BILL'S AIDE PROBED IN FILE SWIPE (Sandy Berger)

NY Post ^ | 7.20.04

[ambrose]

BILL'S AIDE PROBED IN FILE SWIPE

By JOHN SOLOMON --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

July 20, 2004 -- WASHINGTON — Former National Security Adviser Sandy Berger is the focus of a criminal probe after he removed highly classified terrorism documents from a secure reading room while preparing for the Sept. 11 commission hearings. The ex-Clinton administration official's home and office were searched earlier this year by FBI agents armed with warrants after he voluntarily returned documents to the National Archives.

But some drafts of a sensitive, after-action report critical of the Clinton administration's handling of al Qaeda terror threats during the December 1999 millennium celebration are still missing.

[JohnHuang2]

Bump!

[Paleo Conservative]

I wonder if they did a cavity search.

[JohnHuang2]

You mean a CAT scan? ;-)

[Southack]

"The ex-Clinton administration official's home and office were searched..."

Man, the left-wing press has no shame! Tying Mr. Berger to the now defunct Clinton Administration rather than to his current employer: Senator Kerry...

9 Legislative Days Left Until The AWB Expires

[JohnHuang2]

Bingo

[Kay]

I wonder if any of these articles are "above the fold" like the rumors were. I can't tell by the online edition.

[snarkytart]

NY POST is as close to a right wing paper as yoiu are going to get. I do not consoder them "left wing press".

I do agree however that the Kerry link to Berger is being left out of the news reports.....for now.

[dennisw]

BILL'S AIDE PROBED IN FILE SWIPE (Sandy Berger)...........



Nah...... This can't be!

[holyscroller]

It will be interesting to see if anything comes of this, or if he will be protected by the old Dem Mafia like most of Bill's boys invariably are.

[Republic Rocker]

The dog ate it.......

[shrinkermd]

What is truly amazing is the deference that the Washington Post makes for Berger. Allegedly, he meant no harm, was just preparing for the 922 Commission and so forth.

Actually, he concealed these documents in his clothes and brief case indicating criminal intent. Further, some of them are still missing and, finally, who actually knows what he took?

The New York Times has a Reuter story on this but nothing else. The whole issue seems front page and needing criminal prosecution. My guess is the Pubbies and this Administration will do nothing and, also, give the RATS a pass. This could be big news and a fatal blow to the Kerry campaign since Berger is one of his principal counselors.

[Bonaparte]

"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," Berger said.

How do you "inadvertently" stuff documents into your clothes and portfolio?

Answer: The same way any shoplifter does.

[Diogenesis]

Democrats remain above the Law.
They maintain stolen documents and stolen FBI files ("badges of honor") for half a decade now.

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[cloud8]

" This could be big news and a fatal blow to the Kerry campaign since Berger is one of his principal counselors."

This is very big news.

Whose ass was Kerry-advisor Berger trying to cover?
HIs own, or clinton's?

[chainsaw]

Another Clintonite bites the dust. The List gets longer every day. Berger is lucky it isn't an arkancide...yet.

[GailA]

This should be the title: kerry advisor, sandy berger, probed in file thefts

[Stallone]

The Clinton Legacy is front and center in this incident.

The Dereliction of Duty by Clinton is the worst case of treason at the highest levels in American history.

[savedbygrace]

From the article, 3rd to last paragraph:

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.