Carl Bernstein

W. Mark Felt, the former FBI second-in-command who helped unlock the secrets of Watergate as the shadowy "Deep Throat," was regarded Friday as a man who stood for truth in deceptive times. His memorial service on Friday in Santa Rosa was attended by 300 people, including Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. The two Washington Post reporters wrote stories that uncovered the Watergate scandal and helped bring down President Richard Nixon. Felt leaked information to Woodward about the 1972 break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington's Watergate building. Felt's identity stayed secret until he came forward in 2005. Woodward called the former FBI ... Read Full Story

December 22, 2008 by George Friedman Stratfor.com Mark Felt died last week at the age of 95. For those who don't recognize that name, Felt was the "Deep Throat" of Watergate fame (http://www.stratfor.com/motives_deep_throat). (hyperlinks for subscribers only-free trial) It was Felt who provided Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of The Washington Post with a flow of leaks about what had happened, how it happened and where to look for further corroboration on the break-in, the cover-up, and the financing of wrongdoing in the Nixon administration. Woodward and Bernstein's exposé of Watergate has been seen as a high point of journalism, and their unwillingness to ... Read Full Story

W. Mark Felt, who leaked information to reporters under the moniker, "Deep Throat," about the Watergate break-in, died Thursday at the age of 95, according to published reports. Related posts: Bernstein first met ‘Deep Throat’ this year Reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward relied on FBI insider... Conservative Icon Paul Weyrich Dies A leader of the social conservative movement for decades, Paul... Obama win shows deep racial divide in church The barrier-crossing election of Barack Obama did little to bridge... Read Full Story

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