Deep Throat Revealed

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Deep Throat, the secret source whose insider guidance was vital to The Washington Post's groundbreaking coverage of the Watergate scandal, was a pillar of the FBI named W. Mark Felt, The Post confirmed yesterday.

As the bureau's second- and third-ranking official during a period when the FBI was battling for its independence against the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, Felt had the means and the motive to help uncover the web of internal spies, secret surveillance, dirty tricks and coverups that led to Nixon's unprecedented resignation on Aug. 9, 1974, and to prison sentences for some of Nixon's highest-ranking aides.

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Man on Fire
Posted by turk_182 on 2005-06-09 20:28:39
In the movie Denzel Washington asks
Christopher Walken "Do you think God can forgive us for what we've done?" Mr.Felt has earned His wings. King George and the Red Coats will be toast.
 

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