Eagleburger.
Frequent Republican administration foreign policy official Lawrence Eagleburger is usually a mature and sober voice. A recent exchange with Joe Watkins on CNN’s “Crossfire,” however, opens the door to some questions.
WATKINS: OK. Secretary Eagleburger, this is the million dollar question. I mean, folks have been waiting for three decades to know who Deep Throat was or is. Is Mark Felt, in your opinion, Deep Throat?
EAGLEBURGER: Probably.
WATKINS: Do you think he’s Deep Throat?
EAGLEBURGER: Probably. You know, President Nixon once suspected him. I’m surprised he didn’t end up dead somewhere because of that. But nevertheless, I think he did suspect it. I think, if you think about it now, it is at least very likely.
I don’t know why Woodward and Bernstein don’t now come out with this if, in fact, he is the man. If he’s not — they’re stretching this out, and I’m not at all sure that’s wise. If he is truly the man, they ought to say so.
(*) (Since then, Felt is confirmed to be Deep Throat.)
What in Sam Hill did Eagleburger mean by that? It doesn’t sound like a joke. As yet there is no explanation for this statement by Eagleburger.