Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
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After a bit of an online dust-up, it appears that reports indicating General David Petraeus would be delivering the commencement address at the University of Iowa in 2010 were incorrect.
A statement was issued Sunday by the U.S. Central Command Public Affairs Office that quickly drenched any smoldering flames that Petreaus had agreed to speak in Iowa, and all the political speculation such a speech entails.
Contrary to several recent blogs, General David Petraeus, the Commander of the US Central Command, has not been asked to speak at the university commencement in Iowa in 2010 and has no plans to do so.
… Furthermore, General Petraeus is not planning to run for president in 2012. He has repeatedly stated that he feels very privileged to have been able to serve our country in uniform and that he would like to continue to do so as long as those above him want him to serve. When he retires, he has no intention of seeking political office…
The rumor of Petraeus visiting Iowa was begun by Michael Goldfarb of the Weekly Standard, who correctly reported that the General was invited to give the Baccalaureate address as Princeton University. Goldfarb, who wrote the short blog piece to slam the selection of CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric the keynote speaker for Princeton’s Class Day ceremony, said the final bit about Iowa was added to the piece as a “clumsy attempt at humor.”
Couric will serve as the first woman and the first journalist to ever deliver a Class Day address since Princeton began inviting speakers from outside its own community in 2001.
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