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Dr. Phil continues his raw conversation with ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou.  In this gripping continuation of Dr. Phil's deep-dive with former CIA officer turned whistleblower John Kiriakou, Part Two unpacks the personal, political, and psychological consequences of speaking truth to power. From the realities of the Whistleblower Protection Act to the inside story of how Kiriakou exposed the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques—this episode goes far beyond headlines. Thank you to our sponsors: FYSI: Visit https://FYSI.com/DRPHIL/  or call 800-877-4000 Tax Network USA: Call 1-800-958-1000 or visit https://TNUSA.com/DRPHIL/  to speak to a strategist for FREE Preserve Gold: Visit: https://drphilgold.com/   Get a FREE precious metals guide that contains essential information on how to help protect your accounts. Text “DRPHIL” to 50505 to claim this exclusive offer from Preserve Gold today.

Part 1 John Kiriakou :Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on TerrorJohn Kiriakou is a former CIA officer, former senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and former counterterrorism consultant for ABC News.In 2002, Kiriakou became the chief of counterterrorism operations in Pakistan, where he led a CIA team in the March 2002 raid and capture of Abu Zubaydah, then thought to be al-Qaeda's third-ranking official.Following Abu Zubaydah's capture, Kiriakou became Executive Assistant to the CIA's Deputy Director for Operations, where he served as the Director of Central Intelligence's principal Iraq briefer.Kiriakou left the CIA in March 2004. He later served as a senior investigator on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as senior intelligence advisor to Committee Chairman Senator John Kerry. Kiriakou also authored a bestselling book, "The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror," and worked as an intelligence consultant for ABC News.Throughout his career, Kiriakou received 12 CIA Exceptional Performance Awards, the CIA's Sustained Superior Performance Award, the Counterterrorism Service Medal, and the State Department's Meritorious Honor Award.In 2007, Kiriakou appeared on ABC News, during which he became the first CIA officer to confirm that the CIA waterboarded detainees, and he labeled waterboarding as “torture.” Kiriakou's interview revealed that this practice was official U.S. policy approved at the highest levels of the government.The government began investigating Kiriakou immediately after his media appearance. Five years later, he was charged with multiple felonies resulting from his whistleblowing. He became the sixth whistleblower indicted by the Obama administration under the Espionage Act - a law designed to punish spies.Eventually, in order to avoid a trial that could have resulted in separation from his wife and five children for up to 45 years, he opted to plead guilty to one count of a reduced charge in exchange for a 30-month sentence.In 2012 Kiriakou was honored with the Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage, an award given to individuals who “advance truth and justice despite the personal risk it creates.” Two days prior to sentencing, he was honored by inclusion of his portrait in artist Robert Shetterly's series "Americans Who Tell the Truth," which features notable truth-tellers throughout American history.Kiriakou reported to federal prison in Loretto, Pennsylvania on February 28, 2013 to begin serving his sentence, where he continued to speak out in a series of "Letters from Loretto," including his first, which provided a stunning portrait of prison life. In November 2013, the Peace and Justice Center of Sonoma County, California honored Kiriakou as its "Peacemaker of the Year." He was awarded the prestigious PEN First Amendment Award from the PEN Center USA in August 2015.He was released from prison in February 2015.Part 2 Attorney Michael J. Bowe - American Marines Turn Blind Eye to Child Sex AbusePro BonoMichael engages in substantial pro bono work for institutions and individuals, including representing victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the family of United States Marine Lance Corporal Gregory Buckley, Jr., and Marine Corp Major Jason Brezler. These high-profile matters of national import have received substantial Congressional, press, and public attention.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Would you risk it all to expose the truth? Discover the extraordinary story of John Kiriakou.    Dr. Phil welcomes John Kiriakou, a former CIA counterterrorism officer and best-selling author, who sacrificed his freedom to expose one of the government's darkest secrets. Kiriakou played a pivotal role in counterterrorism after 9/11 but made headlines when he revealed the CIA's use of waterboarding, denouncing it as torture. This brave act led to his indictment under the Espionage Act—a law meant to punish spies—and landed him in prison for 23 months. In this thought-provoking episode, John shares his story, from his work in intelligence to his fight for transparency and ethical treatment of whistleblowers. As the recipient of the Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage, Kiriakou reflects on the moral dilemmas of his career and the ongoing battle to champion human rights. With Dr. Phil, he explores the critical question: What happens when exposing the truth comes at the ultimate personal cost? Thank you to our sponsors! Jase Medical: Go to https://Jase.com/ and enter code PHIL at checkout FYSI: Visit https://FYSI.com/DRPHIL/ or call 800-877-4000 Preserve Gold: Visit: https://drphilgold.com/  Get a FREE precious metals guide that contains essential information on how to help protect your accounts. Text “DRPHIL” to 50505 to claim this exclusive offer from Preserve Gold today.  

