Theft of FBI files 'has makings of Kerry Watergate' [in major UK paper]

Electronic Telegraph ^ | 11/04/2004 | Julian Coman in Washington

[gilliam]

It also has the markings of a hoax, or he misplaced them (it would seem he had an odd filing system). When the police investigated they found no sign of a break in and Nicosia refused to have them do a detailed investigation of the crime scene. It would also seem that the Kerry campaign dispatched a messenger to the home of author Gerald Nicosia to pick up copies of the FBI files a week before the alleged theft of the documents. I wonder if he filed some kind of insurance claim??

[PhiKapMom]

Saw a report that the police believe this was a hoax! That figures! The RATs wanted it turned into Watergate IMHO!

[Fedora]

Ping.

[Clintonfatigued]

If it was a Watergate-style break-in, you can bet Kerry used more capable people than "the plumbers". I wonder if Terry Lenzner is on Kerry's payroll?

[justshutupandtakeit]

While it is true that Republicans, in some places, and in some times have been known to be incredibly stupid even the stupidest knows that these files are easily available under the FOI Act. Hence the probability that this was committed by Republicans is < 0.000001% but the probability that the RATmedia will produce >35% who believe the GOP did it is 100% if anything is.

This media must be confronted by the GOP in campaign ads or it will destroy Bush. Outright, unabashed Lies on a 24/7 basis and in every story must not stand.

[elmer fudd]

This is just dumb. I'm sure Bush, being the president, could get access to Kerry's FBI file with out having to burglarize some flake out in California.

[rogueleader]

Why doesn't someone just ask the FBI to re-release the whole group of documents they FOIA'd in the first place?

That could be done within a couple of weeks, I would think.

[shield]

Boy they just keep grabbing at straws, those rats. The rats just keep lookin', Bush is just too honorable. That kind of man with his outstanding record as President will never get beat by the rats. Especially by Kerry, the most liberal senator in the senate. HA HA what a joke.

[Stentor]

It also has the markings of a hoax

I'm surprised he wasn't found in a marsh with duct tape and register receipts from the Home Depot.

[GeronL]

Nicosia found some stuff thats really bad on Kerry and he is doing all of this to cover up the fact that he HID or DESTROYED them.

Remember, he is cooperating with the Kerry campaign.

[ntnychik]

History shows the Kerry camp is capable of such a caper:
John Kerry's Watergate (from Insight on the News): http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1065034/posts
Kerry Clan's Watergate (NY Post): http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1071819/posts
Boston Globe, 1996 (scroll down for picture of Cameron Kerry arrest)http://www.boston.com/globe/nation/packages/kerry/061803.shtml

[kenth]

Trying to clarke up his career it seems...

[uvular]

So Nicosia finally got copies from FBI in 1998. Also his publishers balking because his book was going to be too critical of the government.

This was in 1998; it was the Clinton Administration that held him up in getting the records to begin with. It was the Clinton and perhaps earlier administrations he would have been going after.

[NeonKnight]

I can't figure out why anyone would bother stealing them???? If they were released under FOIA....can't anyoneget copies of them???? Why steal them?

[bluefish]

This media must be confronted by the GOP in campaign ads or it will destroy Bush. Outright, unabashed Lies on a 24/7 basis and in every story must not stand.

Agree. One of the reasons we all loved Reagan so much was that he stood up to the media. They seemed to back off too, just like bullies.

Media eggheads think they can get away with it, but their not as pathologically insane as some Dem politicians like Schumer. If you pound on them, expecially during a live news conference where it can't be spun, they will be afraid to imply lies.

At the very least, more "Clymer" comments need to come from Bush. He is trusted and likable. Weasily media folks aren't. If Bush called out the media, the public would side with him and stop regarding media stories as fact. Bush can take away the media's power, by single-handedly discrediting them.

[Graymatter]

Throw enough mud, something's bound to stick...

If Nicosia's behind it, it's worse than a hoax, and he should be investigated---he and the people encouraging him.

[PhilDragoo]

I am not a crook.
That is, I was a crook,
before I was not a crook.

[TEXOKIE]

bump for later read

[counterpunch]

It may be a hoax, or more likely, Kerry's people stole the files. This guy is a real idiot, thinking that "cooperating" with the Kerry campaign by telling them what lies and scandals he is about to expose would mean they wouldn't want to steal the files to keep him from exposing the rest of the lies and scandals that haven't yet come out.

The fact is if the Republicans want the FBI files on Kerry, they'll just ask John Ashcroft. The only reason anyone would want to steal this man's collection of copies is to supress further information from getting out.