Posted on 07/19/2004 5:07:42 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
AP: Clinton Adviser Probed in Terror Memos
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By JOHN SOLOMON
WASHINGTON - President Clinton (news - web sites)'s national security adviser, Sandy Berger, is the focus of a criminal investigation after admitting he removed highly classified terrorism documents from a secure reading room during preparations for the Sept. 11 commission hearings, The Associated Press has learned.
Berger's home and office were searched earlier this year by FBI (news - web sites) agents armed with warrants. Some drafts of a sensitive after-action report on the Clinton administration's handling of al-Qaida terror threats during the December 1999 millennium celebration are still missing.
Berger and his lawyer said Monday night he knowingly removed handwritten notes he had taken from classified anti-terror documents he reviewed at the National Archives by sticking them in his jacket and pants. He also inadvertently took copies of actual classified documents in a leather portfolio, they said.
"I deeply regret the sloppiness involved, but I had no intention of withholding documents from the commission, and to the contrary, to my knowledge, every document requested by the commission from the Clinton administration was produced," Berger said in a statement to the AP.
Berger served as Clinton's national security adviser for all of the president's second term and most recently has been informally advising Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites). Clinton asked Berger last year to review and select the administration documents that would be turned over to the commission.
The FBI searched Berger's home and office with warrants earlier this year after employees of the National Archives told agents they believed they witnessed Berger put documents into his clothing while reviewing sensitive Clinton administration papers, officials said.
When asked, Berger said he returned some of the classified documents, which he found in his office, and all of the handwritten notes he had taken from the secure room, but said he could not locate two or three copies of the highly classified millennium terror report.
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Good point. I want to know who specifically allowed Berger to review these documents. Oh....a 911 commission member perhaps...ah let's see....maybe Jamie Gorelick?
Unfortunately, I'll be astounded if he is.
Prairie
Didn't I see a report the other day of some "very sensitive documents about airpot secuity being found in the street. I can not remember where they were found, but someone posted it here.
Completely disgusting.
We have not been able to corroborate some of the more sensational threat reporting, such as that from a [deleted text] service in 1998 saying that Bin Ladin wanted to hijack a US aircraft to gain the release of "Blind Shaykh" 'Umar 'Abd al-Rahman [sic] and other US-held extremists.
:—Nevertheless, FBI information since that time indicates patterns of suspicious activity in this country consistent with preparations for hijackings or other types of attacks, including recent surveillance of federal buildings in New York.
"I'm John Kerry and I served in Vietnam. How dare you George Bush minions question my patriotism by asking me about Sandy Berger!!! This is a political hatchet job led by John Ashcroft and the Republican attack machine to impugn the honor and character of all of us who served in Vietnam!"
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Saudi Arabian militant Osama bin Laden has been mentioned as a possible suspect after threatening a holy war by Islamic fighters against US troops in Saudi Arabia and Americans elsewhere.
Ms Albright said: "Clearly he is someone who has been involved in sponsoring terrorism."
US Defence Secretary William Cohen agreed it was important to establish whether a nation was involved in either sponsoring or harbouring the bombers. He said: "It was well co-ordinated. We are looking at all possibilities."
The US National Security Adviser, Sandy Berger, indicated investigators have some clues to work with. He said: "There is information to work with but, obviously, I think it would be not wise to discuss specific information."
"a few have already deflected blame to Ashcroft, etc,"
LMFAO!!!!!! liberals never take responsibility for anything!!!
bttt
Yeah, he accidentally fed them through the shredder, doused the shredded paper with gasoline, and set it on fire.
I just heard this on the tube, and I'm sorry I don't have time to do a proper search, but wasn't it Sandy Berger who was running Monica around New York trying to find her a job? He didn't have time for "terror threats" then, did he?
Gotta run, I can't wait to hear more about this!
Michael Savage is saying that Berger was seen putting documents in his underwear. Is this true?
And Berger advises on John Kerry? How did I miss that?
This will teach me to go away for the day...I'm so far behind and now the show The Grid is on in a few minutes. It looks like the only show to deal with jihadists in the way they should be dealt with and call them terrorists.
The "Sloppiness" was that he was caught.
I just can't stop saying it.
Well, I guess as long as you don't stick them in someone else's pants...[snicker].
To think this guy was our National Security Advisor! (shudder)
Bingo
They were using parts of the 9/11 commission report obviously leaked to Kerry as the calls were set up by the Kerry campaign.
It's up on the front page of msnbc.com now, and CBS.com - small, but it's there. Nothing yet on CNN.com. or ABC.
bttt
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