Clinton Advisor Stole Terror Memos

WASHINGTON - President Clinton's national security adviser, Sandy Berger, is the focus of a criminal investigation after admitting he removed highly classified terrorism documents from a secure reading room during preparations for the Sept. 11 commission hearings, The Associated Press has learned.

Berger's home and office were searched earlier this year by FBI agents armed with warrants. Some drafts of a sensitive after-action report on the Clinton administration's handling of al-Qaida terror threats during the December 1999 millennium celebration are still missing.

Berger and his lawyer said Monday night he knowingly removed handwritten notes he had taken from classified anti-terror documents he reviewed at the National Archives by sticking them in his jacket and pants. He also inadvertently took copies of actual classified documents in a leather portfolio, they said.

"I deeply regret the sloppiness involved, but I had no intention of withholding documents from the commission, and to the contrary, to my knowledge, every document requested by the commission from the Clinton administration was produced," Berger said in a statement to the AP.

Berger served as Clinton's national security adviser for all of the president's second term and most recently has been informally advising Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. Clinton asked Berger last year to review and select the administration documents that would be turned over to the commission.

Berger Steps Down From Kerry Campaign

WASHINGTON — Former National Security Adviser Sandy Berger announced Tuesday that he would no longer serve as an informal adviser to John Kerry in his race for the White House, after reports revealed Berger is the subject of a criminal investigation over the disappearance of terrorism documents.

"Mr. Berger does not want any issue surrounding the 9/11 commission to be used for partisan purposes. With that in mind he has decided to step aside as an informal adviser to the Kerry campaign until this matter is resolved," said Lanny Breuer, Berger's attorney.

Kerry issued a statement after Berger stepped down.

"Sandy Berger is my friend, and he has tirelessly served his nation with honor and distinction. I respect his decision to step aside as an adviser to this campaign until this matter is resolved."

People close to the Kerry campaign confirmed to FOX News that it was never notified by Berger that he was under investigation by the FBI.

"People are pretty pissed," one source said, then said: "Well, I wouldn't say 'pissed.' I'd say 'shocked.'" The source added: "It's weird" that Berger was not more forthcoming with the campaign prior to the leak.

Report : Too Many Men Breeds Violence

U.S. intelligence officials are showing heightened interest in scientific theories that male-heavy populations are more prone to terrorism, ABC News reported.

Noting that in the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, six of the aircraft hijackers came from the small Saudi town of Abha, where males far outnumber females, political scientists Valerie Hudson and Andrea den Boer predict the world is becoming more dangerous because of gender distortion.

In their book, Bare Branches: Security Implications of Asia's Surplus Male Population, the pair discuss the alarming global security implications of a surplus of males in the world's most populated countries such as India and China.

For security experts, the implications of the study are immense. At a recent security conference, Hudson says CIA analysts approached the authors after they presented their paper on gender ratio and global violence.

They asked about our work and wanted our opinions about U.S. policy options for governments affected by abnormal sex ratios, says Hudson, a professor of political science at Brigham Young University.

U.S. & China Hold Major War Exercises

BEIJING (AFP) - New military manoeuvres simulating an invasion of Taiwan and the ratcheting up of the propaganda war against the island reflect a growing feeling in China that the dispute over Taiwanese sovereignty is coming to a head.

Following the re-election of Taiwan's pro-independence leader Chen Shui-bian this year, analysts say the next four years could make or break China's attempt to bring the island off its southern coast back under its rule.

Adding an element of unpredictability, Beijing is in the middle of a power struggle between President Hu Jintao and his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, with possible ramifications for the way Taiwan policy is conducted.

"We're already moving towards war. If this continues, it's absolutely possible matters will spin out of control," said Wu Nengyuan, a Taiwan expert at the Fujian Academy of Social Sciences in southeast China.

"The situation in the Taiwan Straits is not just tense, it's directly dangerous," he said.

China's growing angst is fueled by concerns that Taiwan President Chen is totally committed to independence for the island, which has been ruled as a de facto independent state since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.

Love at First Bite : 20,000 and Counting

It was love at first bite back in 1972 when Don Gorske of Fond du Lac ate his first Big Mac.

On Monday, he ate his 20,000th McDonald’s Big Mac and still relishes every mouthful.

Gorske, who has gained nationwide fame through his daily habit of stopping for a couple of Big Macs and keeping count, was surrounded by about 200 fans and curiosity seekers, and had microphones and camera lenses stuck in his face as he reached a McMilestone in his unusual avocation.

Gorske handed out red lapel buttons and McDonald coupons as he greeted guests before helping cut a green ribbon signaling the rededication of the West Johnson Street McDonald’s store and then settling down to a Big Mac washed down with Coca-Cola.

“It usually takes 16 bites to finish a Big Mac,” he said, “and no, you cannot have the carton (containing the celebrated sandwich) because it’s not for sale. You can’t buy it from me.”

By that count, Gorske has taken 320,000 McBites since he started eating the sandwich that has been the main component of his diet since May 17, 1972.