An unnamed Bush administration official told the Washington Post's Bob Woodward the identity of a CIA analyst almost a month before it was publicly revealed, the reporter said in a statement published Wednesday.

Woodward said he was contacted to testify after his source went to Fitzgerald to discuss his contact with Woodward related to the leak investigation.

In his statement, Woodward did not disclose the name of his source, citing the official's refusal to waive that aspect of their confidentiality pact. All three sources cleared the Pulitzer Prize-winner to testify, he said.

The plot thickens...

So if Woodward continues to refuse to disclose his source, are they going to toss him in jail? Keep in mind, this is one of the two reporters that blasted open Watergate. He is a much stronger target than Judith Miller, and it creates an interesting situation. When it came to Watergate, by not disclosing Felt's identity he was protecting a whistle-blower. This time around, it is to protect someone who was basically attempting a character assassination.

CNN.com - Bob Woodward: My CIA leak source not Libby