Posted on 07/20/2004 11:55:56 AM PDT by Liz
When nabbed stuffing top-secret material down his pants and socks to spirit them out of the National Archives, Berger was in the process of testifying before the 911 Commission about the extent of his and the Clinton administration's efforts (or lack thereof) to brief the incoming Bush administration about security issues which led to the 9/11 WTC and Pentagon bombings.
Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger was National Security Advisor to President Clinton beginning December 6, 1996. Berger was born on October 28, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York. His father eager to leave the city moved the family to Millerton, New York.
Berger graduated from Cornell University and Harvard Law School. After law school, he became speechwriter for George McGovern’s 1972 presidential campaign where he met the future President Bill Clinton.
When Jimmy Carter won the Presidency in 1976 Berger served as deputy director of policy planning at the State Department under Anthony Lake the man he would replace as national security advisor.
Then, Berger worked in the foreign policy section of Michael Dukakis’ 1988 presidential campaign where his boss at that job was Madeline Albright. Albright would later be appointed secretary of state at the same time Berger would be appointed national security advisor.
Berger was a partner for the Washington law firm of Hogan and Hartson from 1981-1992. Berger and his wife Susan have three children, Deborah, Sarah and Alexander.
The goals and purpose of the national security team which Berger is a part of, is to address both long and short term global policy making and keep the president up to date on all issues involving world problems. Berger said in an early interview, "I think what I have learned is that our job here is to both try to make sure that the President gets the best, sharpest information possible so he can make well informed decisions." Berger’s job more specifically is to be an essential foreign policy guide and traffic cop for the president, coordinating communication between the Oval Office and Cabinet members. Another aspect of his job is to inform the American people what the objectives of the White House are as far as foreign policy goes, especially in the Middle East." I think that American foreign policy has to make sense to the American people, and I think that means it has to be communicated to them well," says Berger.
Berger as a very close friend of President Clinton was often asked to do more than most National Security Advisors of the past. For instance, his office approached then-CNN Washington bureau chief Frank Sesno to arrange the time and location of a "town meeting."
Berger has no enemies in his position except certain members of the Republican party that do not agree with anything about a Clinton-run White House.
Berger is quick witted, blunt, and hard hitting when it comes to defending his views, yet he never hits below the belt. He has been criticized by some for being too passive which nevertheless mirrors Berger’s personality and politics: studied centrism, between aggression and indifference. " I’ve always said containment is aesthetically displeasing but strategically sufficient," erger stated. "You wake up in the morning and [Saddam Hussein] is still there and it would be far preferable than if he weren’t. As for getting Saddam.’ Most Americans would recognize that option would be emotionally gratifying, but the costs of it would be greater than our national interest."
Sources
www.whitehouse.gov/wh/eop/html
Los Angeles Times December 6,1996 page 20
The Washington Post February 24,1998
The New York Times December 6, 1996 page 8
Now isn't that interesting. As Clinton's close friend, Berger musta been privy to lots of neat stuff.
C'mon Sandy, 'fess up. Watta you know that we don't know?
This might be interesting...Berger knows EVERYTHING...he knows where the bodies (ahem) are buried. Let's see if the Clinton's hang him out or what. Maybe he'll rat out all the rats. And the world, as we once knew it, will be well again.
Bergler is guilty of a lot if he hung with Klintoon.
Like when Bill asks him to drop by the archives and pick up a few classified documents?
This is going to come to a fiery climax where Berger falls on the sword so that Slick and Lurch can save face. Berger will be slumped over on a park bench with a bullet in the head. Suicide of course. The truth dies with him. NYT: 'Nothing to See Here Folks, Move Along'
I just love it when they find a guy who has worked with McGovern, Carter, Clinton and Kerry and then determine that he is a "Centrist".
The Karter and Klinton administrations just keep on giving and giving and giving.
LOL!
I think we might have to inject him with sodium penethol before he'd spill all he knows.
But, hey, it's worth a try.
Sandy Burglar will be left alone because of the left who will defend him to his death(arkancide death that is)!
Beautiful........I knew somebody would pick up on the Berger Boy's political synergy.
They dropped the ball, they ignored the recommendations, and 9-11 occurred.
LOL....and I love your tagline.....neat-o.
He knows Clinton was far to busy with other issues, like interns.........period.
The Clinton Legacy: Sandy Berger's Pants, and Monica Lewinsky's dress.
Berger spirited the documents out last fall, but the investigation became public only a week before the Democratic Convention.
The Democrats had expected a July Surprise on the order of having Bin Laden captured. They did not expect the July Surprise to be the imminent arrest of the key emissary to the Kerry campaign from the Foreign Policy Community. They did not expect to see him get nailed for a national security/espionage-related offense that carries hard prison time for both the thief and for anyone who lacks the security clearance and the need-to-know but who reads the documents anyway.
It's become obvious that this story is developing legs. Even the Establishment Media can no longer ignore it, and soon they will no longer be able to play it down. Because it needs to blow up in full force by the day the convention opens, I expect the velocity of the unraveling to increase exponentially.
Maybe the Republicans aren't the Stupid Party anymore.
Nice deconstruction.
Nah, they were too busy investigating the real terrorist threats at Ruby Ridge and Waco and could not be bothered with non US Citizens
Put this porker in a small room occupied by a slender Arab carrying a long knife.
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