Skip to content

What You Can Know About Iran — White House, CIA Version

Post categories

  1. Freedom of information
· Story link The New York Times published the redacted version of a opinion piece on Iran that had been…

· Story link

The New York Times published the redacted version of a opinion piece on Iran that had been scrubbed by the CIA and the White House because one of it’s co-authors is a former National Security Council official and must clear all writings. In an accompanying article, the author, Flynt Leverett, said that none of the deleted information is classified. He listed published sources for the blacked out sections. (12/22/06)

Stay informed by signing up for our monthly newsletter

Keep up with the Reporters Committee by subscribing to our monthly newsletter! We'll send you updates about our work defending the rights of journalists, the latest news on press freedom, original analyses on First Amendment issues, and more.