[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 103 (Thursday, July 22, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H6685]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 EXPRESSING DISMAY OVER ALLEGED CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF FORMER NATIONAL 
                     SECURITY ADVISOR SANDY BERGER

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my profound dismay 
over the allegedly criminal activities of former National Security 
Adviser Sandy Berger and his apparent theft of classified terrorism-
related documents from the National Archives.
  As a former Air Force officer and current subcommittee chairman on 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, I am used to dealing 
with and protecting highly classified materials. I would have presumed 
that Mr. Berger was also.

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  Yet, it appears that Mr. Berger smuggled his stolen documents out of 
a secure area in his socks and down his pants. That is correct, in his 
socks and down his pants, Mr. Speaker. If it was not so serious, it 
would be comical.
  Are we expected to believe that this was all some sort of innocent 
mistake? The Wall Street Journal likened such a pitiful excuse to the 
old ``the dog ate my homework'' routine.
  Mr. Speaker, there are two critical concerns here. First is the 
apparent premeditated theft of highly classified material, presumably 
to be withheld from the 9/11 Commission and; second, what was in these 
stolen documents that would cause a former National Security Adviser to 
risk his reputation and potential jail time to cover up. I want to know 
the answers to these questions, and I want Mr. Berger to be held 
accountable for his actions. I suspect the American people do as well.

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