"But if the notes on the documents clearly showed some indications that Iraq was successfully reaching out and participating with Al Qaeda to attack us - then democrats would know that their chances of winning a presidential election and majorities in congress would be lost for decades.
"Is avoiding that kind of fate worth the risk of jail time? Is that the bad decision Bergler felt so anxious over, probably with pressure from Clinton and the rest of his team, that he stole classified material from the national archives and destroyed it?
"Yes, that is something that could push some politicians to break the law and risk all. Being relegated to political limbo for years would scare enough people to act irrationally."
Lets throw one more possibility into the above. What if Able Danger showed that elite American Rats got funds from $addam/Iraq that came from the Oil For Food Program?
"Is avoiding that kind of fate worth the risk of jail time? Is that the bad decision Bergler felt so anxious over, probably with pressure from Clinton and the rest of his team, that he stole classified material from the national archives and destroyed it?"
Destroying copies meant for public viewing does not remove the original materials. The only way the original stuff would get destroyed, is if the Clintoon admin had people at the National Archives in positions of authority and know how somehow over a period of time remove all traces of the information in question. Otherwise whatever Berger removed, destroyed has no meaning. It does not add up in my mind quite frankly. Something continues to bother me about this whole deal concerning Sandy Berger removing classified/declassified materials from the NA facility, e.g. removed from building. It just does not add up, UNLESS he was simply trying to review incriminating stuff he was involved in, by way of reading say memos he created, letters he may have signed, Intel Info reports he was involved in etc., interfaces with certain people in some particular decision making capacity, say something he and Clark might have discussed or made a decision to do/not due etc..
If the original stuff is still on microfilm etc., at the NA, then we are wasting our time on that issue. It probably is going to turn out he removed stuff for his review, CYA syndrome, knowing he may in the future get caught up in some further investigation that such as is now happening via. Weldon. He was caught on video then follow up apprenhended him trying to remove stuff that he was not supposed to, and in the process of taking an inventory of what he signed out for, to read while in the NA premise, it was found he did not return things,and when he did, there where things missing from the inventoried list. We presume he destroyed things. But so what. If they are not the originals. As I had said earlier on in another thread, if our NA is stupid enough to issue originals to anyone on request, then they are all total Asshole*, and deserved to be lined up and then let our Marines or Airborne take them out with a 50 Cal..
Able Danger has the RATS shaking in their boots.