It sounds like Petraeus was a big social engineer. He had regular party goers that he would call to attend his gatherings. Wouldn’t it be interesting to have a look into the lives of the movers and shakers that seem to stay under the radar in the military and the government for that matter. We seem to have some interesting people on the under the table payroll. They seem to have a lot of power and money. The millionaire doctor and his wife would be an interesting couple to unmask at this time.

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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 2:41pm
  This doesn’t say much for women in general. Just goes to show that women are turned on by power. This Petraeus is not a particularly attractive man. He’s old, yet he’s hitting this hot piece of turf and who knows what other hot women he’s getting. If he wasn’t in the position he’s in, he’d be surfing internet dating sites trying to find a date. It would be like that Supreme Court Justice Ginzberg having affairs with young studly men or Elena Kagan having affairs with numerous hot women. Just shows how women like someone in a position of power.
  
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- GuitarMyke
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 5:33pm
  Damn!…She’s frickin ugly. She looks like a man who just had a sex change.
  
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Luzmaria1
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 10:23am
What a disappointment this political general turned out to be. Anyone knows that at “general level” the game is politics. He was good at the game until his true brain took over. He

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- stablepar
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 1:38pm
  it has been proven that God has yet to create a man with enough blood to handle two heads at the same time
  
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jackact
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:46am
If the hell bent MSM could pause for a moment during their calculated and coordinated persecution of this American Patriot perhaps “We the People” could focus on the big picture.
The director of the CIA had complete disclosure regarding the who, what, where, how and when of the jihad terrorist attack on Anerican sovereign soil at the Libyan Embassy on 9/11/12 that took the lives of
four American citizens and resulted in the 4th AlQueda flag flying over American Embassies in the middle east.
The testimony from the CIA director could sink the entire Obama regime.
If Pratreious does not testify the American people (and the electorate) will realize the incredible mistake in re-electing Obama.
Will he testify?

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- The_Jerk
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 10:26am
  “… serves as an unpaid social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, where the military’s Central Command and Special Operations Command… ”
  
  “A U.S. official said the coalition countries represented at Central Command gave Kelley an appreciation certificate on which she was referred to as an “honorary ambassador” to the coalition, but she has no official status and is not employed by the U.S. government.”
  
  What is going on?
  
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- Platonician
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 10:36am
  This whole story is a David Axelrod’s job:
  http://www.humanevents.com/2011/11/09/david-axelrods-pattern-of-sexual-misbehavior/
  They knew that Petraus would tell the truth about Benghazi, they needed to destroy his character. The FBI is the American Gestapo/KGB.
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 11:08am
  Platonician, okay.
  
  David Axelrod grew up in Stuyvesant Town on the East Side of Manhattan, NY, in a Jewish-American household.
  
  Just the facts.
- Platonician
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 12:55pm
  @The_Jerk
  
  And you are a Muslim troll, just the facts.
  
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raderby
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:32am
Is Dr. Kelly a plastic surgeon? Looks like wife got some expansion work…..

DiFi is lying big time. WATCH the interview very closely – key on her eyes. She was not surprised by any of it…… or she is the worst at her job of any Senator in history. No way she could not of known about all of it, or she should be removed from office for gross negligence.

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technecium
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:12am
Scott, said: “We and our family have been friends with Gen. Petraeus and his family for over five years. We respect his and his family’s privacy and want the same for us and our three children.”

So instead of going to her “friend” and telling him that she is receiving strange e-mails about her relationship with him, she goes straight to the FBI. Yeah, that would show respect and concern for his family’s privacy.

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- AmericanBorn
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 10:22am
  She didn’t go to the FBI, a friend of the Kelley’s did.
  
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AmericanBorn
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:02am
Okay, I must have missed something in the reading. Is there any implication that Mrs. Kelley is a mistress to the retired General? Anyone think that maybe she told the other woman to back off to protect her friend the general and THEN Broadwell came unhinged. Petreaus was wrong – absolutely – behavior unbecomming an officer.

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Verceofreason
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:55am
There is no ‘other’ woman.

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- Walkabout
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:09am
  Dora Glasberg, how many sock puppets do you have?
  
  It would be nice if you gave them different icons. Just saying.
  
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- Quiata
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:23am
  @WALKABOUT I noticed that, too.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:47am
  WALK: Ms. Gasberg is just doing her part to economize . Even the Democrats are feeling the pinch of Obama’s rotten economy . ( wonder who is LIKEPEOPLE..or maybe they finally were sent back to rehab ?!)
  
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rdietz7
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:53am
Sex scandals are great diversions. Makes you wonder what Lewinsky-Clinton scandal was really about.

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Gonzo
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:45am
With nothing more than a state run media in this country, we will never find out the truth about Benghazi. Fast & Furious should hvae been the end of Holder… at the very least. However, it was barely a blip on the radar and the press made sure of that.

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- Dom321
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:29am
  Yes, another “bump in the road”.
  
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- Anadara
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 10:43am
  If Clapper and Cantor knew about this then the President certainly knew about this. Lying and cover-up seems to be what this administration does best, and with the MSM at their backs, It’s always smooth sailing for this administration. This time it could be different because of the sultry aspect of this scandal which liberals and the MSM loves so much.
  
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apojoe69
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:37am
Our country is leaderless accept by criminals.

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TerryJ70
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:37am
Looks to me like the dirt coming out on the General is controlled. The Chicago mob is once again in action.

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strawberry411a
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:36am
Wow. One would guess that any testimony given by this disgraced CIA leader would be…uh……..questioned. What a coincidence.

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- Dom321
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:31am
  My thoughts exactly.
  
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neverending
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:26am
“Woman”? Oh please – I think a word that Rush has often used – “SLUT” .

