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Berger Theft Summarized by me, Kerry and Clinton Connections, and Implications...
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| July 20, 2004
| Joseph Ranos
Posted on 07/20/2004 12:28:37 PM PDT by Sonar5
Edited on 07/20/2004 1:08:01 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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Ok, this is what I have put together thus far, which I feel needs to be reported as one single story with dots being connected.
This is a serious Breach. As he is no longer in Government, what would happen if you or I did that? Would we still be walking around free? Somehow I doubt it.
BTW - You do realize Berger is one of Kerry's foremost advisor's, right....??
Is this the kind of people we want in Government, Not Me....
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From: John Kerry's web Site Link
Typically, before making a decision, Kerry solicits many opinions. His staff installed a long cord on his phone so he could pace while he listens. Some sources are obvious, such as Clinton's former national security adviser Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger. Some are not.
And..... This Guy is Kerry's Foreign Policy Advisor...
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From: John Kerry's web Site Link
In a conference call with reporters before the speech, Kerry foreign policy advisor Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger said those remarks were not meant to embrace Bush's doctrine of launching preemptive attacks against states the U.S. views as a threat.
Berger, who was President Clinton's national security advisor, said there was "a profound difference between elevating preemption to a defining strategic doctrine," as Bush has, and "recognizing that no president is going to stand by, if he sees an immediate threat to the United States, and not take action."
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hmmmm, how long before these quotes disappear from Kerry's site, I wonder???
Look for Kerry to distance himself from Berger, and when he does, remember his pride in using him as an advisor, that I listed above... Coming Soon....
Flip-Flop Kerry to distance himself from Berger...
And you can take that one to the bank...
Now, I wonder what he allegedly STOLE from the Archives, and how damaging the information was to him, Richard Clarke, or Clinton, and why he allegedly felt the need to put them in his pants????
I can't wait for the flip-Flop from Kerry on this one.... And it will be interesting to see how the press downplays his role in Kerry's Campaign.
I have not even seen anyone mention these yet, have you????
Even Fox doesn't list him as a Kerry Advisor in this story.. Please.... tell me how his involvement with Kerry is NOT Relevant.....
Fox News Article
More background, as the press will refuse to report this stuff..
Now...here come the dots, connect at will....
Remember John Deutsch, Clinton's CIA Director, who was caught putting national security secret documents on his HOME COMPUTER.....
Well, him and Berger surely corresponded with each other, and guess what Clinton did for Deutsch....
He pardoned him for the act in his last days of office, before he could be charged with anything....
hmmm, pardoned before being charged, huh????
So when he is charged, and the dems start screaming partisan politics, remember the name of John Deutsch.
And I found this from CNN, via Drudge....
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From: CNN Article
Berger was designated as the official from the Clinton administration who would review documents relevant to commission inquiries. He was also a witness at the 9/11 commission hearings and reviewed records to prepare for his personal testimony.
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In best dean voice......
AAArrrrggghhhhhh......
How can the Press ignore this...
The Guy designated as the person to review documents in the 9/11 Investigation for Clinton's administration Steals them.....
Unbelievable.....
Come on now, If I can put this together, why can't the Press summarize all this....
To me this is a potential HUGE Smoking Gun... What did he steal that we don't know about?????
Innocent mistake my eye.... This guy is trained in Intelligence, every thing he does at his level is specific, and willful.
Man, Is this messed up....
It is so easy to connect these dots, they scream at you.....
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from the Foxnews article: Fox News Article
However, some drafts of a sensitive after-action report on the Clinton administration's handling of Al Qaeda terror threats during the December 1999 millennium celebration are still missing, officials and lawyers said. Officials said the missing documents also identified America's terror vulnerabilities at airports to seaports.
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Well, now isn't that convenient..... After action reports written by, guess who.....
The dems favorite terror expert...Richard Clarke...