On today's episode, Vince sits down with John Kiriakou, a former CIA officer and whistleblower, to uncover the shocking truths behind the U.S. government's involvement in the war on drugs. Kiriakou, who spent over a decade in the CIA, is best known for blowing the whistle on the CIA's use of torture following the 9/11 attacks, which ultimately led to his conviction and imprisonment. His career within the CIA gives him a unique perspective on the agency's covert operations and its complicated relationship with drug cartels. Borderland is an IRONCLAD Original Become a member on Youtube @thisisrionclad to watch Change Agents: Black Project Starting April 8th! Sponsors: 1stPhorm visit: https://www.1stphorm.com/borderland Free shipping through this link on any orders over $75 Free 30 days in the app for new customers (offer comes via email after the purchase) 110% money back guarantee on all of our products. We believe fully in our products. If you don't love the product or you aren't getting the results you hoped for, let us know and we'll give you your money back … plus 10%! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump's Liberation Day Tariff ChaosPanic grips the White House as Trump's erratic Liberation Day tariff plans, set for April 2nd, spiral into chaosCar Crisis Unleashed: Trump's Tariffs Jack Prices to the Moon and Trump “couldn't care less”Musk's Mega WinCongress surrenders as Trump seizes tariff reins, spitting on the founders' wisdomDrug Czar Farce: Trump's Pick Shields CIA's Dirty Secrets Silencing Dissent: Dr. Sam Bailey's License Ripped for Defying COVID LiesNew Zealand's Dr. Sam Bailey, MD pays a brutal price—$90,000 fine and license yanked—for daring to question PCR and Trump's shots! And in Canada, a detective is punished for investigating SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).  Don't look at SIDS or autism! Green Heist: GOP Loves Biden's $4 Trillion Green Tax Credits King Trump's Gambit: Constitution Be Damned for a Third Term“I'm not joking” says Trump about a third term Pardon Payoff Scandal: Trump Cashes In on Criminals Like MiltonParadise Found (or bought) by Milton.  Trump's pardon for Nikola's fraudster Milton after a cool $2 million campaign gift! Whistleblowers like Kiriakou reported Giuliani selling Trump pardons, while big-tech crooks buy freedom. Satan's Siege: Churches Vandalized, Black Mass in KansasThe Satanists' strategy and why their claims of “religious equality” should be ignored Schools, Satanists, and the First Amendment ClashOklahoma fights to reclaim religious rights in schools, while Satanists push abortion pills and Daily Wire's attempt to gag “Christ is King” becomes an Easter tradition.  From Kenya murders to Idaho lawsuits, faith faces a multi-front war Bodyoid Horror: MIT's Trial Balloon to Grow Humans for Parts Unleashes Ethical HellMIT floats a nightmare—grow “bodyoids” in labs for drugs, organs, maybe meat! No pain, no brains, they claim, but the transhumanist abyss yawns wide. Is this science or a soulless descent into Brave New World? Vaccine Reckoning: Mixed Signals Whether Justice Will Prevail     Dr. Vernon Coleman drops a bombshell—doctors who pushed COVID shots could be bankrupt by 2030?     Yet Tennessee's Supreme Court stabs workers in the back, siding with Blue Cross Blue Shield to fire the unvaccinated Greenland MAGA: “Make America GO AWAY”     Trump's Greenland obsession turns icy as Trump's chilling statement — “a good POSSIBILITY that we could do it without military force” is an implied threat of military force     And, Panama Port Power Play as China shuts down the deal with antitrust probes “The Who”, Roger Daltry, says he's going blind & deaf — but he still plays a mean pinball and helps with teen cancer charity as he reflects on aging JFK Bombshell: Alleged NBC's Secret Tape Could Expose Oswald's Innocence What's Behind the Drop in Egg Prices? Mug-Shot! Too Much Coffee in Texas Could Get You a DUI (Driving Under Influence)If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHTFor 10% off supplements and books, go to RNCstore.com and enter the code KNIGHTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.

