Botching Berger Facts
Topic: Newsmax
A Feb. 3 NewsMax article takes a swipe at former Clinton national security adviser Sandy Berger that the facts don't support.

The article's claim that Berger pleaded guilty "to stealing and destroying top secret national security documents in a bid to thwart the 9/11 Commission investigation" ignores two salient facts:

-- The documents Berger took and/or destroyed were copies, not originals, so no information was lost.

-- Since no information was lost -- and since Berger was cleared of the allegation that he withheld information from the 9/11 Commission -- NewsMax's claim that Berger was trying to "to thwart the 9/11 Commission investigation" makes no sense.