Word has also gotten out (possibly from the same unnamed source you referred to in your post) that when travelling abroad Powell is accompanied by an unknown "mystery man" who is charged with carrying the so called "softball," which is a suitcase crammed with highly advanced, cutting edge bluffs, to be unleashed should a difficult situation warrent such a measure.
The suitcase also contains a Groucho Marx nose and eyeglasses mask to be used as a last resort, should all the bluffs not work.
Yes I heard that.
CNN, [ Cowardly News Network ] had an unconfirmed report that the so-called " mystery man " was once a member of the CFRB [Council Foreign Relations Bluffs]. His primary fuction while there was to, in times of crisis, to launch the extremely decisive and dreaded, " trial balloon". CFRB Has denied the report.