Reading Between The Redacted Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann OpEd

Raw takes a look at the OpEd the CIA and White House jointly declined to permit full publication.

[This blogspot will have links to other analysis that bear consideration]

[Upcoming: Commentary on what is most likely in the redacted text; and an analysis of why specific portions, already in the public domain, were suppressed.]

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Here are the NYT Citations, listed for research purposes only, and qualify as an exception to copyright [Fair use, research] Ref

• “Iran’s Leader Condemns Saudi Attacks,” The Washington Post, May 15, 2003
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• “Time to Deal With Iran,” The Washington Post, May 6, 2004


• “Foreign Minister Briefs MP’s on Talks With the United States,” BBC Monitoring, May 20, 2003


• “In 2003, U.S. Spurned Iran’s Offer of Dialogue: Some Officials Lament Lost Opportunity,” The Washington Post, June 18, 2006


• “U.S. Ready to Resume Talks With Iran, Armitage Says,” The Washington Post, Oct. 29, 2003


• “U.S. Eyes Pressing Uprising in Iran: Officials Cite Al Qaeda’s Link, Nuclear Program,” The Washington Post, May 25, 2003


• “Iran, Afghanistan Juggle Hot Potato Hekmatyar,” Time, Feb. 23, 2002


• “The Gulf Between Us,” The New York Times, Jan. 24, 2006


• “Dealing with Tehran: Assessing U.S. Diplomatic Options Toward Iran,” (PDF) Century Foundation, Dec. 4, 2006


• “Iran, U.S. Holding Talks in Geneva,” USA Today, May 11, 2003


• “Mutual Terror Accusations Halt U.S.-Iran Talks,” USA Today, May 21, 2003


• “Press Briefing on Board Plane, En Route Moscow,” State Department Web site, Dec. 9, 2001