Posted on 08/22/2005 3:47:05 AM PDT by Nita Nupress
DRUDGE REPORT
TUE NOV 24 1998 23:52:09 UTC
WHITE HOUSE PANIC; MASSIVE LEAK OF NATIONAL SECURITY DOCUMENTS
**World Exclusive*
WASHINGTON -- The Clinton administration is facing the most massive leak of classified foreign policy documents since the publication of the Pentagon papers more than two decades ago during the Vietnam war, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
"The impeachment proceedings are going to have seemed like a picnic, before we get though with this," said one White House official.
The papers, totaling more than 20,000 pages, according to sources who have read them, include a history of the secret negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea, describing the failed policy of trying to buy off North Korea to forego its nuclear weapons policy. They describe in great detail the intelligence and policy failures that led to the detonations of nuclear weapons by India and Pakistan this year.
Most embarrassing, the papers appear to corroborate, according to sources who have read them, allegations by a former U.N. arms inspector that the Clinton administration concealed from Congress and the public details regarding Saddam Hussein's ambitious program to develop nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons.
The papers also reveal new details on the Clinton policy towards China in which the White House allowed ballistic missile technology exports to China at the behest of wealthy Democratic campaign contributors.
News of the massive leak of classified foreign policy documents caught senior White House officials by surprise on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend... MORE
Two Washington newspaper editors have reviewed the papers, which have been obtained by left-wing reporter Murray Waas.
Waas has been holding the documents close, according to one media insider. Some in Washington speculate that Waas does not want to write a major expose about the Clinton administration in the midst of the impeachment hearings, fueling the flames for conservatives.
The new leaks appear to be indicative of deep dissatisfaction within the foreign policy establishment regarding Clinton policies.
There have been other unprecedented leaks as well: most notably, a James Risen story in the NEW YORK TIMES earlier this week about the disregarding of a CIA assessment of Russian corruption by Vice President Al Gore. Some see an organized attempt by dissidents to discredit the Clinton foreign policy.
Ironically, the Clinton White House might have a hard time attacking one of their favorite reporters: During the 1992 presidential campaign, both Clinton and Gore often praised Waas exclusives exposing the Bush administration's Iraq policy, which involved the leaks of thousands of pages of classified papers regarding the Gulf war. "
Yoo-hoo ping-a-roo.
when Sandy got caught using his pants, it probably wasn't the first time.
"Reminder" ping.
I got one too
What I never could figure out was why the document dump went to Murray Waas, of all people.
The tip to Drudge was probably an afterthought to put pressure on Waas and the editors.
Where are those documents and what do they contain.
check sandy's socks.
Let us also not forget the Albright laptop that walked off her desk in the State Dept.
I thought the Bush Adm. were the secretive ones... /s
Wasn't there anyone watching the store during the Clinton admin.?
Not in the MSM.
It's from 1998.
What happened with this?
.... There have been other unprecedented leaks as well: most notably, a James Risen story in the NEW YORK TIMES earlier this week about the disregarding of a CIA assessment of Russian corruption by Vice President Al Gore. Some see an organized attempt by dissidents to discredit the Clinton foreign policy....
sure,.......what papers were so important that mr. T became the courier himself......?
/sarcasm?
I guess someone should have denied the request for that industrial strength shreader that Berger ordered.
"I am relevant! I'm relevant!" ping
That is the dumbest question!!!!!!!!!!
No one in any Clinton administration has ever been minding the store.
Thanks a lot!!
Now my head will be spinning for the rest of the day. You just dug this out of memory? Or is it on drudge today?
To put this in perspective, this is from back in the day when Alan Keyes and FR held a rally on the mall in DC. I saw it on C-Span, that's where I first heard of FR. (I was logged in under a similar name- I went away for a few months, then came back and couldn't remember my old name.)
Wow, the memories. I'd love to search some old comments from then! If anybody knows how to do that efficiently, please let me know.
What a great find and reminder.
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