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Berger Will Plead Guilty To Taking Classified Paper(April 1, 2005 )
The Washington Post ^
| April 1, 2005
| John F. Harris and Allan Lengel
Posted on 03/31/2006 5:46:25 PM PST by DallasMike
Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger, a former White House national security adviser, plans to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, and will acknowledge intentionally removing and destroying copies of a classified document about the Clinton administration's record on terrorism.
Berger's plea agreement, which was described yesterday by his advisers and was confirmed by Justice Department officials, will have one of former president Bill Clinton's most influential advisers and one of the Democratic Party's leading foreign policy advisers in a federal court this afternoon.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: 911; berger; bs; clinton; clintonistas; corruption; doj; nara; pants; sandyberger; terrorism; wot
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To: DallasMike
They sure managed to drip...drip...drip the info on THIS story, as opposed to All DeLay All the Time, and Wilsongate!
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:47:57 PM PST
by
Darkwolf377
(No respect for conservatives? That's free speech. No respect for liberals? That's hate speech.)
To: DallasMike
Another well-timed Friday release.
To: Darkwolf377
Friday afternoon news dump!
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:49:38 PM PST
by
Howlin
("It doesn't have a policy. It doesn't need to have a policy. What's the point of a Democratic policy)
To: Darkwolf377
MISDEMEANOR???? People are thrown out of the military for a LOT less!! The Clintnistas escape again.
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:49:46 PM PST
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion: The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience. T)
To: DallasMike
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:49:51 PM PST
by
VOA
To: DallasMike
Under terms negotiated by Berger's attorneys and the Justice Department, he has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine and accept a three-year suspension of his national security clearance. WOW! What a harsh penalty! This will really deter others from manipulating classified documents to cover up ineptness and crimes!
These terms must be accepted by a judge before they are final,
I don't suppose we can hope for a hanging judge?
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:50:02 PM PST
by
Yossarian
(The media is now simply running a 24/7 soap opera with Dubya cast as the arch villain.)
To: DallasMike
Wow! I'm surprised since I thought his fate was a done deal:
The terms of Berger's agreement required him to acknowledge to the Justice Department the circumstances of the episode. Rather than misplacing or unintentionally throwing away three of the five copies he took from the archives, as the former national security adviser earlier maintained, he shredded them with a pair of scissors late one evening at the downtown offices of his international consulting business.
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:50:21 PM PST
by
mathprof
To: DallasMike
He accepts complete responsibility for his actions, and regrets the mistakes he made during his review of documents at the National Archives." Hmmm. Next time I get caught robbing a bank, I will try this explanation.
"Sir, I regret my mistakes".
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:51:57 PM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: BigSkyFreeper; Miss Marple; Peach
A misdemeanor plea agreement on FRIDAY afternoon.
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:52:01 PM PST
by
onyx
(Elections are in November, 06 ---- 08 can wait!)
To: DallasMike
Why did he ever bother? He's either very stupid or there's more than meets the eye here.
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:52:04 PM PST
by
bkepley
To: Howlin
Hello,
Also interesting, the article is dated April 1st.... :)
Glad to be here, MOgirl
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:52:55 PM PST
by
MOgirl
(Hillary. She's a totalitarian freak. And you know what I'm talkin' about.)
To: DallasMike
Archives officials have said previously that Berger had copies only, and that no original documents were lost. It remains unclear whether Berger knew that, or why he destroyed three versions of a document but left two other versions intact. Officials have said the five versions were largely similar, but contained slight variations as the after-action report moved around different agencies of the executive branch. Largely similar! LOL! Not copies.
Maybe he distroyed the copies with his notes "I agree with Dick, Osama will boogie to Baghdad."
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:53:23 PM PST
by
Shermy
(President Bush, tell us what jobs Americans won't do.)
To: DallasMike
A misdemeanor? This only further confirms that there is no crime in high politics as long as high politics write the laws.
To: DallasMike
some animals are more equal than other animals. republican or democrat is a title for OUR consumption.
To: Ann Archy; Howlin
Don't worry, the Sunday morning shows will be nothing but wall-to-wall coverage of how the National Security Advisor admitted to destroying documents about the President's anti-terror record. You just know there will be nothing but nonstop criticism of the Clinton Administration as being corrupt, and a complete hammering of the Democrats ("Let's move on, there are important issues concerning the American people") who defend Berger.
P.S. You wanna send me the check for that swampland?
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:54:23 PM PST
by
Darkwolf377
(No respect for conservatives? That's free speech. No respect for liberals? That's hate speech.)
To: Yossarian
I don't suppose we can hope for a hanging judge? I bet we get a clinton appointee...
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:54:48 PM PST
by
null and void
(Start worrying. Details to follow...)
To: DallasMike
Would it be a misdemeanor if I waltzed out the door with classified documents?
To: DallasMike
"Is that a state secret in your pocket, Mr. Berger, or are you just glad to see me?"
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:55:23 PM PST
by
Bernard
(History repeats itself because people don't change.)
To: DallasMike
Berger belongs in a federal prison.
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posted on
03/31/2006 5:55:55 PM PST
by
OldFriend
(AMERICA WOULD NOT BE THE LAND OF THE FREE IF IT WERE NOT ALSO THE HOME OF THE BRAVE)
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