David Petraeus
publication date: Sunday, December 14, 2008 (part of Round XXXVII)
category: 
Military
clue: Our nation's central commander would never betray us.
explanation: Petraeus was the commander of U.S. Central Command when this goo was published. The phrase "betray us" was a play on his last name. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Sarah Kyle, Walter Chesser, Jason Lemler, Jason Evans, Samuel Franklin, and Peter Wilhelm
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