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To: LindyBill who wrote (117514)	6/1/2005 11:49:49 AM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793974

Regardless of whether Felt was righteous in what he did or opportunistic, it was his desire to keep in secret. As a doddering old 91 year fool he lets is slip. Old men should be protected from their silliness and their loss of both self control and their sense of honor. Their families should find alternate ways to pay for college other than trotting out deal old granddad. As IMUS said this morning, Follow the money and you really see why this story breaks now. Family could have at least let him die first.

To: LindyBill who wrote (117514)	6/1/2005 2:52:37 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793974

the legality of Felt's leaking classified NSA info to Woodward should be explored, shouldn't it? Oh, heavens, how in the world could they indict Felt OR Woodward 30-something years later? The Nixon tapes show that Nixon knew it was Felt, and did nothing. Besides which, the Watergate break-in was a horrible crime and abuse of power. If Nixon had been impeached, he would have been thrown out of office, which is why he resigned. He was a very intelligent man, he knew he didn't have the votes in Congress to ride it out. The people who committed the break-in and the cover-up were prosecuted, and now we should prosecute the leakers? That is just ridiculous.