JURY PROBES EX-BILL AIDE'S 'SOCKS DOCS'-FOX News has confirmed the grand jury investigation

New York Post ^ | 1/11/05 | DEBORAH ORIN

[kattracks]

anuary 11, 2005 -- EXCLUSIVE

WASHINGTON — The criminal probe into why former Bill Clinton aide Sandy Berger illegally sneaked top-secret documents out of the National Archives — possibly in his socks — has heated up and is now before a federal grand jury, The Post has learned.

The "Socks Docs" probe forced Berger, who was President Clinton's national security adviser, to step down as Democrat John Kerry's top foreign-policy adviser last summer.

"It may have been off the front pages, but the investigation has been active," said a source with knowledge of the probe.

"[Berger] has been interviewed several times by federal agents — FBI and prosecutors."

Berger admits removing 40 to 50 top-secret documents from the archives, but claims it was an "honest mistake" made while he vetted documents for the 9/11 commission's probe into the Twin Towers attacks.

Berger has also acknowledged that he destroyed some documents — he says by accident.

[snip]

The probe was touched off last spring when stunned archives staffers reported seeing Berger sneak classified documents out of a top-secret reading room in his pants and socks while vetting Clinton-era items for the commission.

They then ran a sting operation in which they coded some documents and confirmed they were missing when Berger left.

The documents were classified Code Word, the highest security classification, above Top Secret.

The commission report makes clear that Berger had a habit of writing candid notes in the margin of memos, sometimes flatly rejecting plans for action.

He nixed a plan to capture Osama bin Laden with one word: "No."

[MEG33]

It's about time!

[Angry Republican]

My sister works there. Ping.

[pageonetoo]

It's about time!

Yep, and he ain't gonna do any... FOB's seem to be FOW's///

[backhoe]

Yes, Down My Pants. Oh, Like You Haven't? The Sordid Sandburglar Story
various FR links | 07-20-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1175187/posts

[Lancey Howard]

The question is: Does Sandy Berger have the same stomach for 'omerta' that people like Hubbell and other Clintonites had? This guy isn't getting any younger. If he's ever going to give anything up, he needs to start hard jail time ASAP. Marion would help encourage the scumbag to talk.

[Liz]

The commission report makes clear that Berger had a habit of writing candid notes in the margin of memos, sometimes flatly rejecting plans for action. (Berger) nixed a plan to capture Osama bin Laden with one word: "No."

The Clinton interregnum, was the most vile and evil America has ever seen. Berger himself was obviously not driven by the desire to protect American citizens......which this Dim idiot should have known was part of his job description.

What did Berger think being Ntl Security advisor meant? He sure was not protecting our security.

Unfortunately, we will not uncover all the crimes and evil committed by Berger and the rest of the Clinton scumbags, but we need to make sure Berger gets nailed for the document heist.

[tomnbeverly]

Definately about time we get back on track with hammering the Clintoons.. No wonder why Bubba has been warming up with Dubya lately he is looking at getting some pardons for Sandy and friends.

[MEG33]

Time to add another link to my "backhoe" file...

[JFK_Lib]

"Berger has also acknowledged that he destroyed some documents — he says by accident."

Umm dont people go toprison for 'accidental' crimes all the time?

[backhoe]

Regards to you, MEG33.

[hershey]

Thank you! Some of us were beginning to wonder if Sandy Burglar was a figment of our imagination.

[Eagles6]

Perhaps mr. burglar was just trying to "pad his resume", as it were, by stuffing classified documents in his trousers. It did seem that the clintoon administration had a preoccupation with that article of clothing. Like how do you keep these dang things from falling down all the time? Bubba's pardon powers are past, but we all know what happened to Jim McDougall and Ron Brown and the rest. Berger will not roll over, but take it like a man (bad pun intended). Life behind bars is better than no life at all.

[NetValue]

Removal of classified documents is a crime. One would be accidental, but fifty...big problem. Destruction of government property is a crime. Intent will be important to defense and prosecution. Selective destruction is hard to define as "inadvetant".

Presuming guilt, whether he was acting on his own behalf or for someone else will be of great importance. Commiting a felony on behalf of another after discussion is called conspiracy. That too is a felony with heavy penalties.

[river rat]

".........but claims it was an "honest mistake".

Bull Squat!

It may have been an "honest mistake" if the documents had been inadvertently placed in his briefcase -- but in his FREAKING PANTS AND SOCKS?!!!!!