Trump's Liberation Day Tariff ChaosPanic grips the White House as Trump's erratic Liberation Day tariff plans, set for April 2nd, spiral into chaosCar Crisis Unleashed: Trump's Tariffs Jack Prices to the Moon and Trump “couldn't care less”Musk's Mega WinCongress surrenders as Trump seizes tariff reins, spitting on the founders' wisdomDrug Czar Farce: Trump's Pick Shields CIA's Dirty Secrets Silencing Dissent: Dr. Sam Bailey's License Ripped for Defying COVID LiesNew Zealand's Dr. Sam Bailey, MD pays a brutal price—$90,000 fine and license yanked—for daring to question PCR and Trump's shots! And in Canada, a detective is punished for investigating SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).  Don't look at SIDS or autism! Green Heist: GOP Loves Biden's $4 Trillion Green Tax Credits King Trump's Gambit: Constitution Be Damned for a Third Term“I'm not joking” says Trump about a third term Pardon Payoff Scandal: Trump Cashes In on Criminals Like MiltonParadise Found (or bought) by Milton.  Trump's pardon for Nikola's fraudster Milton after a cool $2 million campaign gift! Whistleblowers like Kiriakou reported Giuliani selling Trump pardons, while big-tech crooks buy freedom. Satan's Siege: Churches Vandalized, Black Mass in KansasThe Satanists' strategy and why their claims of “religious equality” should be ignored Schools, Satanists, and the First Amendment ClashOklahoma fights to reclaim religious rights in schools, while Satanists push abortion pills and Daily Wire's attempt to gag “Christ is King” becomes an Easter tradition.  From Kenya murders to Idaho lawsuits, faith faces a multi-front war Bodyoid Horror: MIT's Trial Balloon to Grow Humans for Parts Unleashes Ethical HellMIT floats a nightmare—grow “bodyoids” in labs for drugs, organs, maybe meat! No pain, no brains, they claim, but the transhumanist abyss yawns wide. Is this science or a soulless descent into Brave New World? Vaccine Reckoning: Mixed Signals Whether Justice Will Prevail     Dr. Vernon Coleman drops a bombshell—doctors who pushed COVID shots could be bankrupt by 2030?     Yet Tennessee's Supreme Court stabs workers in the back, siding with Blue Cross Blue Shield to fire the unvaccinated Greenland MAGA: “Make America GO AWAY”     Trump's Greenland obsession turns icy as Trump's chilling statement — “a good POSSIBILITY that we could do it without military force” is an implied threat of military force     And, Panama Port Power Play as China shuts down the deal with antitrust probes “The Who”, Roger Daltry, says he's going blind & deaf — but he still plays a mean pinball and helps with teen cancer charity as he reflects on aging JFK Bombshell: Alleged NBC's Secret Tape Could Expose Oswald's Innocence What's Behind the Drop in Egg Prices? Mug-Shot! Too Much Coffee in Texas Could Get You a DUI (Driving Under Influence)If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHTFor 10% off supplements and books, go to RNCstore.com and enter the code KNIGHTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.

Former CIA officer and whistleblower John Kiriakou offers a revealing look into the shadowy world of government secrecy, shedding light on topics that have long intrigued the public. Drawing from his extensive background in intelligence operations, Kiriakou provides insights into UAP crash retrieval programs, mysterious drone incursions, and the persistent efforts to keep these matters hidden from public knowledge. Kiriakou delves into his own personal UAP sighting, offering a unique perspective shaped by years of experience within classified government programs. He discusses what he went through, as the only CIA employee connected to its interrogation program to go to prison for basically whistleblowing on the use of waterboarding torture.SHOW NOTESBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-ufo--5922140/support.

