Could you imagine if Condoleeza Rice had done this...

Former National Security Advisor Sandy Berger will plead guilty to taking classified reports from the National Archives. All of the documents relate to how the Clinton administration fought terrorism.

But, he didn't just take documents.

Rather than misplacing or unintentionally throwing away three of the five copies he took from the archives, as the former national security adviser earlier maintained, he shredded them with a pair of scissors late one evening at the downtown offices of his international consulting business.

The document, written by former National Security Council terrorism expert Richard A. Clarke, was an "after-action review" prepared in early 2000 detailing the administration's actions to thwart terrorist attacks during the millennium celebration. It contained considerable discussion about the administration's awareness of the rising threat of attacks on U.S. soil.

Archives officials have said previously that Berger had copies only, and that no original documents were lost. It remains unclear whether Berger knew that, or why he destroyed three versions of a document but left two other versions intact. Officials have said the five versions were largely similar, but contained slight variations as the after-action report moved around different agencies of the executive branch.

Some of the documents are still missing. His punishment: No jail time, a $10,000 fine, and he gives up his security clearance for 3 years! Could you imagine the uproar if Condoleeza Rice had done this before testifying before the 911 Panel?