Episode #2392
John Kiriakou
Books mentioned
Three Felonies a Day
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Chaos
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John Kiriakou, a former CIA counter-terrorism officer and whistleblower, discusses his career, the post-9/11 torture program, and his prosecution and imprisonment. The conversation also covers FBI entrapment, domestic surveillance, government corruption, and broader intelligence and foreign policy issues including Cuba and the Russia-Ukraine war.
What they talked about
- CIA career and counterterrorism in Pakistan
- Refusal to participate in enhanced interrogation techniques
- Whistleblowing on the CIA torture program
- Legal case and prison sentence
- Prison experience and aftermath
- Deep state and unaccountable bureaucracy
- Critique of media and political system
- Israel, China, and geopolitics
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