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SENATE REPUBLICANS ACCUSE JOHN KERRY OF USING CLASSIFIED INFO STOLEN BY SANDY BERGER
ABC News- 'Noted Now' Latest Political Breaking News ^ | 7/20/04

Posted on 07/20/2004 1:11:47 PM PDT by gopwinsin04

SEN. SAXBY CHAMBLISS: 'Reportedly these documents are related to homeland security and then suddenly we see the Kerry campaign came forward with what may have been illegal documents. This is sensitive stuff and was a significant breach of security...Kerry knows better than to use these documents,' Chambliss says in a press conference.

SEN. GORDON SMITH: 'There is a curious connection between the removal of these documents and the Kerry press conference on port security..It's disappointing what people might do as they try and take the President down.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: kerroristtreason; sandyberger; sandyburglar; soxgate; trousergate
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To: .30Carbine
This is the Press Release that has been scrubbed from the Kerry website:

The bold was added to some words by Google Cache to denote the search terms. Great catch 30cal!

John Kerry Unveils Comprehensive Plan to Fight the War on Terrorism


27, 2004

For Immediate Release
Los Angeles, CA –

In a speech today at the UCLA International Institute, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry offered his comprehensive approach to fighting the global war on terrorism. In the second of a series of speeches on national security, Kerry presented a plan to identify, disrupt, and eliminate terrorist networks using all the resources at our disposal. As CIA Director George Tenet starkly reminded us this week, we are threatened by a far-flung terrorist network that will continue to operate even if Bin Laden is caught. Last December, John Kerry addressed the Council on Foreign Relations and outlined a global vision to make America safer and more secure.  Today, he is detailing the terrorism component of that vision, strengthening the nation’s position in the global war on terror.Kerry will act militarily when necessary, build strong alliances with other nations and enhance our intelligence and law enforcement capabilities.  Kerry addresses the root causes of terrorism and offers a real plan to secure our homeland by safeguarding our chemical and nuclear facilities, bolstering port and aviation security, restoring 100,000 COPS on the street and adding 100,000 new firefighters in our communities.

“We cannot win the War on Terror through military power alone,” Kerry told an audience at the University of California at Los Angeles. “As President, if necessary, I will use military force to protect our security, our people, and our vital interests.  But the fight requires us to use every tool at our disposal.  Not only a strong military – but renewed alliances, vigorous law enforcement, reliable intelligence, and unremitting effort to shut down the flow of terrorist funds.”

“To do all this, and to do our best, demands that we work with other countries instead of walking alone.  For today the agents of terrorism work and lurk in the shadows of 60 nations on every continent.  In this entangled world, we need to build real and enduring alliances.”

“We need a comprehensive approach for prevailing against terror – an approach that recognizes the many facets of this mortal challenge and relies on all the tools at our disposal to do it.”

Kerry also criticized the Bush Administration’s failure to maintain the post-9/11global coalition, inaction in stemming the rise of terrorism and inadequate efforts to defend the homeland. 

“Day in and day out, President Bush reminds us that he is a war President and that he wants to make national security the central issue of this election.  I am ready to have this debate.  I welcome it.  I am convinced that we can prove to the American people that we know how to make them safer and more secure – with a stronger, more comprehensive, and more effective strategy for winning the War on Terror than the Bush Administration has ever envisioned.”

John Kerry outlined a seven-point comprehensive plan to fight the war against terror:

I. Use Direct Military Action: Kerry will use military force when necessary to capture and destroy terrorist groups and their leaders.  He will also increase active duty end strength and tailor forces to be better prepared for post-conflict and stability operation. 

II. Improve International Intelligence and Law Enforcement: Kerry will strengthen communication networks between intelligence agencies, build cooperative capacity with international law enforcement agencies, increase the number of linguists trained in critical languages and create a real Director of National Intelligence with budget and personnel power.

