The match just lit itself and accidentally burned up these incriminating documents -- honest!
Posted on 01/11/2005 1:27:14 AM PST by kattracks
anuary 11, 2005 -- EXCLUSIVEWASHINGTON — The criminal probe into why former Bill Clinton aide Sandy Berger illegally sneaked top-secret documents out of the National Archives — possibly in his socks — has heated up and is now before a federal grand jury, The Post has learned.
The "Socks Docs" probe forced Berger, who was President Clinton's national security adviser, to step down as Democrat John Kerry's top foreign-policy adviser last summer.
"It may have been off the front pages, but the investigation has been active," said a source with knowledge of the probe.
"[Berger] has been interviewed several times by federal agents — FBI and prosecutors."
Berger admits removing 40 to 50 top-secret documents from the archives, but claims it was an "honest mistake" made while he vetted documents for the 9/11 commission's probe into the Twin Towers attacks.
Berger has also acknowledged that he destroyed some documents — he says by accident.
[snip]
The probe was touched off last spring when stunned archives staffers reported seeing Berger sneak classified documents out of a top-secret reading room in his pants and socks while vetting Clinton-era items for the commission.
They then ran a sting operation in which they coded some documents and confirmed they were missing when Berger left.
The documents were classified Code Word, the highest security classification, above Top Secret.
The commission report makes clear that Berger had a habit of writing candid notes in the margin of memos, sometimes flatly rejecting plans for action.
He nixed a plan to capture Osama bin Laden with one word: "No."
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Unfortunately for Berger, his case is beyond appointing some inane "panel" to investigate and is being reviewed by a serious panel---of grand jurors.
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The match just lit itself and accidentally burned up these incriminating documents -- honest!
FYI
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1224680/posts?page=155#155
To: MeekOneGOP; Slip18; Argh; xsmommy; Gabz; VRWCmemberBALLAD OF DAN RATHER(Think "Beverly Hillbillies" theme song)
Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named Dan,
The documents were fake and he didn't give a dam*;
He put 'em on the air, an' he thought he'd done the job,
But up from the web come a howlin' mob.Blogs, that is.
Web logs.
Checkin' facts.Well, the first thing you know ol' Dan's a-runnin' fast;
Made a false report an' it bit him in the a$$;
He said 'dog-gonnit, I done thought I'd get away!'
But it turned out to be his a-reckonin' day.Busted, that is.
Red-faced.
Mud in the eye.Well, now it's time to say goodbye to Dan and all his men;
And they would like to shoot you folks for turnin' them in;
You're all invited back next week to watch the Evening News,
And see which correspondent's picked to fill Dan's empty shoes.Y'all come back, now, hear?
155 posted on 09/23/2004 4:15:51 PM CDT by TheGrimReaper
Missed that the first time around. Thanks!
Enough of this, what did Scott Peterson eat for breakfast today????
lol I've wanted to do this for months!
Pinz
My first laugh of the day!..Thanks!
We can dream, can't we? That would be great.
These two cartoons are really great.
I hope they have copies of the docs to prove this part...
As our British friends would say:"Too Bloody Right,Mate"!!!!!
Marion will do,but I was thinking more along the lines of Leavenworth!!ANYTHING it takes to get this SCUM-BAG to admit that it was His Slickness that directed him to remove(and,or DESTROY)any docs that would indicate that he IGNORED chances to capture or kill bin Laden!!!Maybe Sandy would like to go"water-boarding"with Teddy????????
Berger clearly had intent to steal the documents, every last one of them.
Ahh, finally something, anything, is being done!
Tell her to watch out for Meese.
Another thought. Maybe Sandy did this to avoid Arkancide/Brownicide? I mean, how better to get something into the light of day? Either he was THIS STUPID (very possible) or the guy knew that they had copies and that the only way to get an investigation going was to pull a stunt like this? Just playing tinfoil advocate.
To all the "it's about time" and "finally" comments, this grand jury has been looking at this for months...
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