You remember him, the guy who was responsible more than anyone for keeping terror from hitting our shores, and yet did hardly anything after continued attacks against our interests here and abroad..
Just add it up folks, and see who is allegedly hiding stuff from the 9/11 Commission regarding Terrorists.....
Clinton.....?
Deutsch....?
Berger.....?
Clarke.... ?
Now I wonder why these things disappeared... Hmmmm???
So in summary...
- 1)Berger was designated as the official from the Clinton administration who would review documents relevant to the 9/11 commission inquiries.
- 2)Missing documents may be after-action reports regarding Al-quaida.
- 3)The reports are by none other than Richard Clarke, who is single handedly responsible for more terrorist attack preventions than anyone else in either administration. And he has failed.
- 4)Berger simultaneously served while Deutsch was CIA Director.
- 5)Deutsch steals security documents and puts them on his home computer.( I say steals since they were not supposed to be there in the first place)
- 6)Deutsch gets Pardoned Before being Charged for stealing documents and putting them on his home computer.
- 7)Berger steals documents even though he is thoroughly trained in document handling.
- 8)Berger puts documents in pants and jacket hiding them from view since he knows he is allegedly stealing them.
- 9)Berger testifies before 9/11 Commission and does not disclose that he stole documents, thus skewing results.
- 10)Berger quoted twice on Kerry;s website acting in capacity as an adviser for Kerry. (Note links are actually on Kerry's website)
- 11)Press continues to label Berger as Former National Security adviser for Clinton, instead of Foreign Policy adviser for Kerry, which is his current role according to Kerry's own website.
- 12)Kerry met with and bragged about berger in April when they press showed them both during a briefing.
- 13)Why hasn't Kerry made a statement regarding his connections to all this?
- 14) Who else knew Berger stole documents. Clinton, Clarke, Holbrooke, KERRY...
- When did Kerry learn of this investigation, and did he continue to use Berger as an Advisor after he found out?
I am especially interested in when Kerry found out about this investigation, and whether he continued using berger as an Advisor after he learned of it?
So how do you connect the dots???
I think mine connect pretty well as a massive attempt to disparage the truth about what Clinton's ADministration did in response to terrorism, and their lack of action in a feeble attempt to Blame others instead of taking responsibility.
Feel free to repost this with attribution back here to my original post.
Regards,
Sonar5
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To: Sonar5
Just remember that Drudge is stating the Clinton his friends are all laughing at this, because anyone who knows Sandy will understant that it was inadvertant. This is all the partisan politics of personal destruction and who leaked this is really the vast right wing conspirators.
Yeah, right Bill, just like you didn't have sex with that woman....
Beger should have known better. Berger obviously was doing something he felt was important enough to risk going to jail for. Berger stuffing papers in his pants, shocks, etc. was not by accident, it was intentional and his intent was to avoid security blocks in place.
So why did he do this. Obviously he needed to either share the information with someone else in a way that hey could confirm the information. Who could that someone be? Bill Clinton! If you connect the dots, Bill Clinton is guilty of being an accessory to stealing classified documents for some reason and pressuring Sandy Berger to do his leg work for him.
Where is a special prosecurtor when you need one?
To: aShepard
so Kerry DIDN'T KNOW.
I agree. Hillary has her white horse stabled behind the dem convention center. If Hillary wins the presidency Berger will get a pardon and 2 or 3 million dollar payoff for his trouble.
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posted on
07/21/2004 1:14:44 PM PDT
by
BARLF
To: Sonar5
Excellent work! Thanks so much for posting this!!
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posted on
07/21/2004 2:09:31 PM PDT
by
IPWGOP
(I'm Linda Eddy, and I approved this message... 'tooning the truth!)
Comment #84 Removed by Moderator
To: BARLF
Ok for all those that think kerry didn't know. her is more ot chew on that may prove he did know, and should also be investigate to see if he broke the law.