That my friends, is no "honest mistake"...that is outright premeditated theft.

His "mistake" was in getting caught..

Sandy needs to spend some quality time in a cell with a 300 pound oversexed fudge packer named Bubba....

Semper Fi

[MeekOneGOP]

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[MEG33]

LOL!

[MeekOneGOP]

That my friends, is no "honest mistake"...that is outright premeditated theft.

His "mistake" was in getting caught..

Yeah, really. The audacity of it all. And then THIS:

Berger has also acknowledged that he destroyed some documents — he says by accident.

He made an "honest mistake" stealing documents that were classified Code Word, the highest security classification, above Top Secret, and then "accidentally" destroyed some. Uh-huh.

He must think we were born yesterday.

What an embezzle! What an Ultra-Maroon!

[MeekOneGOP]

:^D

[MeekOneGOP]

And if this was a Republican, this would have received Abu-Ghraib-like
headlines in the New York Slimes, don't you know??

[JimSEA]

Berger admits removing 40 to 50 top-secret documents from the archives, but claims it was an "honest mistake" made while he vetted documents for the 9/11 commission's probe into the Twin Towers attacks.

You are too harsh! An "honest mistake" occures when a Democrat commits a crime. I thought everone knew that.

[Beckwith]

"Berger admits removing 40 to 50 top-secret documents from the archives, but claims it was an "honest mistake"

If this is his best defense, Berger is in deep doo-doo.

Topsecret -– this is the highest security level, and is defined as information which would cause "exceptionally grave damage" to national security if disclosed to the public. This classification is most often subdivided on the basis of "need to know", and includes such information as the design of cutting-edge weaponry, war plans, nuclear weapons, etc.

Each Top Secret document must have a cover page. If Berger snatched 50 of them he saw 50 of these:



More information herel

[MeekOneGOP]

:^D

[OldFriend]

Better not to have this distraction during the campaign.

[Happy2BMe]

CLASSIFIED CODE WORD - BULL$HIT DOT . DOT . DOT . . - ping.

(How can this worm get away with this? This precedent breaks every rule in the book - EVERY RULE IN THE BOOK!)

Had this breech of security been done by a member of our Armed Forces, they would go to jail for at least 20 years.

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Berger admits removing 40 to 50 top-secret documents from the archives, but claims it was an "honest mistake" made while he vetted documents for the 9/11 commission's probe into the Twin Towers attacks.

Berger has also acknowledged that he destroyed some documents — he says by accident.

The documents were classified Code Word, the highest security classification, above Top Secret.

[Brian Allen]

Could sandy burlar be the crack in the cli'ton crime-family oyster?

For, surely, if even the pretense is to be maintained that ours is a nation of Laws, sooner or later one or another of the kling tong gang's made men must be brought to the bar of justice and/or justice be brought to him.

Notwithstanding that we may never be able to assemble a jury that would convict the recidivist, treasonous, lying, looting, thieving, mass-murdering, co-serial-raping gangster bastards at whose pleasure they servile.

[MeekOneGOP]

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Media Research Center:
Dan Ra^ther on Bill Clinton:
"I think he’s an honest man."

   O’Reilly: "I want to ask you flat out, do you think President Clinton’s an honest man?"
    Ra^ther: "Yes, I think he’s an honest man."
    O’Reilly: "Do you, really?"
    Ra^ther: "I do."
    O’Reilly: "Even though he lied to Jim Lehrer’s face about the Lewinsky case?"
    Ra^ther: "Who among us has not lied about something?"
    O’Reilly: "Well, I didn’t lie to anybody’s face on national television. I don’t think you have, have you?"
    Ra^ther: "I don’t think I ever have. I hope I never have. But, look, it’s one thing-"
    O’Reilly, jumping in: "How can you say he’s an honest guy then?"
    Ra^ther: "Well, because I think he is. I think at core he’s an honest person. I know that you have a different view. I know that you consider it sort of astonishing anybody would say so, but I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things."
    O’Reilly: "Really?!?"
    Ra^ther: "Yeah, I do."
    O’Reilly: "See, I can’t. I want my government to be honest across-the-board. I don’t want people lying."

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[MEG33]

I know...

[Happy2BMe]

BTTT

[Brian Allen]

Note well that the "Democtat" activist employees at the Archives on numerous occasions let burglar walk with the "Code Word" docs.

Neither of the Kling Tongs let alone any of their lackies should have had a key to a feral gummint toilet after January 20 2001 -- let alone been allowed access to the stationary cupboard and never mind confidential material.

