The Berger Whitewash

WND.com ^ | 04-04-05 | Farah, Joseph

[clyde260]

My first gut reaction after reading your post is: (groaning) Oh No, here we go again. Gosh these guys are sooo slimy.

Thanks for the info.

[MamaLucci]

Even after the Archives burglary, Berger was slithering around Washington involved in profiting from US government business in Iraq.

Even after the burglary AND an open investigation of said burglary
being launched. If memory serves, Berger was under investigation
for over a year before the public found out about it.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Joseph Farah is wrong.

The two standards for justice are for DemoRats and Republicans.

Imagine the outrage if a Condi Rice or a Brent Scrowcroft would have taken documents out of the National Archives. The New York Times would run out of headline space.

[cyncooper]

Berger was under investigation for over a year before the public found out about it.

FBI brought into the Berger case in January 2004 and we found out about it a few months later (about a year after his first pilfering--July). He committed his crimes in July, September and October 2003.

[churchillbuff]

Would it do any good to contact the Department of Justice?

No.

[clyde260]

Bump, I have to go for now.

[churchillbuff]

Michael Savage speculated that Bush Sr. and Clinton worked this out during their Tsunami tour. Savage: Both parties in the permanent governmnet, our "benign oligarchy," protect their own by protecting each other.

[Liz]

.....and besides, the Archives had to reort to setting up a sting to catch Berger in the act.....

[mo]

"His "punishment" would be a $10,000 fine and not being allowed to serve in a national security position in the federal government for a period of three years, which, of course, is meaningless since Republicans will be in control of the White House until 2008".....please note Mr. Berger will be allowed to potentially "serve" again in pewrhaps the next Democratic administration...whether by invitation...or having confiscated his masters' incriminations, by blackmail!!

[Ahban]

Just another example of the Republicrats taking care of each other. It's like pro-wrestling, they pretend to be enemies when the cameras are on and then go out drinking.

http://www.constitutionparty.com

[varon]

Which is more deserving of jail time, Lying about a stock trade or stealing secure government documents? (my emphasis)

During war time, at that!!!

[Sans-Culotte]

Fortunately for Sandy, he did not commit the one unforgivable crime: uttering a racially insensitive remark.

[MamaLucci]

From this July, 2004 article.....

The criminal investigation of Berger began last October but only came to light this week.

Kerry Camp Accuses White House of Berger Leak

The way I read it, for the 9 months before the news of the investigation broke, Sandy the Burglar kept up business as usual.

So, although most of official Washington knew Berger was under investigation for a serious crime, he was still advising a candidate for the presidency, and, as Liz pointed out, profiting from US government business in Iraq.

There is something extremely wrong with this picture.

[cyncooper]

Yes, he was caught in October but the FBI was brought in in January.

I am not sure most of Washington knew about the investigation. Berger knew he was being investigated, so he of course told clinton. Lindsey knew because he's the one the Archives called to say documents were missing. The reason they called him is Lindsey served as liaison between clinton and the Archives for any official (ahem) at the Archives on clinton's behalf.

Kamp Kerry most likely knew because Berger was working with them.

But I don't think most of DC knew. As to the leak, the Bush administration, contrary to the dem/media spin, most certainly did not leak it. There was no purpose to do so. It is a tried and true clintonian tactic to leak the existance of the investigation. Making it public threw a monkey wrench in quietly collecting evidence and gave them the spin of "the Bush administration is leaking" thereby diverting attention from the actual crime. Also it would help serve down the road with an attempt to say it was all "old news". I don't think it worked this time.

I agree, it is outrageous he has been able to galavant about with an aura of respectability he lost long long ago, as did the rest of that crew.

[Dante3]

For a long time we've seen two sets of justice. One for the Sandy Bergers and rich athletes and celebrities such as OJ and Robert Blake. And another set for us.

[wildbill]

I wonder if the Fed. attorney in charge of this case was a Bush appointee or a holdover from the Clinton regime? Does anyone know?

[rdcorso]

In Washington there is a system where the powerful protect each other.Since they all end up doing something wrong at one time or another the wheels keep turning.The way that Bush has been sucking up to Clinton lately is real sickening to watch.

[OESY]

The repeated failures by the 9/11 Commission leadership to deal adequately with national security secrets that Berger stole and destroyed, with the Gorelick conflicts of interest, and with its catering to partisan agendas to ensure a consensus at the expense of a thorough assessment of the facts shall forever undermine the validity of the Commission's recommendations.

[Henchster]

Do you think the $10,000 for the fine comes from Bubba's excess war chest slush funds?

What a coincidence, the $10,000 fine amount is the EXACT limit for tax-free "gifts."

Berger won't pay a dime, liberal contributors will.

[mickie]

I wrote Her Honor Robinson a letter. Alot of good that will do......I'll probably get a IRS tax audit next year!