More From The Washington Post:
From:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A64379-2004Jul20?language=printer
"A government official with knowledge of the probe said Berger removed from archives files all five or six drafts of a critique of the government's response to the millennium terrorism threat, which he said was classified "codeword," the government's highest level of document security.
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Berger's attorneys have acknowledged that he removed numerous classified memos, and apparently discarded some, as he reviewed materials on behalf of the Clinton administration for the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. They said the removal of documents was inadvertent but that Berger was aware he was violating the law when he removed his handwritten notes without submitting them to review by National Archives staff.
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Breuer said Berger removed the documents on Sept. 2 and Oct. 2, as he sifted through thousands of pages to determine which should be turned over to the commission. He said Berger inadvertently slipped drafts of the review -- each of which he said runs 12 to 15 pages -- into a leather portfolio he routinely carries.
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Berger was reviewing the documents on behalf of former president Bill Clinton and made recommendations to the Bush White House, which has final authority over which papers were given to the panel."
See, he removed them twice....
September 2nd,
October 2nd,
And he was directed by CLINTON... remember him....
This is getting very interesting, IMHO...
Spin it all you want, and what you have left is most likely still an alleged criminal who needs to be charged, IMHO.
BTW - Funny Cartoon located here:
http://www.indystar.com/images/pics2/section-image-077064-6287.jpg Now according to drudge:
http://drudgereport.com/flash2.htm "We were all laughing about it," Clinton said about the investigation into Sandy Berger for taking classified terrorism documents from the National Archives. "People who don't know him might find it hard to believe. But ... all of us who've been in his office have always found him buried beneath papers."
"Clinton tells the POST he has known about the federal probe of Berger's actions for several months, calling the news a "non-story."
So if Clinton knew for several months, I think it is safe to say Kerry may also have known...
So again, why did Kerry keep berger on as an advisor???
Possible Link to why berger was allegedly stealing documents
Ok try to follow along folks...
Shortly after the Berger story broke, the Kerry-Edwards campaign removed from their site a security policy plan Kerry had posted, and allegedly Berger had helped prepare, as these were part of his plan.
The story goes that Kerry and Berger relied upon recommendations contained in the drafts and memos that were allegedly stolen from the archives.
Remember, these were memos that were in response to the thwarted millenium attacks, and after action recommendations as Policy.
1) So why did Kerry remove this policy statement from his site, and why is he now trying to hide it?
2) Kerry's campign staff said they only found out about the Berger investigation when it leaked. If this is true why did Clinton say he knew about it for months?
3) Berger was directed by Clinton to seek out the documents from the archive, it is not too much of a stretch to state that MAYBE Berger was promised a pardon for doing this once Kerry was in office. (remember clinton gave Deutsch a Pardon for stealing secret documents)
Here is the link to the Google cache, Gotta Love those bots. Once re-indexed it will dissapear, but if anyone ever wants to see it again, I now have a copy under fair use saved to my drive. :)
http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:-D_V0TfzaH0J:www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0227a.html++%22UCLA+International+Institute%22+site:johnkerry.com&hl=en So the Plot thickens in SoxGate, and it starts to run deeper.
If the Secret Documents stolen were used to formulat this now removed policy statement, then it is Possible that Kerry was Complicit in this crime.
I can only hope that the Department of Justice will continue this investigation and get to the bottom of not only this policy statement, but who knew what and when so we can ascertain what laws were broken and bring those to Justice.
Better read it before it is GONE....
Ok, here is what I think....
Berger may not have been paid, maybe he will release his bank statements, who knows?
But lest anyone think he was just an informal advisor, I present not only the above policy statement removed suspiciously form Kerry's website, but I also present to you the following PR Newswire story from a long, long time ago, ok...July 9th, 2004, where Berger is reffered to as:
...former National Security Adviser Sandy Berger, now a chief foreign policy adviser to Senator John Kerry
Story here, just 12 short days ago, a Chief Policy Adviser, now just an informal adviser...Hmmm How does that happen...
