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Berger investigated for taking classified reports
Washington Times ^
| Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Posted on 07/19/2004 11:17:07 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
The Washington Times
www.washingtontimes.com
Published July 20, 2004
ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Clinton's national security adviser, Samuel R. Berger, is the focus of a criminal investigation after removing highly classified documents and handwritten notes from a secure reading room while preparing for the September 11 commission hearings.
Mr. Berger's home and office were searched earlier this year by FBI agents authorized with warrants.
Some drafts of a sensitive after-action report on the Clinton administration's handling of al Qaeda terror threats during the December 1999 millennium celebration are still missing.
Mr. Berger and his attorney told the Associated Press last night that he knowingly removed handwritten notes that he had taken from classified anti-terror documents he reviewed at the National Archives by sticking them in his jacket and pants.
He inadvertently took copies of actual classified documents in a leather portfolio and also accidentally threw away some documents, they said.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 911; berger; captainunderpants; clinton; clintonknew; clintonlegacy; sandyberger; trousergate
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To: JohnHuang2
To: JohnHuang2
This stinks like a corpse taken out of a river. What are the chances that this will be treated seriously?
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posted on
07/19/2004 11:21:39 PM PDT
by
thegreatbeast
(Quid lucrum istic mihi est?)
To: JohnHuang2
This story is monumental. It is what Karl Rove has been waiting for. Early Merry Christmas, Karl.
To: Republic Rocker
I'd like to see the Feds frog-march Berger out of his house in handcuffs ;-)
To: doug from upland
To: Republic Rocker
Oh, and Joe Wilson with him.
To: JohnHuang2
The Dem Convention will be overshadowed by this story, Ted Kennedy will be reduced to comparing how easy he was able to sweep the scandal of Mary Jo's drowning under the rug because Ted is well versed in the art of excusing Death and Treason and still preserve their electability to be re-elected.
But the fact of the matter is.... They're done.... Well Done!
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posted on
07/19/2004 11:31:21 PM PDT
by
MJY1288
("KERRY" & "EDWARDS" ARE TWO "JOHNS" THAT NEED FLUSHING!)
To: JohnHuang2
At first read, I don't think people understand the implications of this. It changes everything in both this campaign and a future campaign for Hillary. Clinton lied. He did not brief Bush about bin Laden. He did not share this classified report. Clinton knew of the danger of al Qaeda cells in this country and did nothing about it. 9-11 is Clinton's fault. This will seal it. And now, Sandy Berger steals it by stuffing it down his pants. And then he loses it. This is bigger than Watergate, although a president will not fall because of it. Kerry will be mortally wounded, the RATS will suffer great damage, the Clinton legacy is down the toilet, and the only way Hillary gets in the Oval Office again is if she waits in line for a tour.
To: doug from upland
I hope you're right, but Berger has two choices ahead... do a Susan McDougal and stonewall or a Jim McDougal and cooperate. Which choice do you think looks more attractive to him?
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posted on
07/19/2004 11:33:26 PM PDT
by
ambrose
(Kerry is endorsed by the Communist Party USA)
To: MJY1288
The Dem convention will be overshadowed by The Kiss -- The Kiss Berger gets from his new cellmate, Joe Wilson.
To: doug from upland
Early Merry Christmas, Karl. Christmas? It sure would be nice to have an arctic air mass come through tomorrow afternoon.
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posted on
07/19/2004 11:34:06 PM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(uDo not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: doug from upland
To: ambrose
They will, of course, stonewall, hoping that the RATS take over congress and Kerry takes the White House. If the GOP loses subpoena power and has no executive power, Berger walks. But I don't think it will play out that way. Our president did not lie. Clinton lied. Bush was not briefed on al Qaeda and 9-11 is Clinton's fault.
To: JohnHuang2
accidentally threw away some documentsAccidentally on purpose.
To: JohnHuang2
ROFLMAO, I think it will be Deja Vu for them :-)
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posted on
07/19/2004 11:38:51 PM PDT
by
MJY1288
("KERRY" & "EDWARDS" ARE TWO "JOHNS" THAT NEED FLUSHING!)
To: doug from upland; JohnHuang2
nothing to see here move along or should I say move on. The story won't grow legs. UNFORTUNATELY
To: JohnHuang2
"In the course of reviewing over several days thousands of pages of documents on behalf of the Clinton administration in connection with requests by the Sept. 11 commission, I inadvertently took a few documents from the Archives," Mr. Berger stated.
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How does one inadvertantly stuff papers down his pants?
To: MJY1288
To: doug from upland
Don't worry. Hitlery's staff will figure out someway to spin it so that enough voters in swing states will be so thoroughly confused they ignore it.
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posted on
07/19/2004 11:40:30 PM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
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