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    The FBI, the CIA and Now, the Pentagon

    The FBI investigation of "inappropriate emails" has spread from the CIA to the Pentagon. Is the US at risk? Is it about the hubris of powerful men and designing women?

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 13, 2012 • 50m Listen

    The FBI investigation of so-called "inappropriate emails" has spread from the CIA to the Pentagon. Is the nation at risk? Is it really about the hubris of powerful men, designing women and Washington politics? Also, the Petraeus probe snags a top commander in Afghanistan, and get ready for "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2."

    Banner image: Then-US Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John R. Allen (R) stand at attention during the reading of the orders promoting him to general at International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 18, 2011. To his left is US Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, then-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Photo by US Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, © US Navy

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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