[conservative in nyc]

The Washington Post and New York Times reported in March and April that the five documents stolen by Sandy the Burglar were different versions of Richard Clarke's classified millennium "after action review" from early 2000. He also took the handwritten notes he made in the National Archive about the after action review. Berger shred three of the five versions because they were allegedly identical. Berger returned the two remaining stolen copies of the report and his handwritten notes after he was called out for stealing the documents by archives staff.

The NYT obtained this information from a Berger "associate" when his plea bargain was announced; the Washington Post's source is less clear, although they also spoke to a "Berger associate who declined to be identified by name but was speaking with Berger's permission."

[popdonnelly]

Now, children. You don't take Top Secret documents out of their repository and shred them. No, NO, NO. That is against the law.

[aposiopetic]

Berger shred three of the five versions because they were allegedly identical.

Just trying to save the Archives a little space, I guess.