6.01.2005
'Watergate Source' Breaks Cover (news.BBC.co.uk)
Last Updated: Tuesday, 31 May, 2005, 19:06 GMT 20:06 UK
A former deputy chief of the FBI has reportedly admitted to being "Deep Throat", the source who leaked secrets during the Watergate scandal.
Mark Felt says he only told his secret to his family three years ago
A former deputy chief of the FBI has reportedly admitted to being "Deep Throat", the source who leaked secrets during the Watergate scandal.
Vanity Fair magazine says that Mark Felt owned up to being the source whose identity has been secret for decades.
The scandal forced the resignation of US President Richard Nixon in 1974.
Deep Throat helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate affair. They would not confirm Mr Felt's claim.
In a statement read on US channel MSNBC, Mr Bernstein said: "We've said all along that when the source, known as Deep Throat, dies, we will reveal his identity.
(More ... BBC NEWS | Americas | 'Watergate source' breaks cover) ¶ 08:07
A former deputy chief of the FBI has reportedly admitted to being "Deep Throat", the source who leaked secrets during the Watergate scandal.
Mark Felt says he only told his secret to his family three years ago
A former deputy chief of the FBI has reportedly admitted to being "Deep Throat", the source who leaked secrets during the Watergate scandal.
Vanity Fair magazine says that Mark Felt owned up to being the source whose identity has been secret for decades.
The scandal forced the resignation of US President Richard Nixon in 1974.
Deep Throat helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate affair. They would not confirm Mr Felt's claim.
In a statement read on US channel MSNBC, Mr Bernstein said: "We've said all along that when the source, known as Deep Throat, dies, we will reveal his identity.
(More ... BBC NEWS | Americas | 'Watergate source' breaks cover) ¶ 08:07
