AFP – The air-clearing apologies were both made and accepted. Now, Turkey’s tourism industry is holding its breath and hoping that Israel’s apology for a deadly 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla will translate into a new love affair that will bring Israeli holidaymakers back…
Petraeus apologizes for affair with an eye toward what’s next
In his first major public speech since November, David Petraeus apologized Tuesday for the affair that led to his resignation as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency.Addressing a crowd of veterans and ROTC members at the University of Southern California, Petraeus spoke of his “personal journey” since resigning from the top intelligence role, and apologized for the pain his affair with biographer Paula Broadwell caused family, friends and supporters:I join you keenly aware that I am regarded in a different light now than I was a year ago. I am also keenly aware that the reason for my recent journey was my own doing. So please allow me to begin my remarks this evening by reiterating how deeply I regret — and apologize for — the circumstances that led me to resign from the C.I.A. and caused such pain for my family, friends and supporters.But as The New York Times reports, Petraeus has remained active in political circles since news of the scandal broke:Continue Reading… … Read More
Former CIA chief General David Petraeus says he’s sorry about affair, in first speech since quitting
Former CIA chief General David Petraeus said sorry Tuesday for the “mistake” which triggered his resignation last year, in his first public speech since quitting due to an extra-marital affair. Addressing a military audience in Los Angeles, Petraeus voiced regret for the…
UK swoons over Swedish policy smörgåsbord
British politicians have a “big crush” on Sweden, according to the Economist magazine, a love affair shared by both the left and right despite lingering questions about how much of what works in Sweden can work in the UK. … Read More
Sanford asked wronged ex-wife to run his campaign
Conciliation after infidelity is always difficult and — as former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford reportedly discovered — not even politics conquers all. According to a New York Magazine report, Sanford asked his ex-wife, who he had cheated on and admitted so much publicly, to run his Congressional campaign.Jenny Sanford had run her husband’s previous campaign for a House seat in 1994. But that was before Sanford was forced to admit on national TV that he had an extramarital affair. According to New York Mag, Sanford went to visit his ex-wife to ask whether she would be running for the House seat vacated by Tim Scott when Nikki Haley appointed Scott to the Senate herself. On learning that she would not, the former governor reportedly asked, “Since you’re not running, I want to know if you’ll run my campaign… We could put the team back together.”The Sanfords have “barely been on speaking terms” since their divorce, New York reported. But the man who ran away with his Argentinian mistress told his ex-wife, “I could pay you this time.”Jenny said no. ;Continue Reading… … Read More
A royal birthday as Estelle turns one
Sweden’s youngest princess and heir to the throne is celebrating her first birthday today, but the party will be a private affair. … Read More
‘The Gatekeepers’: Israeli intelligence under spotlight at the Oscars
Already under scrutiny over the Prisoner X affair, Israel’s all-powerful spy agencies have once again found themselves in the spotlight with the explosive Oscar-nominated documentary “The Gatekeepers”. The film, which has been nominated for best documentary, is a French-Israeli…
