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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (56462)7/27/2004 11:32:37 AM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 794146
 
I have never held a secret clearance, so have never accessed that part of the National Archives, but have used other specialized archives that require special credentials. The librarians have better things to do than monitor people using the archives every second of the day. They're constantly in and out, doing things that need to be done, putting things away, getting things for other people, responding to the telephone.

There is an inherent level of trust built in because the person inside the archives has to demonstrate a basic level of trustworthiness just to be let in. And Sandy Berger was formerly the National Security Advisor to the President, one of the most trusted and respected positions held in our government. If he can't be trusted, who can?

It would only take a second to conceal documents in a briefcase already containing documents, and then they simply blend in.

In order to prevent document theft, either each person using the archives must be assigned a special minder, or each page of the documents must be given an electronic anti-theft device, or each person leaving the archives must submit to a body cavity search.

Or maybe they should just keep Democrats out?

I do think it's funny to blame the archivists rather than Berger.
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