Again, what did Kerry Know, and when did he know it? rumor is also that berger was on the short list as secretary of State for Kerry.
From:
http://news.corporate.findlaw.com/prnewswire/20040709/09jul2004195058.html "WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In a wide-ranging and exclusive interview with Bisnow on Business released today, former National Security Adviser Sandy Berger, now a chief foreign policy adviser to Senator John Kerry, says, in answer to a question about how long a "substantial U.S. force presence" might remain in Iraq: "I can certainly imagine us having a force there in three years. I hope it will be a smaller force."
Hmmmmm......
He seems pretty entrenched as an adviser to me....
So why would berger be able to answer for Kerry and what Kerry would do about Iraq if he was not a firmly entrenched adviser...
The left dems can spin all they want, and I and others will be there to unspin it every time...
Here is Berger's audio clip from July 9th, and berger answering for Specific Kerry Policy, and acting in a role as a major Adviser.. or do all Kerry's informal advisers do interviews like this... In case you don't believe me on this stuff, or try to spin it.
WebPage:
http://www.bisnow.com/040708.cfm Show me where I am wrong... :)
And why Can't Kerry just tell the truth about his REAL Relationship with Berger, that he was an integrel part of his team, which evidecne continues to show he was.
Oh, and if he was only an Informal Adviser, why did Berger even need to resign from the campaign...Why make any statement at all..Hmmmmm????
I also want to know what Clinton asked berger to do in the ARchives room, since it was he who asked him to go there on behalf of Clinton.....Hmmmm...
And I aint done yet, either... :)
Here is where the Google cache Press Release should be on Kerry's website:
http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0227a.html (It will redirect to his home page)
Now, just in case you feel it is Kerry cleaning his site up, the next page lists his Press Releases from 01/17/2004-07/21/2004.
So why delete the one from 2/27/2004????
Hmmmm.....?
Kerry Press Release List:
http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/index.html You will see it is missing from this list....
AND NOW THE CLINCHER
Also Fox News reported the following in another Berger story:
From:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,126358,00.html "Officials with the Bush-Cheney campaign point out that Berger gave a surprise background briefing to reporters on Feb. 27 on behalf of the Kerry campaign, in which he outlined airline security issues apparently drawn from the now-missing classified memos Berger is accused of removing from the National Archives"
ding...ding...ding...
Alarm Bells should be going off right about now...
I also saw someone on Fox News just now also said Kerry may have used some of the information from the stolen documents in a speech given on December 17th, 2003.
I'm off to try to find that one now... :)
Well, that was quick, it seems Kerry also REMOVED this speech from his website as well..
Google also shows this speech in a Cached version of Kerry's website, shown here, which also shows the other speech above..
Once you load the cached version of Kerry's site, you can go to
Edit, Find, and type in 12/17 and 02/27.
The Originals should be linked as these:
http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/speeches/spc_2004_0227.html (GONE)
http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/speeches/spc_2003_1217.html (GONE)
Google cache showing they were once there....
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:AW2ZMwaMoicJ:www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/speeches/+kerry+speech+12/17&hl=en Ok, I've found some google cache quotes from the 12/17 speech here, which states what Kerry said in the specch on December 17th, 2003.
Google Cache Page:
http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:6pngvqsSGfwJ:www.candidatemap.com/cm/blog/2003/12+%22%2Bwww.johnkerry.%2Bcom/pressroom/speeches/spc_2003_1217.html%22&hl=en 1)
"But in this dangerous world, we don't know what that cargo really contains. And we can't afford to continue being in the dark. We screen millions of shoes in airports everyday, but less than four percent of the 21,000 enormous shipping containers that arrive in America's ports every day. Any one of them could have a biological, chemical, or nuclear weapon inside. We need to invest in and employ new technologies to screen the containers, ships, trains, and trucks that come into this country."