III. Cut Off the Flow of Terrorist Funds: Kerry will impose tough financial sanction against banks or nations that engage in money laundering or fail to act against it and will launch a “name and shame’ campaign against those that finance terror.

IV. Control the Spread of Weapons on Mass Destruction: Kerry will appoint a high-level Presidential envoy to lead the effort and expand the Nunn/Lugar program to buy up and destroy stockpiles of loose WMD materials.

V. Win the Peace in Iraq and Afghanistan: Kerry will bring real security in Iraq by broadening the coalition, including the United Nations, and creating a real Iraqi security force that can take care of itself and the people it is supposed to protect.  In Afghanistan, Kerry would put forward a major increase in security and fund the promised a Marshall Plan for reconstruction.

VI. Win the War of Ideas and the Future of a Young Generation:  Kerry will build bridges to the Arab and Islamic world by supporting and assisting human rights groups, independent media, and labor unions dedicated to building a democratic culture.

VII. Secure America's Homeland: Kerry will restore funding for the COPS program, add 100,000 firefighters to our streets, secure and protect our nuclear and chemical facilities, bolster port and aviation security.

John Kerry: Winning the War on Terror

I. An Integrated Strategy to Destroy Terrorists Groups

Terror is the principle threat we face.  John Kerry will deny terrorists sanctuary in every cave and with every tool, by:

1. Direct Military Action. John Kerry will always be prepared to use military force when necessary to neutralize terrorists and drain the swamps where they breed. 

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2. Improve International Intelligence and Law Enforcement.  John Kerry will lead our nation in building strong international cooperation to ensure that America has the best information available and works effectively to cut financing for terrorist organizations.

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3. Cut Off the Flow of Terrorist Funds

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4. Control the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction.

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5. Win the peace in Iraq and Afghanistan. John Kerry will bring real security in Iraq and Afghanistan to prevent terrorists from reemerging in Afghanistan or establishing a base in Iraq.

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II.  Win the War of Ideas and the Future of a Young Generation

John Kerry’s plan for building bridges to the Arab and Islamic world recognizes the key challenge posed by burgeoning youth cohorts. America’s security demands that young people have a future of promise and opportunity that is a clear alternative to terror and extremism.

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III.  Secure America's Homeland

Recent reports have revealed alarming gaps in security procedures at our nation’s most critical facilities. John Kerry will secure out nuclear weapons storage sites, nuclear power plants and chemical facilities. Kerry will ensure our first defenders are equipped, that we can respond to biological attacks, and air transportation security is made safer.

1. A New First Defenders Initiative to Ensure Local Responders are Equipped and Ready. John Kerry will ensure that first defenders have the gear to do their jobs safely and effectively. John Kerry has proposed creating a new fund for fire fighters – named after a September 11th hero, Father Mychal Judge, the chaplain of the New York City Fire Department who died delivering last rites. The Father Judge Fund would be similar to the COPS program and will hire up to 100,000 new firefighters and to provide the equipment necessary to assure firefighters are prepared. Kerry also believes we must restore funding to COPS to realize its initial mission of 100,000 new police officers. This initiative would also develop appropriate standards for preparedness in our cities and provide resources so communities can meet these goals.

2. A National Homeland Health Initiative. America’s public health system has risen to important challenges before, but it lacks the advances necessary to detect or contain a major outbreak. John Kerry believes we must connect the nation’s public health systems with a real time detection system to pool patient data across the country. This initiative would also provide training in developing plans for a surge in patients. We also need to increase research – and bring together the best of the public and private sectors to develop broad-spectrum designer antidotes so that our first responders and our population can be protected and treated from the widest possible range of attacks.

3. Increase Port Security and Accelerate Border Security. Currently, 95% of all non-North American U.S. trade moves by sea, concentrated mostly in a handful of ports. John Kerry believes improvements in port security must be made, while recognizing that global prosperity and America’s economic power depends on an efficient system. Kerry’s plan would develop standards for security at ports and other loading facilities for containers and assure facilities can meet basic standards. To improve security in commerce, John Kerry believes we should accelerate the timetable for the action plans agreed to in the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico “smart border” accords as well as implement security measures for cross-border bridges. Finally John Kerry will pursue modest safety standards for privately held infrastructure and will help owners find economical ways to pay for increased security.

