The Associated Press is reporting that the National Archives has lost a computer hard drive  ”containing massive amounts of sensitive data from the Clinton administration, including Social Security numbers, addresses, and Secret Service and White House operating procedures.”    

In addition, the missing information includes logs of events and political records as well as “an as yet unknown amount of personally identifiable information of White House staff and visitors.”   

Missing from the AP story, was a logical reminder that President Clinton’s former national security adviser Samuel R. “Sandy” Berger entered a guilty plea April 1, 2005, for the unauthorized removal and retention of classified material.   

For that crime, Berger was fined a total of $56,905, his security clearance was canceled, and he was required to report monthly monthly to a probation officer for two years. Berger also picked up trash in Virginia parks for 100 hours to fulfill a community service requirement.   

Still, there is no telling what else Berger might have removed from the Archives in his pants, and, if he is not a logical suspect in the case, he should be. 

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