SPONSOR: 1) Get 15% off with code JULIAN at oneskin.co (***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ John Kiriakou is a former CIA spy who was the agency's chief of counterterrorism in the Middle East prior to being prosecuted by the DOJ. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY: INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey GUEST LINKS: All of John's uncensored content is available exclusively here: https://rebrand.ly/juliandorey YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@realjohnkiriakou X: https://x.com/JohnKiriakou IG: https://www.instagram.com/realjohnkiriakou/ John's European Tour: https://tigerslanestudios.com/an-evening-with-the-ex-cia/ OTHER LINKS Joby Warrick's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Triple-Agent-al-Qaeda-Mole-Infiltrated/dp/0385534183 ****TIMESTAMPS**** 0:00 - Epstein Files, Black Book & Who He Worked For 11:00 - Does the US do Epstein stuff too? 18:56 - AIPAC Controversy, Jordanian King's Thoughts on Israel Gaza 25:07 - Hunting Bin Laden, the Death of Jennifer Matthews (Khost) 30:52 - “Walk-in” Spies, Bin Laden 34:47 - How they caught Bin Laden & John Kerry dropping ball 40:57 - Why John Hates “Zero Dark Thirty,” Navy SEALs Claiming Bin Laden Kill 45:12 - Joby Warrick's Book, Jordan King's Rise to Power & Stance on Oct. 7 53:10 - Palestinians & failed 2-State deal during Clinton era 58:52 - Israeli Border Problems 1:02:22 - CIA relationship w/ Mossad (Stories) 1:06:39 - Future of Gaza War 1:12:07 - CIA Joke 1:14:25 - Ukraine vs Russia War, Crimea & Donbas History 1:23:17 - Zelensky a Dictator Question, Rare Earth Metals (Ukraine), Most Corrupt Country 1:36:47 - Why Kiriakou Likes Trump Now, Failed Audits, Bernie Sanders Screwed Twice 1:46:22 - John Fetterman is the Worst, Senators in the 80's Compared to Today, 1:52:42 - Kiriakou on UFO Files, UFO Story, DARPA Work (First Internet) 1:59:40 - USA & Russia Ukraine Build-up 2:06:18 - Actively Overthrowing Iranian Government Theory, Saudi Arabia Possible Nukes, 2:13:22 - MBS Arresting hie entire family story, MBS psychopathic rise 2:24:04 - John hanging w/ Saudi King's Favorite Son story 2:28:04 - John's Perspective on China, China's Soft Power 2:35:46 - Trump Declaring Cartel's Terrorist Groups (F3ntanyl Trade) 2:42:07 - John's endeavors CREDITS: - Host & Producer: Julian D. Dorey - In-Studio Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@alessiallaman Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 279 - John Kiriakou Music by Artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Kiriakou knows from personal experience what it's like to be imprisoned when you shouldn't be. He was a CIA analyst and case officer from 1990 to 2004. In December 2007, John was the first former CIA officer to confirm that the CIA indeed waterboarded prisoners and had a torture program – approved at the highest levels of our government. As a result, Kiriakou spent eighteen months in federal prison – despite the fact that he never tortured anyone. John's background coupled with Pete A Turner's experience in the field ought to give us a fantastic episode with notes and experiences shared at the professional level. When the US goes abroad, it's awfully tough to make it behave or make fewer mistakes.

