Posted on 03/31/2005 4:30:05 PM PST by neverdem
I bet he hates the Ten Commandments as they talk about stealing and lying.
Not to be conspiratorial or anything, but does anyone think its curious that this is announced on the same day as Terri Schiavo dying and the Pope apparently on his deathbed?
Thankyou sir for such an informative post.
I blame his pants
Thanks for the very clear explanation of how security is supposed to work. I too spent over 30 years living with the rules. How is Berger's action only a "misdemeanor"? I would have thought there was a felony offense there somewhere if the authorities wanted to pursue it.
Sandy going to get OWNED.....
Given the light sentence, there is reason toi believe he is owned.
Who? to what advantage? What did he spill?
Maybe we should starve and dehydrate him to death!
That, by the way, might have been an additional crime: improper disposal.
Even if otherwise permitted to destroy a document, that is not an acceptable way to do so.
Anyone else would have pled to 20 years..
Un-freaking-believable! A public slap on the wrist for the benefit of the ignorant public.
Berger should have been locked up in a federal prison (not a country club) for 20 years with no parole. And if he lived to complete his prison term, permanent restriction from all classified material.
More than a slap if we're to believe foxnews who reported he may get one year in prison and a fine of $100,000.
What....nothing about the socks?!?!?!
ping
OPINION.
No self-respecting newspaper editor would EVER let this pass in a straight news story. But, then again, we're talking about The New York Times - not exactly known for their journalistic standards.
Never heard of anyone getting that kind of punishment for a misdemeanor.
Thanks for thinking of me. Yes, I commented on this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1374996/posts
Now, to sum up my thoughts; I was happy to hear he'd plead, then disappointed at reading the first report, then better when I heard Pete Williams on MSNBC report.
Williams' report stated that it is significant that Berger has agreed to plead to "knowingly" removing the documents.
Williams also stated he had learned Berger is cooperating. Williams actually said this seemed mysterious as the case seemed simple enough.
This is what cheered me up because I respect Williams but was surprised by his analysis. I had posited for months that the reason Berger hadn't been charged yet was because they were pressuring him to cooperate.
So...this may not be the end of the story, I hope.
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