Posted on 07/19/2004 9:10:57 PM PDT by ambrose
No decision on whether Sandy Berger should face charges
7/19/2004 10:02 PM
By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Government and congressional officials said the investigation of Sandy Berger for taking classified Sept. 11 documents is still active.
They also said no decision has been made on whether Berger should face criminal charges.
The officials said the missing documents from a secure reading room at the National Archives include critical assessments about the Clinton administration's handling of the millennium terror threats.
The documents also deal with identifying America's terror vulnerabilities at airports and sea ports.
Berger said he knowingly took handwritten notes, but inadvertently took documents.
Meanwhile, a statement from the House Intelligence Committee said it has not yet been informed about the loss or theft of any classified intelligence information from the Archives.
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a36fe7f421ae8.htm
Berger was "chief Lobbist for Ch-Coms??
That's why I had such high hopes for President Bush. I don't like some of the things he does but I HOPE he does them in good faith!
Why, pray tell, would "congressional officials" be involved in any decision as to whether Berger would face charges?
This is a criminal matter, not a political one. Or is it...???
Clinton probably wouldn't mind prison time so long as it's a little kinky.
The officials said the missing documents from a secure reading room at the National Archives include critical assessments about the Clinton administration's handling of the millennium terror threats.
The documents also deal with identifying America's terror vulnerabilities at airports and sea ports.
You don't mean to tell me that the Klontoon administration might have known about vulnerabilities at our airports? I am sure Berger was only trying to keep his ole buddy Bill from having any blemish on his administration.
I found this on Google under "stuff in Pants"
That would be funny.
I'll decide if they can't.
Yes he should be charged.
In my job, I absolutely, 100%, guarenteed, without a doubt, and with no possibility of failure assure you that if I had been caught taking home highly classified documents AFTER STUFFING THEM IN MY PANTS to sneak them out, there would be no decision as to whether or not I'd be prosecuted.
The only decision my superiors would be faced with, if any, would be whether or not to simply throw the book at me, or beat me with it first.
This is an OUTRAGE that they're even considering letting him off the hook.
That is when, January" the 911 Commission asked for an extension, Clarke's book was going to be late three months.
"I think I'm with you, but can you explain it a little further?"
Berger is stealing documents October 2003, Richard Clarke is writing his book. Now it is not until January that the house of Berger gets searched. At the end of January is when the Commission requested an extension of 90 days, and Clarke's book was due out at the end of that extension.
Congress authorizes a 60 day extension for the Commission and miracle of miracles, Richard Clarke's book gets published a month early.
Richard Clarke is treated by the Commission as the "second coming" and he presents himself as the Number 1 on counter-terrorism. Condi Rice was treated as though she was a second class citizen and Sandy Berger as a sage in public testimony.
John Ashcroft pulled the rug out from under Gorelick by outing her wall and suggested there was more where that came from.
I have a gut feeling that bjclinton had no clue what was going on about "terrorism", that Hillry was running the show and that is why Clinton was not meeting with the CIA director, yet there were claims of meetings at the White House nearly every day with CIA, DOJ, STATE, Pentagon, Berger. Surely Clarke was in the meetings and more than likely so was Hillry.
It seems that it was hoped that the Berger theft could be kept quiet until at least after the election or maybe serve the purpose of intentionally being leaked prior to, so the negative impact would reflect most upon JFKerry cause Berger was his National Security Guy....
Check this out.
http://www.nationalreview.com/levin/levin200404151634.asp
The Clinton's "most ethically-challenged administration" in history, continues to cough up slease years after leaving office.
This is just too weird for words.
You may as well turn in your voter registration card, then, because I bet absolutely nothing comes of it. Nixon was forced out of the presidency for something IMHO far less critical than this transgression. But the Republicans are always out to prove what nice guys they are. It's obvious by now that the Clintons and their imps can do utterly anything and suffer no consequences.
MM
I predict nothing will happen, at least not until after the election. The media would have a field day with this and just give them more ammunition to attack the President.
They sure do. And with absolutely NO consequences for the guilty.
If John Ashcroft was leaving secure areas with incriminating 9/11 memorandums stuffed down his pants do you think the LA Times would figure it would merit a column or two on the front page?
...and in his PANTS!!...ick
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