And now the ex-presidente is in symbolic charge of Tsunami relief funds.

Are we being shown contempt by a self-annoited oligarchy -- or are we being shown contempt by a self-annointed oligarchy -- or what?

[kanawa]

Bump

[Preachin']

I think Bill's buddy was hiding embarrassing info on the Clintons related to their "handling" of the WTC bombing.

[Enterprise]

Say now, this is all getting really suspicious. First, Hillary's old campaign scandal is suddenly in the news, and now Sandy Burglar's mess if before a grand jury. And don't forget, Clinton has suddenly become President Bush's bitch to help raise disaster relief funds.

"Somethin's happenin' here,
What it is aint exactly clear
(Buffalo Springfield)

[Randy Papadoo]

Berger, the NSA, and Bill Richardson, Sec of Energy under Clinton, whistled past the theft of nuke stuff from Los Alamos and sent to China.

Did you ever think that this could have been linked to Bubba's Chinese campaign funds? Like the computer from the "crashed rocket" in China?

Smilin' Sandy, the Moral Slug!

[Happy2BMe]

'Are we being shown contempt by a self-annoited oligarchy -- or are we being shown contempt by a self-annointed oligarchy -- or what?'

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The latter one, I think.

(What grabs me is that John Kerry was primed to appoint Bill Clinton as the U.N. Chief replacement for Kofi Anan in 2007.)

It really IS one corrupted world system, isn't it.

[rawcatslyentist]

Gotta remember who Bungholio was employed by at the time!
JoKe hiss-elf. Look what VC Hero Johnny is up to now!
Hey GW PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION FROM ENEMIES FOREGEIN AND DOMESTIC NOW!!!!

Shut down the Alphabet Channels (ABJazerra & Her Sister Stations)!
Vote with your Remote!

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[Happy2BMe]

Cool profile page ya got there.

[no more apples]

So glad you posted this.

[no more apples]

You are a panic! LOL!

[Joe Boucher]

When I got my Top Secret Clearence I like everyone else that gets one has to sign their constitutionaly guaranteed right away in connection with them. Mishandle them or even take them out of a secure location and go to jail.
Let someone without a need to know see them and go to jail. For each document I believe there was a least a five year, $5,000 fine.
How many documents did little sandy mishandle or steatl to save his and his boss billys asses?

[kittymyrib]

I wonder whether what he was smuggling out were docs tying the Clintoons to the Oil-for-Food scam....just a thought.

[TomGuy]

'Socks Docs'

or

'Shorts Reports'

or

'Briefs Briefs'

[Finalapproach29er]

Are we a nation of laws,or not?

[livius]

, whether he was acting on his own behalf or for someone else will be of great importance

I don't think he would have done it on his own, frankly. He was so brazen and blatant about it that he obviously thought he was protected, probably thought that the archivists weren't going to report his activities because they knew who had sent him.

IIRC, one of his initial "explanations" was that they were Clinton's papers and therefore Clinton or anybody working for Clinton had a right to them. However, I don't think it's likely that we're ever going to be informed of that connection. Like most of Clinton's co-conspirators in other criminal activities, I'm sure his lips are and will remain sealed.

[Peach]

So Berger stole 40-50 documents accidentally and destroyed some of them accidentally. Riiiiight.

Glad to hear this is heating up again.

[windchime]

Fox & Friends just mentioned they will be discussing this topic this morning.

[Brian Allen]

<< It really IS one corrupted world system, isn't it. >>

It is but we may set our part of it to rights by reinstating representative government and in the process ridding ourselves of the self-perpetuating political classes.

Proper identification including proof of citizenship at the time of registration and proper identification at the ballot; the strict limitation of absentee ballots to [eg] the military, those out of the country but able to report to Consular Offices and the mentally-able hospitalized; the ridding ourselves of all of the flim-flam confidence trickery wilfully engineered and facilitated by the use of machines to register votes and the cessation of the practice of transporting uncounted ballots and the restoration of only-locally-counted paper ballots will begin the process. At least until the systemic corruption is swept out, term limits will also be required.

And perhaps Washington State -- and a new gubernatorial election -- is the place to begin -- and perhaps the time is Right Now!

[Brian Allen]

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[Happy2BMe]

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[Quix]

Please ping me and keep us posted as much as safe and wise.

I hope Berger turns State's evidence and sings like a canary.