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DZ-015
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:24am
So this other “other woman” is a doctor’s wife too; coincidence? There seems to be a lot of operating going on. This one is certainly attractive, but definitely not of Anglo-Saxon extraction. My guess would be Middle Eastern, considering her appearance and the last name of her twin sister.

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- Connie_D
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:50am
  The plot thickens – the sister, Natalie Khawam, is a lawyer who specializes in representing whistle-blowers! How convenient for Jill Kelley.
  
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- DZ-015
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:35am
  Connie: Your reply begs for a further comment, but I’ll leave it for someone else to make :)
  
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- kevymac
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 3:57pm
  The last report I read said she is of Lebanese descent. Her parents own a restaurant in Philly. That should be ringing some bells somewhere.
  
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proudrepublican
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:22am
Bill Clinton, while President, had an affair. He didn’t resign! This whole thing smells, but I doubt anything will come out to prove much, because the current President has too many people covering for him.

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- 1947
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:37am
  Your right it GENERAL’s don’t resign. I wonder if Kelley is working out of Obama’s pocket. Her family is LEBANESE……What’s the history here…..?
  
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Godswatching
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:22am
Our Government is only using this so they can avoid having Petraeus testifying in the assination of our ambassador. Just like Mrs. Clintion getting a pass because she needs to be in another county. Its all a farce.

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oblique
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:19am
“Clapper was told by the Justice Department of the Petraeus investigation at about 5 p.m. on Election Day, and then called Petraeus and urged him to resign, according to a senior U.S. intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly.”

Do they really expect us to believe this? Like Clapper hasn’t known for months, if not years. This detestable corrupt administration knows no bounds. They no longer care what we, the people, think. This situation is far from being clear, and I guess we will have to wait for it all to unfold.

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bikerdogred1
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:18am
I’am mad,everyone is getting laid but me.

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- claymoremacm
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:35am
  Go to Washington DC
  
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Connie_D
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:16am
Does anyone find it odd that Jill Kelley, a “friend” of the Petraeus family, didn’t choose to discuss the emails with David Petraeus first, before going to the FBI? Seems like the friendly thing to do.

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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:14am
The real reason people were concerned was because of possible black mail issues? So lets see, the guy is out of a job, his personal life is in a controlled crash landing, so now he is still prone to black mail and will have to have protection over him the rest of his life?

I mean, yeah, that would be a convenient way out, admitting an affair, or it could be the man is human and has a personal life we should respect? Did he lie under oath about something? I think we all owe the man a debt of honor for his service, and that should extend to his personal life?

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DeOppressoLiber
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:14am
Is anyone connected to the Muslim Brotherhood or Iran? Is her family name Khawam or Al Khawam? This could get real interesting, what is an unofficial Ambassador to CENTCOM, USSOCOM?

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123456beatriz
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:07am
See! This guy is a General, he should know how Danger is to keep relationship with different women.
Usually women are trouble maker (I admit it I am a woman too). Look what happened with Herman Cain!. Always is the same result. So

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johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:47am
There is a completely different angle to this whole resignation that I captured in the following brief essay. It was published last week at virginianewssource.com.

o Some say that the new head of the CIA, Michael Morrell, looks creepy. He should look creepy because his number two job right now is pulling the strings that will bring down anyone in the chain of command involving the Benghazi treason on the night of 9/11/12. His task is to ensure that the outrage felt by the professional intelligence community finds an outlet.
He’s a professional’s professional and is leading the team that will purge government of all the traitors responsible for those four men losing their lives. Look for an avalanche of resignations from all branches of government at the end of this year. Lucky will be the ones who get to resign and head to the farm. Up to 9/11/12, the folks at the CIA had been bystanders, watching the acts of treason from the sidelines. The deaths of two of their own and two others, including a US Ambassador, put them in the game; and, the consequences for those in the chain-of-command will be life changing. Just ask General Petraeus.
Naturally, the piece de resistance will be the Sewer Rat-in-Chief. Look for incontrovertible proof to surface about his guy-on-guy times, his dealings with Chicago mobsters and those college records declaring his Indonesian citizenship. The professionals can make all that happen rather easily.

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- dublinthewagons
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:59am
  Keeping my fingers crossed. Hope you r right.
  
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- DeOppressoLiber
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:01am
  Who is related to the Muslim Brotherhood or Iranian?
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:15am
  John,
  
  I hope your right.
  
  I looked at you other comments. You want Cantor to resign. Is that premature? Cantor heard form another Congressman. That makes 2. How many more are there? Did most or all Republicans on the hill know? Did Mitt Romney know? Is this all just Kabuki theatre for the mases?
  
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pepsicolakid
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:46am
So the plot thickens. Nothing about this convenient timing of an affair makes sense. The sex scandal is designed to deflect attention from what is really going on. frickin jackals are gonna make sure it will take years if ever to get to the truth of this tragedy. I will never stop talking about benghazi! And I dont give a crap about who is banging who! I want justice for the 4 americans slaughtered at the hands of inbred religious zealots!

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ares338
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:36am
She’s married too huh? Well then she’s a sleeze bag also.

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- SamIamTwo
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:48am
  Yep the first pic on the first day revealed her wedding ring.
  
  Problem with being away from wives and husbands is a historical problem. It’s too easy for the flesh to take over the heart, mind and soul of a person. Humans are frail.
  
  I like it where Adam said, “the woman YOU gave me made me sin”. The clown blamed both God and the woman. If you ask me, which you didn’t, women are power brokers when it comes to sex…some know it…some don’t.
  
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- watashbuddyfriend
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 10:46am
  @SamIamTwo
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:48am
  
  “Yep the first pic on the first day revealed her wedding ring….”
  
  It always takes two to tango, and the younger female gets her kicks at the expense of the male!
  
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