4. Secure Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Weapons Facilities and Chemical Facilities.  John Kerry will appoint an Energy Secretary who takes nuclear plant security seriously and ensures meticulous follow-up to any security violations. He would also order an immediate review of engagement orders and weaponry for plant guards, and ensure attack simulation drills be as realistic as possible. A Kerry Administration would ensure that security of our nuclear weapons facilities is a U.S. government responsibility – not cede it to private contractors as the Bush Administration considered doing.  A Kerry Administration will tighten security at chemical facilities across the nation that produce or store chemicals, focusing first on facilities in major urban areas where millions of Americans live within the circle of vulnerability.

5. Tighten Aviation Security and Combat Threats to Civilian Aircraft.  John Kerry will close loopholes in existing regulations on cargo carried by passenger flights and increase the reliability of new screening procedures.  Kerry will increase perimeter inspections of U.S. airports and work with international aviation authorities to make sure the same standards are in place at all international airports.  He will work with our allies to crackdown on the sale of shoulder-fired missiles that could be used in an attack on civilian aircraft, and are sold on the black market.

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101 posted on 07/20/2004 1:33:44 PM PDT by Petronski (Nobody "inadvertently" takes sensitive docs in their pants.)
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To: RightOnline
Just exactly what is it about Kerry's background or track record or ............"personality"...............makes you say this?

Just because he's an incompetent politician and a big-time lying communist (forgive the redundancy) doesn't mean he's a thief.....necessarily. :0)

102 posted on 07/20/2004 1:34:15 PM PDT by Camachee (`)
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To: Steve_Seattle
I can't figure out what MSM stands for. Can someone enlighten me?
103 posted on 07/20/2004 1:34:28 PM PDT by handy (Leahy you, you Clymer!)
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To: Political Junkie Too

LOL! But maybe more like leaking a take.


104 posted on 07/20/2004 1:35:01 PM PDT by beyond the sea (There's always one to turn and walk away ........ and one who just wants to stay)
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To: backinthefold

007-
time to cut back on the grande's w/ extra shot?


105 posted on 07/20/2004 1:35:02 PM PDT by beebuster2000 (the only thing quagmired is the lib mind)
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To: Steven W.

6 days before the DNC convention ???? ...


106 posted on 07/20/2004 1:35:03 PM PDT by dartuser
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To: Mike Bates
The Burgler did it! (he looks like Bob Hoskins from 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit)


107 posted on 07/20/2004 1:35:21 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: gopwinsin04

Here's some key media to contact/freep:

I got these addresses from Media Research Center,

http://www.mediaresearch.org/MediaAddresses/mediaaddresses.asp#If%20the

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
e-mail: conedit@ajc.com

Houston Chronicle
e-mail: viewpoints@chron.com

Miami Herald
e-mail: HeraldEd@herald.com

The New York Times
letters@nytimes.com

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
e-mail: letters@post-gazette.com

USA Today
e-mail: editor@usatoday.com

The Wall Street Journal
e-mail: letter.editor@edit.wsj.com

The Washington Post
e-mail: Letterstoed@washpost.com

The Washington Times
e-mail: wtnews@wt.infi.net


108 posted on 07/20/2004 1:35:24 PM PDT by votelife (Calling abortion a women's issue is like calling war a men's issue!)
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To: .30Carbine
Whoops, I called you 30cal. Great Catch .30Carbine!
109 posted on 07/20/2004 1:35:35 PM PDT by Petronski (Nobody "inadvertently" takes sensitive docs in their pants.)
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To: ConservativeDude

ATTENTION all House and Senate Republicans!

NOW is the time, to shake off your 'girlie man' shackles, and take a STRONG stand against this Treasonous undermining of our President and the Homeland Security he is trying to establish and maintain for our nation!


