White House Forbids Publication Of Op-Ed On Iran By Former Bush Official
Leverett’s op-ed has already been cleared by the CIA, where he was a senior analyst.
"I prepared an op-ed for the New York Times ___ which is ready to go, ready for publication. The CIA says that as far as they’re concerned, there’s not any classified information in it. But the White House has intervened, claiming that there is classified information in the op-ed, even though it’s already been cleared. It’s all published."