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Petraeus in Rumored Bid to Head CIA

HeadlineApr 06, 2011

National Public Radio is reporting the head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, is in the running to be named the next director of the CIA. The current CIA chief, Leon Panetta, is rumored to have hopes of replacing U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates when Gates steps down later this year.

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