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Subscribe to RSSNBC's Pete Williams and Michael Isikoff detail new information surrounding Jill Kelley, one of the women at the center of the controversy surrounding Gen. David Petraeus' resignation from the CIA.
Audiotapes of several 911 calls placed by Florida socialite Jill Kelley as the media descended on her Tampa home show she complained about what she considered trespassing on her property and attempted to invoke diplomatic-type privileges.
“I am an honorary consul general, so I have inviolability,” Kelley told a 911 dispatcher. “They should not be able to cross my property. I don’t know if you want to get diplomatic protection involved as well?”
A South Korean official confirmed to NBC News that Kelley is an honorary consul for South Korea, but said she has no diplomatic immunity. He said Kelley assists the consulate based in Atlanta on occasion with things like passports and visas but is not an employee.
The U.S. State Department said Kelley has no formal affiliation with that U.S. agency.
“I can assure you that she does not work for the State Department and has no formal affiliation with the State Department,” State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said.
In other calls to Tampa police, Kelley said strangers had entered through a gate and were bashing on her door, trying to push it open. In another call, Kelley said at least 10 people were blocking her alley so she couldn’t get into her driveway.
Kelley, 37, became involved in the scandal that led to the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus after complaining to the FBI about anonymous, threatening emails she received.
Her complaint touched off an investigation that uncovered an apparent affair between Petraeus and his biographer, Paula Broadwell.
During the investigation, the FBI traced the allegedly threatening emails to Broadwell.
Kelley and her husband, who is a surgeon, are close friends of the Petraeus family. She has been a volunteer social liaison to the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, often hosting parties for top brass.
More information is emerging about Jill Kelley, the woman whose complaints inadvertently alerted the FBI to Gen. David Petraeus' affair, including the fact that she received help from Petraeus and Gen. John Allen during her sister's bitter custody battle. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports.
On Wednesday, a Department of Defense official confirmed to NBC News that Kelley’s special access to the base, which she had been granted due to her participation in community outreach events, has been suspended. Now, if she wants to enter the base, she must go in like any other individual and show her ID and get a daily pass. The official said the reason for the suspension is because she is part of an ongoing investigation.
The investigation also uncovered emails between Kelley and Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, which a Defense Department official described as "potentially inappropriate."
But another defense official told NBC News on Tuesday that the emails had been misconstrued.
“There was no affair,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
It also emerged this week that Petraeus and Allen had intervened in a Washington, D.C., custody battle in September that involved Natalie Khawam, Kelley's twin sister.
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They wrote letters on behalf of Khawam, who was found by a judge to have "severe personal deficits in the areas of honesty and integrity."
In an interview with TODAY, Kelley’s brother, David Khawam, threw his support behind Kelley.
“My sister, number one, is a mother. She has three kids. She’s extremely dedicated to those kids. Number two, she’s a wife. She’s extremely dedicated to her husband. And he to her,” he said. “This is something that’s going to brand her for life.”
In the latest turn in the scandal involving two top US generals, the FBI said they have uncovered "flirtatious" emails between General John Allen and socialite Jill Kelley but have found no wrongdoing. Meanwhile, the general strongly denies any misconduct. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
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Don't know which is funnier.... Fox devoting all the time to this or Libya..... either one is something the American public could care less about..... keep it up GOP..... keeps making you toast in the eyes of the voters....
Yeh. murder, treason, conspiracy, and cover up are all insignificant issues compared to the great things king obama is going to provide all his subjects. I prefer freedom and liberty myself.
Now by God, that's tellin it like it is!
totherepublic
You want freedom and liberty while living in constant fear and paranoia? Good luck with that...
@totherepublic
Yeah, I fail to see how this supposed 'scandal' has any implications with murder, treason, or conspiracy, as really it's all one big cover-up of some insignificant actions. Honestly, who the hell cares if CIA Director David Petraeus had an affair. It's his personal life and he can do whatever he wants, including screw it up. Same thing goes for General Allen emailing Jill Kelley with supposedly 'flirtatious' undertones (still all speculation at this point). My ONLY concern is if these two were spending military or intelligence resources on pointless stuff like the custody battle that occurred or at the 'benefits' Jill Kelley hosted. However, none of this is known and might not have even happened, so I could care less until proven otherwise.
The only important issue I see in this entire incident is Jill Kelley's cancer charity, which the evidence points to her using it as a bank instead of performing research. That's the only thing I consider 'scandal' worthy.
And if you really want murder, treason, conspiracy, and cover-up, why not look up some of the facts surrounding 9/11.
And my mother always wondered why I shied away from the society scene.......there's a few folks like this in every crowd. I get the heebie jeebies just thinking about the ones I've encountered. And they've made similar messes in their lives.....on a much MUCH smaller scale, but messes nonetheless.
How do they get to their level anyway? I wouldn't let this woman in my front door. I wouldn't embarrass my friends by subjecting them to someone like this. Is her entire milieu like this? I hope not, but how do they tolerate it? Or are they all painted with the same narcissistic paint brush?
