wink wink - nudge nudge - say no more ...
Posted on 10/08/2007 5:12:57 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
Sandy Berger, who stole highly classified terrorism documents from the National Archives, destroyed them and lied to investigators, is now an adviser to presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Berger, who was fired from John Kerry´s presidential campaign when the scandal broke in 2004, has assumed a similar role in Clinton´s campaign, even though his security clearance has been suspended until September 2008. This is raising eyebrows even among Clinton´s admirers.
“It shows poor judgment and a lack of regard for Berger´s serious misdeeds,” said law professor Jonathan Adler of Case Western Reserve University, who nonetheless called Clinton “by far the most impressive candidate in the Democratic field.”
Adler told The Examiner that it is “simply incomprehensible to me that a serious contender for the presidency would rely upon him as a key foreign policy advisor.”
He added: “If Senator Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee, at some point she will begin to receive national security briefings that will include sensitive information. At such a point, continuing to keep Berger on board as a key advisor, where he might have access to sensitive material, would be beyond incomprehensible.”
The Clinton campaign declined to comment.
Berger has admitted stealing documents from the National Archives in advance of the 9/11 Commission hearings in 2003. The documents, written by White House counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke, were a “tough review” of the Clinton administration´s shortcomings in dealing with terrorism, Clarke´s lawyer told the Washington Post.
On several occasions, Berger stuffed highly classified documents into his pants and socks before spiriting them out of the Archives building in Washington, according to investigators. On one occasion, upon reaching the street, he hid documents under a construction trailer after checking the windows of the Archives and Justice Department buildings to make sure he was not being watched.
Berger came back later and retrieved the documents, taking them home and cutting them up with scissors. Two days later, he was informed by Archive employees that his removal of documents had been detected.
“Berger panicked because he realized he was caught,” said a report by the National Archives inspector general, which also recounted his initial reaction. “Berger lied.”
Berger also lied to the public, telling reporters he made an “honest mistake” by “inadvertently” taking the documents, which he blamed on his own “sloppiness.” Bill Clinton vouched for the explanation for Berger, who served as his national security adviser.
Berger later conceded: “I was giving a benign explanation for what was not benign.”
The Justice Department initially said Berger stole only copies of classified documents and not originals. But the House Government Reform Committee later revealed that an unsupervised Berger had been given access to classified files of original, uncopied, uninventoried documents on terrorism. Several Archives officials acknowledged that Berger could have stolen any number of items and they “would never know what, if any, original documents were missing.”
At his sentencing in September 2005, Berger was fined $50,000, placed on probation for two years and stripped of his security clearance for three years.
I've been thinking the exact same thing.
There are reasons why both President Bush and Veep Cheney have called Hillry formidable. She after all was co-president and probably knew more about the threats terrorists posed than her playboy hubby.
So why did the Bush administration ignore what Sandy the Burglar stole? This administration certainly has done little to maintain their credibility that they are on the RIGHT side of taking a stand in these terrorists sand pile? WHY???
Exactly. It was less expensive and less politically risky to hire him than to kill him. Though I'm sure that option remains on the table.
Anybody who would get into a private plane with Sandy Berger these days has rock for a brain.
If he was wearing prison orange these days we wouldn't need to be having this discussion.
Thanks again, Jorge.
Needed repeating!
Only one *MAN* on this planet, at this time, who has the borls to put HRC in her place!
The time will come when we’ll all be *Rootin’ for Putin*
That is the question that keeps nagging at me. I remember when George Bush senior was running for his second term against Bill Clinton. He had sky-high ratings and should have won easily - but there was a distinct point where he seemed to just give up. It was like he didn't want to win anymore & of course, after that - he lost.
George W. Bush has had that same point - just like that - he seemed to give up. WTH is going on??????
The only conclusions I can come to is that the Clintons have some kind of dirt on one or both of them - or that they are all in it together and helping each other to take turns winning again & again & again.
It sounds crazy, I know, but is there a better explanation?
Clinton holdovers.
He, like Hillary, wears extremely baggy pants. Not to worry, Sandy is carrying his lunch.
We already know this will be the most corrupt administration in history, yet somehow the msm will get her “selected” and spin it as a popular movement.
Berger and Clinton together again - case in point why she should NEVER see the Oval office again . . . . . . . except as a visitor!!
Anyone seen the Barrett Report ... the one with over 100 censored pages that the GOP promised to get released?
If any of the “journalist” have any intregety, that will be the first question asked of her in her next debate.
More guts than integrity, because they know their lives are at risk if anyone questions “Herself”.
Is this what we have to look forward to in 2008?
Are we going to be forced to choose between a liberal republican and a ultra liberal socialist?
Here we go again.....voting for the lesser of two evils!
Let’s get behind the MOST conservative candidate.
Duncan Hunter 08.
You’re acting as if there was ever any real difference between the two major political parties. 100 years from now, the period from 2001-2008 will be remembered as the 13th-20th years of the Bush/Clinton administration.
The Bush administration has been complicit in his crime.
I’ve been thinking the exact same thing.
Sounds like its time for the masses to grab the torches and pitchforks and clean out D.C.
Old Bill sure looked enough like Yeltsin to be his son, and there are some familiar similarities between Putin and Hillry. Cut from the same cloth?
Berger risked all (arrest, disgrace) for the Clintons. He deserves their gratitude.
And our contempt.
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