SHIFTY SANDY

I’m gob-smacked, as the Brits say, by the news that Sandy Berger stole documents relating to the Clinton administration’s record on terrorism and has apparently lost some critical documents. It seems to me that Berger has admitted to intentionally lifting key documents, and keeping them from the purview of the 9/11 Commission. Berger ascribes this to “sloppiness.” How can stuffing papers down your pants be a function of “sloppiness’? It’s a function of someone doing something he knows he shouldn’t. It’s theft. But what was his motive? Are the Clinton people that scared of people discovering their negligence with regard to al Qaeda? Or is there something else at play? Right now, I have far more questions than answers. But this strikes me as a huge deal. Berger’s actions seem designed to undermine a vital part of the job of the 9/11 Commission. He should be prosecuted aggressively; and the real reasons for his subterfuge need to be flushed out.