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Posted on 07/20/2004 11:30:49 AM PDT by ncfool
7/20/2004 12:54:00 PM
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To: National Desk
Contact: John Feehery or Pete Jeffries, 202-225-2800, both of the Office of House Speaker Dennis Hastert
WASHINGTON, July 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) released the following statement regarding allegations that former National Security Advisor Sandy Berger removed highly classified terrorism documents and handwritten notes from a secure reading room during preparations for the 9/11 Commission hearings:
"I am profoundly troubled by allegations that former National Security Advisor Sandy Berger removed highly classified documents from the National Archives regarding the Clinton Administration's handling of terrorist attacks prior to the September 11th attacks.
"What could those documents have said that drove Mr. Berger to remove them without authorization from a secure reading room for classified documents?
"What information could be so embarrassing that a man with decades of experience in handling classified documents would risk being caught pilfering our nation's most sensitive secrets?
"Did these documents detail simple negligence or did they contain something more sinister? Was this a bungled attempt to rewrite history and keep critical information from the 9/11 Commission and potentially put their report under a cloud?
"It is my understanding that Mr. Berger shoved this classified information into his clothing to smuggle them out of the National Archives. Press reports indicate that Archival staff became concerned when documents began to disappear and specifically marked additional documents to track them. A number of those documents also turned up missing.
"Mr. Berger has a lot of explaining to do. He was given access to these documents to assist the 9/11 Commission, not hide information from them. The American people and the 9/11 families don't want cover-ups when it comes to the War on Terror. They want the truth. And so does the U.S. House of Representatives."
http://www.usnewswire.com/
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You can bet that the investigation has been going on and the timing of this announcement has to do with the release of the 9-11 committe work this week. Then Ashcroft can do his deal with making arrests of the people involved. Unlike the Democraps the Republicans wait until their case is built and then act. They act on high moral ground and not groveling like the democraps.
Perhaps Berger decided that he would rather be a Webb Hubble than a Vince Foster.
Important ping!
OpleaseOpleaseOpleaseOplease nail this stinkin' Clintonista to the wall...
While at first reading Mr. Hastert's release sounds appropriately pointed, I didn't see the words, "criminal," "felony," "prosecuted," or "illegal" in there anywhere.
Let's pray for both.
Videos showing Mr Berger stuffing the papers into his clothing, and then copies showing Clinton's weakness regarding al Quaeda (in Albania, Somalia, etc.)
That be so great to show time and time again at the GOP convention - and of course the 9/11 relatives should be invited.
And the best part, as noted by Drudge and Rush, is that his name lends itself so nicely to the crime...
Sandy Burglar
Re#7 I'll bet there are videos. Hence, Bergler "comes clean" with his attorneys offering to cooperate. Dead to rights. Methinks there's a bigger fish involved--these were taken before some swam before the 911 commission...
Instead of being "profoundly troubled" Hastert should be demanding Ashcroft open an investigation.
EXACTLY!
Maybe the press will name it "Hanesgate"
(1) Given the probable agreement Bush made with the outgoing Klinton regime about prosecution for sins committed during their tenure Ashcroft will not pursue this (or will instigate a half-hearted low-key investigation run by ben-Veniste and a Blue-Ribbon panel of shills for the Left).
(2) Given Bush's continuing attempts to create a 'New Tone in Washington' Bush himself will not pursue this to make 'political hay' since it could lead to a contentious atmosphere of partisanship (Yeah, right.....Byrd, Kennedy, Dashle, Barney, Leahy, etc., etc.).
Sorry.
Just because Dennis doesn't act like Nancy Pelosi, Leahy, Schumer, or any of the Black Caucas members doesn't mean he's not going to follow through.
I would guess that Dennis knows more about what's going to happen than you do.
Libertarian?
I think this is fairly pointed---
"Did these documents detail simple negligence or did they contain something more sinister?..."
Bergler is a girly-man, it's panty gate, again.
Cockroach theory applies.
BTTT
No Senator, he!
Yeah -- a bottom feeder.
I'd guess the odds are against him either way.
1. Obstruction of Congress.
2. Theft of classified documents.
3.Theft from the National Archives
4. Misshandling of classified information.
....how many charges will be brought?
My guess is 0.
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