When classified matter is entrusted or made known to you, you must protect it against loss or compromise. You are responsible for any act or failure that contributes to the loss, compromise, or unauthorized disclosure of classified information. This includes information that is passed verbally.
When you are found responsible for the loss, compromise, or unauthorized disclosure of classified matter or when you violate security regulations, you can expect to be disciplined promptly. Disciplinary action may include, in the case of military personnel, trial by court-martial or, in the case of civilians, prosecution under Title 18, United States Code, as amended, or other federal statutes, as appropriate.
Thanks for the excellent legal info. Was it legal for Berger to make notes from the classified material he reviewed, and then to take those notes with him when he left the archives?
I haven't had a chance to finish this thread yet, but I just found this in the Evansville Indiana paper (taken from AP).
"WASHINGTON Political veteran David Gergen says former national security adviser Sandy Berger "would never do anything to compromise" U-S security.
Berger, who worked in the Clinton administration, is being investigated in the disappearance of documents that were to be turned over to the panel investigating Nine-Eleven.
Gergen tells N-B-C's "Today" show the incident is "more innocent than it looks." He says he finds it "suspicious" that word of the Berger probe emerges as the panel prepares to release its report.
He says the probe began several months ago."
Who is this moron?