Posted by
Kilroy on Thursday, March 15, 2007 2:31:34 PM
NEWS BRIEF:
WASHINGTON, DC – It has been learned that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has tracked down the “mystery caller” who first tipped off authorities to the theft of highly classified documents from the National Archive in Washington. That call led to the immediate arrest of former Clinton Administration National Security Advisor Sandy Berger. It also sparked what has been described as the “largest manhunt in Bureau history” aimed at finding the source of that original call.
For years speculation has swirled around the identity of the anonymous caller, who reported seeing Berger removing the secreted documents from his socks and underwear and hiding them near a construction trailer across the street from the Archives. Acting on that tip, Capitol Police staked out the “dead drop” and arrested Berger later that evening as he attempted to recover the documents.
On Monday, Justice Department Special Investigator Gerald Fitzpatrick, speaking on condition of anonymity, announced the successful conclusion of the manhunt and identified the caller as National Archive snack bar manager, I. Lewis Libby. Libby is alleged to have been restocking the Scooter Pie display when he spotted Berger through the window, and made that call.
Berger, who confessed to espionage charges in a plea agreement, is currently serving out his sentence which includes a $5.00 fine, a 90 day suspension of his National Archive valet parking privileges, and lunch with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has voiced strong opposition to the Berger sentence on the grounds that it violates proscriptions against “cruel and unusual punishment”.
Libby is to be shot at 10:00 a.m. Friday.
