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Disgraced Sandy Berger joins Hillary Clinton campaign
The Hillary Project ^ | 10-7-07 | Staff

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.


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To: Anti-Bubba182

A convicted felon is on the Clinton team as its national security advisor. Anybody who votes for this crap should be ashamed. If she is elected, you can count on Hillary Clinton and fat little Sandy Berger to dismantle our efforts against terrorists. If terrorists hit us again, once again the blood of dead American civilians will be on a Clinton’s hands.


81 posted on 10/08/2007 6:24:15 AM PDT by advance_copy (Stand for life, or nothing at all)
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To: Anti-Bubba182
and the MSM's have their spin on it

Battle for the Best and Brightest Behind the scenes, the Clinton and Obama camps are competing fiercely for foreign policy aides to the 42nd president.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20628439/site/newsweek/page/0/

82 posted on 10/08/2007 6:26:20 AM PDT by sure_fine (• " not one to over kill the thought process " •)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

Birds of a feather are flocking.


83 posted on 10/08/2007 6:26:42 AM PDT by bmwcyle (BOMB, BOMB, BOMB,.......BOMB, BOMB IRAN)
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To: alicewonders
I can only hope they are compiling a library of stuff to use once the campaigns get into full swing.

Has genetic science advanced to the point where they can grow spines now?

84 posted on 10/08/2007 6:28:59 AM PDT by Thermalseeker (Thinking of voting Democrat? Wake up and smell the Socialism!)
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To: Miss Didi

“Greg asks—do you think this story has legs?”

It may not have legs but it certainly has socks...


85 posted on 10/08/2007 6:29:08 AM PDT by 3Lean
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To: alicewonders

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?

Heres my explanation: Both Clinton’s have made a PACT WITH THE DEVIL. This explains how bizarre situations have occurred over the years that have paved the way for this evil pair. Example: Rudy getting prostate cancer when running for the NY Senate against the carpetbagger. Had that not happened, he probably would have been the Senator, and Hillary would be home baking cookies. There are hundreds of other weird examples that can be cited.


86 posted on 10/08/2007 6:29:12 AM PDT by Sig Sauer P220
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To: Alberta's Child
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.

Not an 'act', at the very least both Presidents Bush were willing to draw a line in the terrorists sand to stop their bloody slaughter setting up shop here in our towns and cities. Granted the supposed 'compassion' dress to conservatism does have a liberal ease that I am not willing to incline my mind toward. There is something untoward regarding how lofty the Clintons continued to be promoted as though they are kin.

87 posted on 10/08/2007 6:29:16 AM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: alicewonders

“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?”

I’ve had this same feeling for the past few years. Also note the friendly relationship between the elder Bush and the bent one.

Is Mena the answer ? Have seen some theories about that.


88 posted on 10/08/2007 6:29:25 AM PDT by patriotspride
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To: Anti-Bubba182

“I was giving a benign explanation for what was not benign.”
That’s like Jeffrey Dahmer saying that his victims just passed away!


89 posted on 10/08/2007 6:30:12 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ("Don't touch that thing")
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To: Rb ver. 2.0
The Clinton Cosa Nostra rewards those who don’t rat them out.

Maybe it's a case of "keep your friends close and your enemies closer." If I were Berger I'd stay out of Ft. Marcy Park.....

90 posted on 10/08/2007 6:31:02 AM PDT by Thermalseeker (Thinking of voting Democrat? Wake up and smell the Socialism!)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

She is just fulfilling her end of the bargain.


91 posted on 10/08/2007 6:31:02 AM PDT by w1andsodidwe (Jimmy Carter allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
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To: Just mythoughts
. . . at the very least both Presidents Bush were willing to draw a line in the terrorists sand to stop their bloody slaughter setting up shop here in our towns and cities.

What evidence do you have of this? Both Presidents Bush have befriended the Saudi royal family -- the world's primary financial supporters of radical Islam -- while at the same time using U.S. military resources to wage war against a largely secular Iraqi government.

People call me crazy, but I said back in 1991 that the U.S. was on the wrong side in the Gulf War.

92 posted on 10/08/2007 6:34:45 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182
By keeping his mouth shut about who ordered him to steal the documents, Berger wrote his own ticket for anything any Clinton wants.
93 posted on 10/08/2007 6:34:51 AM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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To: Sig Sauer P220
Both Clinton’s have made a PACT WITH THE DEVIL.

I'm convinced of that as well. With all of the hatred Hillary has inside of herself - a normal person would have been eaten up by cancer by now - but she appears to be as healthy as a horse.

The Clinton's day is coming. Satan will use them until they are no longer useful to him & then he will discard them like soiled toilet paper.

94 posted on 10/08/2007 6:35:24 AM PDT by alicewonders (Duncan Hunter needs to be our next Secretary of Defense.)
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To: mware

she will be allowed to see those documents, but Berger can not.....He wasn’t allowed to steal docs, either, so he WILL see anything.


95 posted on 10/08/2007 6:36:20 AM PDT by Safetgiver (So simple, even a Muslim can do it.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

The “new” culture of corruption? I think not. Same ol’, same ol’!


96 posted on 10/08/2007 6:37:00 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Officially Fredbacker1 but don't know how to change my name)
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To: Raycpa

Yep. National *mental* health care...


97 posted on 10/08/2007 6:39:48 AM PDT by fleagle ( An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. -Winston Churchill)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

98 posted on 10/08/2007 6:39:56 AM PDT by Gritty (Hillary sees herself as both entitled to be in charge, and personally above the law -Bay Buchanan)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

I guess he’s not so disgraced after all.


99 posted on 10/08/2007 6:40:49 AM PDT by Cinnamon Girl (OMGIIHIHOIIC ping list)
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To: jamaksin

>>>>”Anyone seen the Barrett Report ...”<<<<

Ask Tony Snow ...

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/tony/snow120905.php3


100 posted on 10/08/2007 6:41:27 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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