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More than 30 people filed letters of support for what comes down to your basic sweetheart deal for Petraeus—who gave his sweetheart access to [classified] material she could use to write a biography that was essentially an ode to his ego. [Those letters are under court seal, and several news outlets are suing to obtain them ... ] It’s ironic that Petraeus, whose actions exposed classified government information, now wants privacy for those pleading his case. But beyond irony are larger concerns about his access to friends in high places and how that subverts the principle of equal treatment under the law. Asothers have pointed out,his monetary penalty is less than what Petraeus makes for giving a speech. And, probation is a joke as punishment, up against prison sentences meted out to those who act out of conscience to expose what they believe to be government wrongdoing.
It’s ironic that Petraeus, whose actions exposed classified government information, now wants privacy for those pleading his case. But beyond irony are larger concerns about his access to friends in high places and how that subverts the principle of equal treatment under the law. Asothers have pointed out,his monetary penalty is less than what Petraeus makes for giving a speech. And, probation is a joke as punishment, up against prison sentences meted out to those who act out of conscience to expose what they believe to be government wrongdoing.
The bottling plant that Starbucks uses for its Ethos customers in the western United States is located in Merced, California, which is currently ranked in the "exceptional drought" category by the US Drought Monitor. Its residents face steep water cuts in their homes, and surface water for the region's many farms is drying up. On April 16, the Merced Sun-Star reported that residents were complaining about a private water bottler, owned and operated by the grocery chain Safeway, that ships the increasingly scarce groundwater out for profit. In addition to its own bottled water, the plant also produces Starbucks' Ethos water. No one knows exactly how much water the plant is using—the city of Merced considers that information confidential. (Starbucks uses a water source in Pennsylvania for the Ethos bottles sold in its locations in the eastern United States.)
On April 16, the Merced Sun-Star reported that residents were complaining about a private water bottler, owned and operated by the grocery chain Safeway, that ships the increasingly scarce groundwater out for profit. In addition to its own bottled water, the plant also produces Starbucks' Ethos water. No one knows exactly how much water the plant is using—the city of Merced considers that information confidential. (Starbucks uses a water source in Pennsylvania for the Ethos bottles sold in its locations in the eastern United States.)