Gonzales: FBI "Deep Throat" not likely to be prosecuted News
Gonzales: FBI "Deep Throat" not likely to be prosecuted

[JURIST] Former FBI No. 2 W. Mark Felt [Wikipedia profile], also known as "Deep Throat", is not likely to be prosecuted for revealing information to reporters during the Watergate scandal [Washington Post retrospective] according to US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, speaking Friday. Felt's identity was revealed earlier this week [JURIST report] in a Vanity Fair article, but the incident occurred 30 years ago and Gonzales said the Justice Department has other priorities. While former members of the Nixon administration contend that the information Felt released was confidential, it is not certain that he actually broke any laws. AP has more.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Balfour Declaration issued

On November 2, 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued the United Kingdom's formal statement regarding Jewish people in Palestine. The Balfour Declaration was later endorsed by the World War I Allied Powers. It stated the British intention to support a national homeland for Jewish people and became a cornerstone of the Zionist movement.

Read the full Balfour Declaration as well as other documents regarding Israeli-Palestinian relations from the BBC.