> Isn't it possible that Felt and Nixon were leaders of two competing
> gangs of "black baggers" and that Felt felt (sorry!) that Nixon's gang
> had gone too far, seeking gains for Nixon alone over what Felt
> perceived as for the Nation As A Whole (i.e., for Flag, Jedgar, etc.)?
>
I believe Felt's motivations aren't relevant to the overall picture.
I think Felt was "played" by others with interest in bringing Nixon down. Perhaps because he was negotiating(or soon to) with the N Vietnamese and that would have a bad effect on the CIA's drug ops in SE Asia, or perhaps they wanted listening posts for Chinese comms as they had done in Turkey, Afghanistan, more,to listen to Russian comms. I have the eerie feeling that I'm seeing the beginings of a coup d' etat over a long period of time that has culminated currently in the deprivation of large portions of our civil liberties.
The China thought also has me flashing on one of the neo-cons underlying visualizations... The long term threat from China.
Leigh