Mike Scheuer, the veteran CIA Osama bin Laden hunter whose anonymously-published, best-selling critique of the war on terror attacked the invasion of Iraq, has been gagged from speaking out against President George W. Bush's proposals for the reform of U.S. intelligence.
It is inappropriate for CIA personnel to comment on current events unless specifically sanctioned to do so," a CIA official, who spoke on condition they not be named, told United Press International. The official said that since Wednesday, Scheuer -- whose best-selling "Imperial Hubris: Why The West Is Losing The War On Terror" was published last month -- had been required to give five business days notice to the public affairs office of the CIA of any interviews he intended to conduct, and submit "a detailed outline of what he plans to say for approval." |