[Wolfstar]

Speculation would be that the "final product" minimized the actual threat and watered down the proposed response, so that the "drafts" would make it obvious that the Clinton administration wasn't as serious about terrorism as they claimed.

Certainly a plausible scenario.

Regarding my earlier Kerry campaign speculation, I didn't have enough facts. If I understand the situation correctly now, Berger stole the documents last October. So that might make it a little early to have a connection to the Kerry campaign, which was floundering then.

[samantha]

It can still hurt Skerry because Berger is his adviser now,and would be a cabinet office holder in a Skerry administration.