thank you for posting this - the Burglar deserves jail! unfortunately we'll never know what was on all the papers he took home to be shredded and burned.
If Sandy Berger dumped documents in the trash or accidently ripped a corner off a single page, he would have to keep a logbook account of everything that happend to the lost, stolen or damaged pages, and turn that logbook in to the CIA so they can do follow-ups.
"and fails to make prompt report of such loss, theft, abstraction, or destruction to his superior officer"
He reports to his senior officer, Clinton:
The requested documents will never be seen again!
Clinton: Good work!
He's now off the hook!
Misdemeanor? Baloney. Accidently losing a classified document may be. Even misplacing a document for a few hours is viewed very seriously. But stealing and then destroying classified documents (the only credible scenario for what Burger did) definitely is not a misdemeanor. In 23 years of working with a secret or top secret clearance I never witnessed or even heard of such an egregious case of mishandling of classified material.
Do you remember who the reporter was? My bet is Bill Cameron....
It is just the latest spin by the 'Rats. Taking and destroying classified documents is MUCH more than a misdemeanor. There is no way that he "forgot" that he had hidden documents in his pants and that this was just a simple mistake. This was a deliberate act of espionage by one party in our governemnt.
I think §794. Gathering or delivering defense information to aid foreign government - is more appropriate:
"(b) Whoever, in time of war, with intent that the same shall be communicated to the enemy, collects, records, publishes, or communicates, or attempts to elicit any information with respect to the movement, numbers, description, condition, or disposition of any of the Armed Forces, ships, aircraft, or war materials of the United States, or with respect to the plans or conduct, or supposed plans or conduct of any naval or military operations, or with respect to any works or measures undertaken for or connected with, or intended for the fortification or defense of any place, or any other information relating to the public defense, which might be useful to the enemy, shall be punished by death or by imprisonment for any term of years or for life."
Of all persons, Mr. Berger knows the law regarding security and document control. All of us who have served in the military and/or worked on government projects knows the law and will remember it until our dying day!! Get real Republicans, convict the traitor. Michael Savage said it all: "Sandy Berger should have let the country know he was being investigated". Do not blame anyone releasing the information today. It is RAT trash!!!
When I was in the Navy, I saw Top Secret Crypto documents on an everyday basis. Prior to that, I had to sign a document stating that I agreed that I would not say a word about what I did for 10 years after leaving the military. My parents had no idea what I did as a job. Berger needs to have a long time to contemplate his actions, maybe next door to Martha Stewart. Even better would be if Bill and Hil were in the next cell.
Booo hooo hahahah wishful thinking... this is a felony ( premeditated at that) he will do time and HARD time.
Yuppers....security violations are punishable by 10 years in jail and a $10,000 fine...anyone who has had a security clearance of any importance knows this...Berger is a thief and a liar