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"And what if the sock docs in question have EVERYTHING to do with the 9-11 report coming out this Thursday?"

- I have sinced learned that the docs in question had to do with a post- assessment of the effectiveness of US home security after the so-called millenium alert. This report carried the highest secrecy level possible for any US
state papers because it was highly sensitive by being critical of the state of US readiness. It detailed a number of recommendations that should be taken to improve security against an internal terrorist attack. I understand that improving visa controls and airport checks were among the most prominent areas needing added security. There are two possible reasons that Burgler wanted these documents:
1) Clintoon never acted on any of the recommendations in the report; and,
2) Another report at about the time of the millennium attack scare recommended that certain airports were more vulnerable than others to terrorist threat. One of the airports on the short list was Boston International in Lurch's home state. Senators from the states affected were given a role in ensuring that the security situation at the airport(s) in their state were strengthened. I don't have details on what that role was or if it came with funding, but Lurch also did nothing.
So Burgler had both an old and a new reason to have this report buried. It would be interesting to find out if the dates that Burgler took the report "home" (I think he admitted to doing so four to five times) coincided with the dates that Republicans on the 9/11 commission were reviewing the documents from that time period. If so, they would never have become aware of their existence. If you're Burgler, it's worth the risk, no?