110 posted on 07/20/2004 1:35:59 PM PDT by spoiler2
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To: handy

MainStreamMedia


111 posted on 07/20/2004 1:36:01 PM PDT by rj45mis
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To: gopwinsin04

Until the Senate Republicans give more specific information, I am going to believe that Sandy Berger just didn't want to sit in the archives and take notes for his 9-11 testimony. He got sick of that and took some documents so that he could write up his report in a comfortable way and check the documents instead of notes. He should have been given some facilities to gather this material without having to resort to notetaking. After all, he was doing this for the 9-11 Commission.

I have worked in the archives and it is a pain in the neck to have to sit there without coffee and take notes. Still, he should not have taken documents. The rules there are very clear.

I don't think what he did has anything to do with Kerry. The Republicans are being too vague. They are not giving the facts but just innuendo.

If more information comes out, I may change my mind, but the Rebublicans don't seem too credible on this.

Berger may have had lots of notes and confused his papers with the archive's, documents but this is hard to believe as they all all stamped.

People are careful about looking thru all their papers to make sure they don't have documents. The archives even gives you special note paper to make sure the notes are yours.

Many papers in the archives are just notes and rough information that is hand-written. But each paper is stamped. I think Berger just got sick of sitting in the archives and taking notes.


112 posted on 07/20/2004 1:36:03 PM PDT by Snapple
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To: dartuser
Knocks the head off the brew, which was slated to be 2 weeks of Bush bashing hate fest. The 911 commission report followed by the dim convention was going to be a good old hate fest and media orgey. Now .... I bet they are doing some speech rewrites.

I would bet the whistle blower was a pubbie.

To make the hate fest work, Berger needed to get rid of the Clinton baggage. He got caught.

113 posted on 07/20/2004 1:36:07 PM PDT by snooker
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To: gopwinsin04; Fracas; Wolfstar; Mo1; Howlin; Petronski; All

WOO-HOO!

The link is made.

A great day to be a Republican.



Thanks for ping, Petronski


114 posted on 07/20/2004 1:36:11 PM PDT by onyx (Kerry/Edwards: It's the hair, stupid.)
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To: tubebender; Grampa Dave; Liz
Thankyou,,, thank you.... Tagged with

SOXGATE

115 posted on 07/20/2004 1:36:35 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (New Linux SUSE Pro 9.1 user here.)
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To: truthandlife

Looks like Shrillary doesn't want to wait 8 years for her turn at bat.


116 posted on 07/20/2004 1:37:32 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: dartuser; gopwinsin04
Seems like the Republicans are not responsible for the leak ... we need to know who leaked this

You know, a good case could be made for the Dems leaking this. The strategy's called innoculation and is based on the theory that voters have short memories (i.e., better now than closer to the election). You could make the case that smart republicans wouldn't have leaked this now but closer to the election when more people were paying closer attention.
117 posted on 07/20/2004 1:37:38 PM PDT by pt17
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To: BossLady

kinda like watching a Palestine uprising on Araflab !!!


118 posted on 07/20/2004 1:38:36 PM PDT by Searching4Justice
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To: All

Let's harrass the CBS Evening news by calling their newsroom number....this will make an impact, unlike just calling the main number to CBS News or CBS itself:

212-975-3691


Number originally released on this thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1133594/posts


119 posted on 07/20/2004 1:38:37 PM PDT by rwfromkansas (BYPASS FORCED WEB REGISTRATION! **** http://www.bugmenot.com ****)
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To: stylin19a
By connecting the classified documents to Kerry's & Berger's new conferences, it is the Repubs that are telling us what is in these classified documents.

So Kerry makes public classified documents and you think the Republicans would be at fault for pointing it out?!

How nuts is that?

Not nuts at all.

120 posted on 07/20/2004 1:38:40 PM PDT by cyncooper ("We will fear no evil...And we will prevail")
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