I hate to be operated on now by her surgeon hubby...no way his mind can be on his work, due to his BIG MOUTH wife!
He married her for that big mouth.
I bet all of her boy toy's enjoys it immensely as well.
Well, she wanted a little attention and drama in her life. I think it's safe to say she got both in spades.
I've never quite understood attention whores.
She just became bored with being a plain old whore.
At least she wasn't gun running for Holder ;-}
I can see making the 911 calls. I'd do the same thing if reporters were all over my lawn. But to claim diplomatic immunity and whatnot, that's a little crazy, entitled, delusional, etc.
Article states her twin sister has severe personal deficits in the areas of honesty and integrity.
Wonder if they are identical twins..maybe they had the wrong sister...or both have it!
"Honorary", which means not really real. Shaq got an "honorary" doctorate from some college but nobody is calling him doctor. I think this skank just living it up a bit too much, and playing it up too. The cops should have said "we'll send an honorary police officer over to handle your honorary (fake) situation.
LMFAO too funny @ Angelo Belcher
Excellent comment!! Hahahahahaha
Anyway, I think that Kelly woman is hot, but I also think she is a bitch with serious issues.
(diplomatic immunity? get real)
"Diplomatic Immunity"
"It's just been revoked"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwC_IaY3BmY
Rats JM, you beat me to it.
Blame It on the President (his fault) he knew the General was banging them Broads he should inform the spouses.
The only time anyone on Bayshore can legally claim Diplomatic Immunity is during the annual Gasparilla Invasion.
Aaaaarrrrggggghhhh matey!
Every day I wake up hoping for more twists and turns in this story. This is a delight. Thank you Paula and Jill and David and John and the shirtless FBI guy. What's next?
I, too, have been enjoying this immensely. Schadenfreude, I suppose. And also wonderfully entertaining. You truly can't make this stuff up!
I want to see the photo of the shirtless guy.
Nice ta ta's Jill, I bet Dave stood in a very long and distinguished line to get a shot at those babies. No telling how many careers have went to hell in a $hit pail over a hottie like you.
A "hottie"? Her???
Ewww.
honorary my azz, no honor here.. pffft
She knows exactly what she is doing...angling for a reality show. The woman is BROKE and has delusions of grandeur. I wouldn't be surprised if she is working for Hezbollah, given that she was born in Lebanon. Truth is always stranger than fiction fits here.
If she needs money she could be a movie double for Sandra Bullock, instead of being an evil slut.
She may be diplomatic, but I wouldn't send her to negotiate nukes with the North Koreans.
Maybe Dave could head it off.
Where in the world do these twits come from? She might actually have believed that she had diplomatic immunity. She actually doesn't sound like the brightest bulb in the box. She and her sister obviously believe they are just a little better than everybody else and she doesn't have enough to occupy her time, so she does volunteer work that makes her feel important. The problem is when you start believing your own publicity.
What a stupid nutball she is:
This is sad, she wants to be so important. Kinda reminds me of James Brown's ex-wife who thought she had Diplomatic immunity because she was the wife of the fictional "Ambassader of Soul".
in the picture she appears to have four nipples but i would still hit that.
She has a sister who's an identical twin.
Looking at the picture, some folks wrote she had a bad boob job. That's severely sexist.
An alternate theory is: yup. it could be confidential documents.
This matter deals with national security. So where's the FBI when we really need them?
Welcome to the Theater of the Absurd
Who cares what the Europeans think, anyway?
I kept recalling "Officer and A Gentleman" where the guys are warned about 'shore Floozies"
Well here is the general staff version of it. If your twin looses a child over issues with integrity and she's now mixed up in this well there you are. A fake charity an FBI guy sending topless photos, thousands of pages of emails? Her integrity is twin to her sisters.
Some of these men have another woman who instead of looking like a loose cannon of the road to hell, is a woman you might consider just marrying. Neither Paula Or this floozie look like that material. Plus both were married. Adultry is never attractive, nor is a lack of character or integrity. If you lie down with dogs Generals, you tend to get up with fleas.
"Puget Sound Debs" - I thought of that line earlier this week as this situation unfolded.
Easy fix for that...don't leave your house...for two years. Hello? Jimmy Johns?
I am a "honorary consul" right. The word is "consoling" these men and I am sure theres even more. Shes a nobody want to be.
This woman is delusional. Her ego is oversized for a Lebanese immigrant elitist. Maybe she needs to follow the advice of her leader and 'self deport'.
Apparently "severe personal deficits in the areas of honesty and integrity" run in Jill Kelley's family. Talk about delusions of grandeur! And these were the people with whom Petraeus and Allen socialized closely on a frequent basis... Pathetic.
USA enemy does not need a bomb to shatter the five-sides-house, and the enemy can just use GEL-PAD.
It is a unique weapon.