Former general sworn in as 20th director of CIA

DAVID PETRAEUS, the former general who gained prominence charting US strategy in the Afghan and Iraq wars, has been sworn in as director of the CIA.

Wed, 07 Sep, 2011 - 01:00

After 37 years in the army, Petraeus retired last week and was sworn in as the 20th director of the so-called silent service in a private ceremony yesterday.

Silent is what some in the White House want the well-connected four-star general to remain, according to one former and two current US officials.

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