GENERAL PETRAEUS' PRIVATE TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES............

U.S. Army General Retired, David Petreaus; whose thirty seven year military career he completed after service in Iraq and Afghanistan during the past decade, before returning to civilian life and assuming the position of Director of the Central Intelligence Agency sixteen months ago - has just experienced one of the most tumultuous  weeks ever in both his personal and professional life.  His admission of having betrayed his marriage vows with his biographer, led his resignation as C.I.A. Director, and the swirl of scandal, fallout, and further disclosures, about the affair, impacting his previously scheduled testimony before the Congressional Intelligence Committees oversight into the Benghazi, Libta; September 11, tragedy two months ago.  The General was supposed to testify before the u.s. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence chaired by California Senator Dianne Feinstein, and the House of Representative Select Intelligence Committee chaired by Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers, on Thursday.  In the wake of the circumstances of the past week, Petraeus did not keep his previous commitment to appear yesterday, Acting C.I.A. Director Mike Morrell, carried out that task instead.  However, only one day later The resigned Director and retired General, kept a very private, early morning, set of meetings with the members of the Select Congressional Committee, confidentially behind closed doors in the bowels of meeting space under the United States Capitol Building.  Petreus came and went to his meetings without having to face the media and descriptions of the meetings were left to the members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees to characterize following his appearances.  The first impression shared is that General Petraeus felt the attack on the on the American Consulate in Benghazi was a terrorist act within hours of being informed of the explosive and murderous incident.  More To Come as the investigation proceeds............Fr.  Troy