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Deep throat dies at 95

Mark Felt the man known as Deep Throat, the secret informant in the Watergate scandal that led to the downfall of president Richard Nixon in 1974, has died aged 95

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By: J Boyle - 30th December 2008 at 20:59

I’m of two minds about the guy.

Yes, he did what he thought was right.
But…
he betrayed is position by leaking confidential information he was privy to. And then didn’t admit it (even when asked) until he wanted money for his grandkids.

Why is that good in the case of Watergate and bad when the same principals are applied to a different situation?
In a war he’d be guilty of treason and up for being shot.:rolleyes:

We don’t want civil servants or military people doing the old “I was just following orders” excuse and turning a blind eye to wrong doing…
But…
at the same time we can’t have every lieutenant second guessing Eisenhower.
If we wait for a concensus, we’d still be waiting for D-Day.

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By: steve rowell - 29th December 2008 at 01:37

If she hadn’t died as a result of a car crash in 2002, she would have been 60 years old next month.

Linda Susan Boreman
Date of death: April 22, 2002 (aged 53

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By: old shape - 24th December 2008 at 01:41

That’s hard to swallow.

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By: 91Regal - 23rd December 2008 at 19:30

I thought this thread was about Linda Lovelace, but she isn’t 95, she’ll be 50 next month.

If she hadn’t died as a result of a car crash in 2002, she would have been 60 years old next month.

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By: Joglo - 20th December 2008 at 11:10

I thought this thread was about Linda Lovelace, but she isn’t 95, she’ll be 50 next month.

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By: laviticus - 20th December 2008 at 10:07

Oh no all this and the great jack “Alf Ippititimus” douglas too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Douglas_(actor)
“phwaay!”:(

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