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Nov. 16th, 2012 02:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
raincitygirlRegarding this whole Petraeus/Allen/Broadwell/Kelley business, what exactly is the definition of a socialite? How does it differ from a homemaker? It can’t be a question of money only, because I know of wealthy women who don’t work outside the home who I doubt would be considered socialites. I wonder if Mrs. Kelley calls *herself* a socialite, or if that’s a label assigned by the media.
The key factor seems to be that classified material was found on Lt. Col. Broadwell’s home computer. The rest seems like background noise.
I’d think having adultery be against military law would make military personnel more vulnerable to blackmail rather than less. I know plenty of married people who don’t commit adultery, but let’s face it, some do. If it’s illegal, wouldn’t that make it easier for the Russians or Al-Qaeda or whoever to extract information from them in order to cover up their indiscretions?
I remember reading once that in British Intelligence, agents had to report any and all sexual encounters they had in the field to their bosses as a matter of routine. Didn’t matter if it was adulterous, or even gay, they still had to report it. The idea was that they would be less susceptible to blackmail because all their dirty little secrets were already known, and the KGB etc. couldn’t use said secrets as a wedge. I have no idea if I’m remembering it correctly or not, but if it’s true, it seems to be a sensible way of handling things.
The key factor seems to be that classified material was found on Lt. Col. Broadwell’s home computer. The rest seems like background noise.
I’d think having adultery be against military law would make military personnel more vulnerable to blackmail rather than less. I know plenty of married people who don’t commit adultery, but let’s face it, some do. If it’s illegal, wouldn’t that make it easier for the Russians or Al-Qaeda or whoever to extract information from them in order to cover up their indiscretions?
I remember reading once that in British Intelligence, agents had to report any and all sexual encounters they had in the field to their bosses as a matter of routine. Didn’t matter if it was adulterous, or even gay, they still had to report it. The idea was that they would be less susceptible to blackmail because all their dirty little secrets were already known, and the KGB etc. couldn’t use said secrets as a wedge. I have no idea if I’m remembering it correctly or not, but if it’s true, it seems to be a sensible way of handling things.
