Classified material is supposed to be stapled or bound with a brightly covered sheet with all kinds of nasty admonishments all over it. Each sheet should be Identified a certain way (I am revealing nothing that isn't legal). Its impossible to mistake those documents for anything else.

But Burger is no fool. He knows security procedures and would know he would be caught. So I really doubt he did it purposefully. I can imagine picking-up a stack of combined personal paper and classified and then inadvertently stuck them in his personal binder.

If accidental then he should get some stern frowns and removal of his clearances. If he did it on purpose, burn him. Only the gravest political reason can justify breaking security. Like Daniel Ellsberg's breacj for example. IF its politics, he needs a trial. What bothers me is that he claims he destroyed some of them. I can't imagine how you do that by accident.

But I kind of doubt its intentional. I think he screwed-up. It happens.

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Oh my, he also brought unapproved derived documents out of a secure facility. That's a breech, too. The document, anything he learned from the document, any copies or drawings made while reviewing documents, etc are all covered. I can't believe he was that dumb. I wonder if all upper-level bureaucrats are that cavelier with the rules? Might explain the mindset of the nitwit who revealed Wilson's wife's identity to the press.

If upper-level doesn't scrupulously obey the rules, and get punished for violating them, what effect does that have on the lower echelons?

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