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BILL'S AIDE PROBED IN FILE SWIPE (Sandy Berger)
NY Post ^ | 7.20.04

Posted on 07/20/2004 12:11:21 AM PDT by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911; berger; bergerworksforkerry; captainunderpants; clinton; clintonknew; clintonlegacy; dontforgetkerry; kerry; sandyberger; trousergate
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To: ambrose
This is worse than what the WATERGATE burglers did when they broke into the Democratic Headquarter. Berger's attempt was to steal "highly classified" government documents that have national security ramifications. I sure hope the liberal media persues this with the same gusto as they did over 30 years ago......Oh well, I can dream can't I?
21 posted on 07/20/2004 4:46:28 AM PDT by TheOldSchool
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To: ambrose

Since he is a left-wing democrat and is shielding Clinton nothing will happen to him. "It is just personal and should not be considered when going about his business" as the democrats say.


22 posted on 07/20/2004 4:50:15 AM PDT by YOUGOTIT
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To: ambrose

Berger was trying to hide documents that were embarrassing to him and to Clinton. It's as simple as that.


23 posted on 07/20/2004 4:58:28 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant
No. He stole documents that showed they were changing "facts" over time.

Serial documents are the key here.

24 posted on 07/20/2004 5:08:23 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("Then I say unto you, send men to summon ... worms. And let us go to Fallujah to collect heads.")
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To: Brilliant
His clearance should be IMMEDIATELY suspended pending investigation of this matter. What he did was a violation of the espionage laws.
25 posted on 07/20/2004 5:12:20 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: shrinkermd

"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."

And he was Clinton's boy. You make the connection yet?




26 posted on 07/20/2004 5:59:22 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz ("John Kerry does not want to lead this country, he wants to be president.")
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To: JohnHuang2

calling Richard Ben Venista---calling Ben Venista.

Another one of yours needs your shilling cover up talents-or would go to jail.
Isn't it wonderful to know with friends like these you will never be out of work.

After all Jamie Gorelick is waiting in the wings too you know.


27 posted on 07/20/2004 6:03:25 AM PDT by rod1 (On the front line)
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To: ambrose
Sandy Berger thinks putting classified documents into his pants is being "sloppy"? That claim is outrageous1

Let's look at what may really be going on here.

A few days ago John Kerry announced he intended to seek a new intelligence czar with cabinet rank. About two days after that the 9/11 commission releases some preliminary recommendations including -- you guessed it -- creating a new new intelligence czar with cabinet rank. Did John Kerry have advance knowledge of that recommendation? Probably.

Sandy Berger is an "adviser" to the John Kerry campaign. Kerry has been trying to gain traction with his claim that the Bush administration should have known about airport and port security and it was the fact that they did not improve security that led to 9/11 (conveniently ignoring the facts that the report was of litterally thousands which dated back to the Clinton administration.) Was Berger lifting classified documents for the Kerry campaign in a Watergate type operation? Before you say that's outrageous remember that John Kerry's brother and another individual were arrested in Kerry's first campaign for Congress for breaking into the headquarters of the other candidate. And what was John Kerry's response? He pioneered the defense later used by the mayor of Washington DC (Marion Berry) by claiming they were set up!

28 posted on 07/20/2004 6:11:47 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

Fascinating info on skerry's brother - do you have a link? I'm certain it would have made front page news somewhere and would today. yeah right.


29 posted on 07/20/2004 7:37:35 AM PDT by daybreakcoming
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To: Stallone
The Clinton Legacy is front and center in this incident.

I'm sorry, but what does this have to do with Monica's dress?

30 posted on 07/20/2004 7:40:17 AM PDT by Snowy (Heaven is Reagan country now)
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To: GailA
OR

"kerry/Clinton advisor, sandy berger, probed in file thefts!"
31 posted on 07/20/2004 7:56:16 AM PDT by cartoonistx
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To: Snowy

" I'm sorry, but what does this have to do with Monica's dress?"

Hint to Clintonistas: "Keep it in your pants" isn't referring to top secret documents.


32 posted on 07/20/2004 8:06:53 AM PDT by adam_az (Call your State Republican Party office and VOLUNTEER!!!!)
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To: cartoonistx

It's all about sex!


33 posted on 07/20/2004 8:13:19 AM PDT by Stallone (Make love not war! ~ Lynndie England)
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To: ambrose


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34 posted on 07/20/2004 8:19:46 AM PDT by votelife (Calling abortion a women's issue is like calling war a men's issue!)
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To: ambrose
We need a timeline on this story. First of all, the documents were taken in April. Second, the theft was presumably reported immediately. Third, Berger's home was searched, presumably in a timely manner.

This leaves May, June, and parts of Apriland July -- three months in all -- during which Berger knew he had been caught and was still a top Kerry advisor.

So the question is, what did Kerry know, and when did he know it? Why is this guy still part of the Kerry campaign?

35 posted on 07/20/2004 8:29:40 AM PDT by js1138 (In a minute there is time, for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. J Forbes Kerry)
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To: Southack
rather than to his current employer: Senator Kerry...

...who BTW now has a thief (Berger) and a liar (Wilson) as advisors.

36 posted on 07/20/2004 8:31:43 AM PDT by noexcuses
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37 posted on 07/20/2004 9:50:52 AM PDT by votelife (Calling abortion a women's issue is like calling war a men's issue!)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
Didn't dick morris say that he and hillary decided the who's of the clinton cabinet? This should hit hillary, too.

I've always thought that bergler was appointed on behalf of the chicoms.

38 posted on 07/20/2004 10:12:29 AM PDT by monkeywrench
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To: ambrose
kerry, clinton + sandy berger's pants
39 posted on 07/20/2004 2:21:47 PM PDT by Mia T (Stop Clintons' Undermining Machinations (The acronym is the message.))
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