[ Kerry, John. "Securing Our Ports and Preventing Terrorists from Obtaining WMD's." December 17, 2003. Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/speeches/spc_2003_1217.html ]
2)
"Two years ago, President Bush went to New York and stood at Ground Zero and gave firefighters his commitment. I wish the President would go back now and ask first defenders whether the commitment has been kept. Let me state it plainly: We shouldn't be opening firehouses in Iraq while closing them in America."
[ Kerry, John. "Securing Our Ports and Preventing Terrorists from Obtaining WMD's." December 17, 2003. Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/speeches/spc_2003_1217.html ]
3)
"The most basic responsibility of government is to provide for the common defense. But this Administration has provided too little support, provided too little leadership, and provided too little vision for the common defense of our homeland. Any American anywhere in our country may pay a price for this failure. But here at our Ports here in New Hampshire and across the country the danger is even greater."
[ Kerry, John. "Securing Our Ports and Preventing Terrorists from Obtaining WMD's." December 17, 2003. Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/speeches/spc_2003_1217.html ]
4)
"Along with providing new technology for screening in our ports, we need to have more well-trained Customs Inspectors on the job checking the containers as they come through. We need to secure our borders and the bridges that cross them. And we need to work with state and local governments to develop security standards for ports and increase the security of the 85 percent of American infrastructure that is held in private hands."
[ Kerry, John. "Securing Our Ports and Preventing Terrorists from Obtaining WMD's." December 17, 2003. Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/speeches/spc_2003_1217.html ]
If these items were found to be contained in the secret memos Stolen from the archives, it may also Prove Complicity on the part of John Kerry, and he needs to address where he got these points from, and was he aware that berger got hese form stolen memos taken form the national Archives???
I aint done yet....
These removals from Kerry's website, as well as his stating berger was only an Informal adviser could be Kerry's SMOKING GUN, in my opinion...
I believe he is complict in these acts, and now we need to know whether Kerry KNEW these items were classified, and taken form the Archives, I mean Clinton Knew, why not Kerry...????
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posted on
07/21/2004 3:49:00 PM PDT
by
Sonar5
To: Sonar5
We need to know why he and Richard Clarke were supposedly awarded a government contract regarding the security of America?
To: AmericanMade1776
What kind of man, steals archived Documents in his socks? Someone who's desperate because he is being blackmailed?
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posted on
07/21/2004 5:54:57 PM PDT
by
syriacus
(WJC escapes personal blame by blaming his demons. Will WJC agree to see an exorcist?)
To: beyond the sea
Hey Sandy. Are those documents in your pants or are you just glad to see me? ROFL! That's pretty freakin' funny! :-)
To: sauropod
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posted on
07/21/2004 7:03:58 PM PDT
by
sauropod
(Hitlary: " We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.")
To: Sonar5
Thanks Sonar5. Very interesting.
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posted on
07/21/2004 8:32:36 PM PDT
by
BARLF
To: tang-soo; All
8) No photocopies are to be made or notes copied without the proper security personnel logging this activity and making appropriate markings (mentioned above) on the documents.HERE is something very important to consider:
1. from your info, it seems that each document has a cover sheet that states who has viewed the info, dated, etc.
2. Each copy of the document that he took must have had those notations as to who viewed them, and when.
Maybe THIS is what drove him to steal those documents.
Aslo, the docs alledgedly had notations in the margins of from the Clinton people's reviews as the drafts were being created. Those notations would be interesting.
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posted on
07/22/2004 5:52:26 AM PDT
by
bitt
Comment #92 Removed by Moderator
To: Sonar5
The thought crossed my mind that Berglar may not have just stole documents ... he may have replaced some with doctored documents as well
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posted on
07/22/2004 1:04:44 PM PDT
by
clamper1797
(This Vietnam Vet ain't Fonda Kerry)
To: Sonar5
Sonar, am I getting from your posts that Kerry dumped off his website a press release stating Berger was his "Chief Foreign Policy Advisor" and he also dumped another speech - what was in the speech?
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