Posted on 10/10/2007 3:37:36 PM PDT by vietvet67
There are two kinds of crooks. The first cuts a deal. He tells the government what he knows and forever after is ostracized and hunted by his old partners in crime. The second is stand-up. He keeps his mouth shut. After serving his time, he is welcomed back into the fold. He might even get a bump up in rank from his grateful bosses.
No, were not talking about The Sopranos. What we have in mind is a new episode of a tawdry soap opera that began in the 1990s. Welcome to the case of disgraced former national security adviser Sandy Berger and what it portends about a potential President Hillary.
Now Berger is back in business at Camp Clinton, advising New Yorks junior senator in her bid for the White House. This warrants a review of Bergers recent history. After his stint as national security adviser, he became Bill Clintons liaison to the 9/11 Commission as it investigated intelligence failures (many of which happened on Bergers watch). Berger was accordingly given access to the national archives, both to prepare his own testimony and to get the former president ready for an interview with the commission.
Berger used his privileged access to steal top-secret national-defense documents. On at least two occasions he stuffed them into his clothing and briefcase, smuggling them out of the archives. He secreted some of these stolen papers under the wheel of a truck at a nearby construction site so that he could return for them later. Other documents he intentionally destroyed. These actions were serious felonies.
(Excerpt) Read more at article.nationalreview.com ...
There is no doubt at all that the Clinttons are a criminal organization. But, since they are Dummie politicians, they are immune from legal action against them. They get better protections than do foreign diplomats — there is nothing that they could ever do that would be used against them in a court of law. They have pre-offense pardons.
There is no doubt at all that the Clintoons is a criminal organization. But, since they are Dummie politicians, they are immune from legal action against them. They get better protections than do foreign diplomats — there is nothing that they could ever do that would be used against them in a court of law. They have pre-offense pardons.
You're over-thinking this thing. Besides, we already know the character of Queen Hillary & what kind of underhanded tricks she is capable of. Do you think a lightweight like Sandy Berger would have the cajones to blackmail a streetfighter like Hillary?
The whole thing stinks and we’ll probably not hear another word about it.
Probably some backroom deals made along the way..
No doubt.
I think he grabbed docs related to TWA-800.
The Democratic Party is a criminal enterprise.
I must confess that I have never understood this part of the scandal. The National Archives would be one place I would expect people in charge to be fastidious about guarding and filing and keeping backup copies if the originals are to be accessible to people.
That makes sense. Once (on 9-11-01) Stephanopoulos made reference to the "bombing" of TWA-800, and Kerry called it a terrorist attack on at least two occasions.
“Do you think a lightweight like Sandy Berger would have the cajones to blackmail a streetfighter like Hillary?”
Absolutely. She, more than likely, has enough stuff on him to put him in the slammer forever. So, if he can, like the rat he is, he can blackmail old monster-thighs into giving him a job. And besides, she can keep him near her. Just think if he wrote a book.
Nothing would surprise me about the whole gaggle of felons that were in the White House lo’ those 8 years.
“Do you think a lightweight like Sandy Berger would have the cajones to blackmail a streetfighter like Hillary?”
Absolutely. She, more than likely, has enough stuff on him to put him in the slammer forever. So, if he can, like the rat he is, he can blackmail old monster-thighs into giving him a job. And besides, she can keep him near her. Just think if he wrote a book.
Nothing would surprise me about the whole gaggle of felons that were in the White House lo’ those 8 years.
Exactly.
If Clinton is elected the country will become very badly polarized. The Republicans must nominate a winner to prevent national disaster.
James Dobson, it's up to you!
he fired US Attorneys that refused to prosecute this
Oh? tell me more about this......name them, the dates, and their districts
BTW, note the date on THIS:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16706-2005Mar31.html
The originals were not accessible to anybody without extremely high security clearance. Increasing the number of copies of something in existence tends to increase the likelihood that one of them will leak. Of course, if one lets Sandy Burglar have unfettered access to the documents all bets are off.
LLS
let me be more direct, then.....name a US Atty that was fired who was involved in the Berger get outta jail free/misdemeanor/plea deal/alleged prosecution.
Reminder.....YOU said above that one got canned for NOT prosecuting berger......
“Lets also not forget that this Administration was threatened with impeachment, because he fired US Attorneys that refused to prosecute this and other dim related crimes.”
but he was “prosecuted”.....just given a pass by DOJ.....so your statement is in error or needs some explaining.
LLS
“You are missing my point.”
No I’m not. You stated it clearly, but now you have changed it.
Fact is, Berger was “prosecuted” (albeit given a pass). No US Atty was fired for refusing to prosecute him.
I think where you and I differ here is that while klintons butt got covered for some serious national security damage, I am quite willing to at least consider that it all might well go back as far as the april glaspie matter......and that if so, one bush admin might be complicit in letting berger slide to prevent whatever a real and total investigation and trial might have shaken out........in fact, I am quite suspicious that this is part of the reason that the current Bush’s DOJ allowed the slap-on-the-wrist.
Nonetheless, no clintonoid/dem was a bit unhappy with the way it shook out re berger, and if a US Atty was fired for declining to “prosecute” berger and others wound up changing that decision, this is the first I’ve heard of it or even seen it floated. To say that a US Atty was fired because berger wasn’t prosecuted is just plain incorrect, because he WAS “prosecuted”.
I did phrase it wrong... but I appreciate your seeing my actual meaning.
LLS
Yes, but I emphasised DESTROYED because the news reports always say “STOLE or REMOVED” meaning the Archives got them back....Burglar DESTROYED ORIGINAL CLASSIFED DOCS which we will NEVER know what they contained and he got NO PUNISHMENT!!!! I DETEST the BUSH JUSTICE DEPT!! OXYMORON.
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