From: AP: Chicago Sun-Times http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/deep25.html New book claims to ID Deep Throat July 25, 2000 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON--Leonard Garment, former law partner and White House confidant to Richard Nixon, thinks he's unmasked Deep Throat. It's former Nixon campaign operative and White House aide John Sears, Garment concludes in a new book. Sears says no. "I categorically deny this," Sears said Monday in a prepared statement. "I offered to take a lie detector test to prove my innocence of this charge. Neither the author nor his publisher were willing to accept this offer." Over the years, Garment has made something of a hobby of trying to put a face on Deep Throat, the secret source of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. They were reporters for the Washington Post who pursued the story about the Watergate scandal--burglaries, wiretapping, violations of campaign finance laws, attempts to use government agencies to harm political opponents--that forced Richard Nixon from the White House. "This is a very strong, well-researched belief, but it's not a slam dunk," Garment said about his book In Search of Deep Throat. "I think I've come as close to making an identification as can be made." Garment, 76, who was Nixon's White House counsel, interviewed political insiders and dissected Woodward and Bernstein's reporting. The identity of Deep Throat has puzzled journalists, pundits, historians and politicians for years. Among Nixon administration suspects: chief of staff Alexander Haig; White House staffer, now television host Diane Sawyer; Assistant Attorney General Henry Petersen; Deputy White House Counsel Fred Fielding; FBI Director L. Patrick Gray; the late William Casey, a government official who later became CIA director, and even Garment himself. One theory maintains that "Deep Throat" was a fictional composite of numerous Nixon White House leakers. Woodward and Bernstein insist that Deep Throat was a real person, and that they'll protect the source's name until he dies. Copyright 2000 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Mike Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
