You are viewing a single comment's thread.

view the rest of the comments →

seekingpeace ago

People need to understand that:

Current and former CIA officers and contractors who have signed the standard CIA secrecy agreement are required to submit to the PRB any and all materials they intend to share with the public that are intelligence related, such as materials that mention the CIA or intelligence activities, or that concern topics to which they had access to classified information while employed at or performing contractual work for CIA.

This submission requirement extends beyond the sub-set of topics they may have had immediate responsibility for on a day-to-day basis.

Publishing: Publishing is more than having a printing house bind copies of a book. It means communicating by any means (including orally or electronically), information regardless of form to any person or entity other than the CIA’s PRB or a US Government official authorized by the CIA to receive such information for prepublication review.

This encompasses materials including but not limited to: book reviews, Op-ed pieces, scholarly papers, scripts, screenplays, blogs, speeches, and other materials.

Thus, material covered by a CIA Secrecy Agreement requiring prepublication review must be submitted and approved prior to discussing the material with or showing it to individuals such as a publisher, co-author, agent, editor, ghost-writer, personal representative, family member, or assistant.

https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/publications-review-board

It's interesting that Steele is moving towards Webb when most people are distancing themselves.

V____Z ago

Very interesting.