In his 1972 campaign for Congress, John Kerry was lashed relentlessly by the Lowell Sun newspaper before the general election. Kerry blew a huge lead and lost the race.
Posted on 07/19/2004 5:07:42 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
AP: Clinton Adviser Probed in Terror Memos
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By JOHN SOLOMON
WASHINGTON - President Clinton (news - web sites)'s national security adviser, Sandy Berger, is the focus of a criminal investigation after admitting he removed highly classified terrorism documents from a secure reading room during preparations for the Sept. 11 commission hearings, The Associated Press has learned.
Berger's home and office were searched earlier this year by FBI (news - web sites) agents armed with warrants. Some drafts of a sensitive after-action report on the Clinton administration's handling of al-Qaida terror threats during the December 1999 millennium celebration are still missing.
Berger and his lawyer said Monday night he knowingly removed handwritten notes he had taken from classified anti-terror documents he reviewed at the National Archives by sticking them in his jacket and pants. He also inadvertently took copies of actual classified documents in a leather portfolio, they said.
"I deeply regret the sloppiness involved, but I had no intention of withholding documents from the commission, and to the contrary, to my knowledge, every document requested by the commission from the Clinton administration was produced," Berger said in a statement to the AP.
Berger served as Clinton's national security adviser for all of the president's second term and most recently has been informally advising Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites). Clinton asked Berger last year to review and select the administration documents that would be turned over to the commission.
The FBI searched Berger's home and office with warrants earlier this year after employees of the National Archives told agents they believed they witnessed Berger put documents into his clothing while reviewing sensitive Clinton administration papers, officials said.
When asked, Berger said he returned some of the classified documents, which he found in his office, and all of the handwritten notes he had taken from the secure room, but said he could not locate two or three copies of the highly classified millennium terror report.
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Hosting a toast to your dear son Drew. To you Drew. Salute and Sweet.
"And I have NO idea how they found out, but I'm loving it!"
It's actually quite easy to do. These are very likely controlled docs, they get checked in and out. Not only from the room they are stored in, but from where they came from. Someone noticed something missing in the logs vs the security audit.
Think of it as having to sign for every piece of paper. Then check off every piece of paper when you return the docs. That's why it takes so long to do in the first place.
Backtrack and oh oh. Warrant time.
Yep! that's the ticket, right there!
Aren't they cute. /sarcasm
That's exactly how important they thought our national security was.
oops!
Savage just mentioned that Berger did this at the behest of Clinton.
Mark for later... got to go take a shower. *g*
Archives, by definition, have inventories.
"Berger and his lawyer said Monday night he knowingly removed handwritten notes he had made while reading classified anti-terror documents at the archives by sticking them in his jacket and pants. He also inadvertently took copies of actual classified documents in a leather portfolio, they said. "
inadvertently opened the leather portfolio...and inadvertently snuck the documents in the portfolio.
uh....yeah.
Guess he inadvertently had those other notes 'fall' into his pants.
Kinda like Clinton inadvertently had an affair with Monica.
Hey Sandy, here's hoping you inadvertently end up in the slammer.
Actually, the more highly classified documents are the LESS likely they are to be copied.
I thought that was Vernon Jordan...oh well, it'll be interesting to see if our Attorney General has the cajones to go after even one Clintonista lawbreaker...so far, Ashcroft's been a girley-man when it comes to doing what's Right in terms of the ClintonCorruption!!
FReegards...MUD
I'm not so sure that Kerry would have backed away if he knew. I think that he knew that Joe Wilson was a liar and didn't care. Kerry has a long history of attatching himself to phonies and using them. Think about all those phony veterans in the VVAW group that were planning assassinations. This is just one more just like the others.
Which is why it is amazing that the lid was kept on this one until three days before the 911 commission releases it's report.
"Something in that report had a man throw away his career for...."
THIS is what is concerning. The Media are the Clinton's lap dogs. Gorelick was put on the commission to protect Clinton. They have demonstrated a complete lack of conscience for our country's welfare. Yet, Sandy felt it necessary to steal these papers. WHY?? What is in them that they cannot trust their allies to protect?
No question Berger deserves high sentence but I'm more concerned about the content in those papers he smuggled out of the office.
In his 1972 campaign for Congress, John Kerry was lashed relentlessly by the Lowell Sun newspaper before the general election. Kerry blew a huge lead and lost the race.
i am getting giddy myself ;)
how far will this story go?
if a republican did it all MSM networks would have interrupted programming for "BREAKING NEWS"!
these kinds of scandals are awesome. the more this stuff happens the less of a chance hillary will ever get near the WH. so much for re-writing the legacy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!
I find it hard to believe that there arn't copies or micro-fiche or disk copies of this stuff. If not, why not?
That is a thought that deserves consideration.
Crusty and BJ comes up with a torpedo to sink Lurch's chances of winning.
Coast is clear for Crusty in 08.
Soon as the election is over Burger has an "unfortunate" accident.
Crazy Thinking? Perhaps.......
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