John Kiriakou - Reluctant SpyMay 20Waterboarding terrorist suspects, CIA raids in Pakistan, and the truth about the invasion of Iraq—one CIA agent's shocking true story!Long before the waterboarding controversy exploded in the media, one CIA agent had already gone public. In a groundbreaking 2007 interview with ABC News, John Kiriakou defined waterboarding as torture—but still admitted that it probably was effective. This book, at once a confessional, an adventure story, and a chronicle of Kiriakou's life in the CIA, stands as an important, eloquent piece of testimony from a committed American patriot. Kiriakou takes us into the fight against an enemy fueled by fanaticism, chillingly recounting what it was like inside the CIA headquarters on the morning of 9/11, the agency leaders who stepped up and those who protected their careers, and, in what may be the book's most shocking revelation, how the White House made plans to invade Iraq a full year before the CIA knew about it—or could attempt to stop it. Chronicling both mind-boggling mistakes and heroic acts of individual courage, The Reluctant Spy is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the inner workings of the U.S. intelligence apparatus, the truth behind the torture debate, and the incredible dedication of ordinary men and women doing one of the most extraordinary jobs on earth.BookBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Watch the bonus show w/ Andy & John on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Former CIA Spies Andrew Bustamente & John Kiriakou debate American politics, the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump, Israel, Russia, privacy laws, and whistleblowers. SPONSORS https://hims.com/danny - Start your FREE online visit today. https://shopmando.com - Use code DANNY for $5 off your starter pack. KIRIAKOU LINKS: John's Substack: https://johnkiriakou.substack.com Follow John on X: https://x.com/johnkiriakou BUSTAMANTE LINKS: Find your Spy Superpower: https://yt.everydayspy.com/DannyJonesPodcast Follow Andy on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Andrew-Bustamante Explore Spy School: https://everydayspy.com Join the podcast: https://youtube.com/@EverydaySpyPodcast FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00 - Guantanamo prisoners plea deal 08:16 - Andrew Bustamante's & John Kiriakou's careers 13:20 - American ideals vs. the law 23:53 - How the world really works 27:18 - Framework that governs America 34:31 - Deep state's election influence 40:58 - Kamala Harris 50:46 - Will Trump abolish the CIA? 01:06:49 - Trump's shooter 01:19:53 - Venezuela 01:28:08 - Kiriakou's regret about whistleblowing 01:41:48 - Edward Snowden: criminal or hero? 01:50:07 - How the law interferes with our independence 01:59:23 - Why Kiriakou's work with Russian state media 02:13:17 - Israeli spies in America 02:24:21 - Hamas is a red herring 02:34:45 - WW3 02:42:25 - Hezbollah 02:47:50 - China Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FULL EPISODE 224 w/ ANDREW: https://open.spotify.com/episode/71A5dK1YqJFf3p17fDxYcm?si=ccf124fe835d49fa Julian Dorey tells the REAL (Inside) origin story behind CIA Spy Andrew Bustamante's rise on the internet. - Support our Show on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey  - See Bustamante vs. Kiriakou on Danny Jones Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@Koncrete - Julian Amazon Jungle w/ Paul Rosolie (STORY) Podcast: https://youtu.be/gqpwTRbJeHQ?si=Z6iweQr8-aVCkAeY FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY: INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/  INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/  X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey EPISODES MENTIONED IN THIS LIVE: - Episode 150 - Andrew Bustamante: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3GMW21y2idgRf6dwDsEWpI?si=39369fae695c4a4a - Episode 107 - Andrew Bustamante: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5R2Hjqi8krwCs6GMSYQ3Lz?si=7183c11e4e224bac - Episode 97 - Andrew Bustamante: https://open.spotify.com/episode/767lGBRvn3OgxMj595r5rN?si=7bd4df3633614800 ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Andrew Bustamante's Matt Cox & Megalomaniacal Billionaire Connection 12:24 - April 2022: Why Bustamante came to do an episode in my parents' house 22:08 - The 2 things I told Andy when I met him 24:38 - How Andy went viral 30:03 - How Andy psychologically  influences people indirectly 33:37 - Andrew Bustamante a plant?; How Andrew annoys CIA 40:52 - Andrew addresses "plant" allegations directly in Episode 224 (REACTION) 43:19 - Why I have federal agents on my pod sometimes 45:35 - *Active* Secret Service interview on Trump coming up (Background) 48:24 - Andy's podcast "work ethic" 49:35 - Andrew Bustamante, Peter Zeihan & their Predictions Accuracy (inc. China Taiwan) 54:53 - Danny Jones' stunningly direct Bustamante opener (story) 57:06 - Andy's take on Diddy & Julian Assange (REACTION) 1:01:01 - *Active* Secret Service Agent & Curt Jaimungal coming up this week!

Film historian and podcast host Dr. Olympia Kiriakou joins us to discuss Lubitsch's sole screwball comedy: BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE. We run down the definition of “screwball” through lenses of class, sex, tone, and pace; the impact of the production code on the genre; the uneasy fit between Lubitsch and the genre; the film's terrific meet-cute; the introduction of two upstarts named Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett; and much more! We have a Discord! Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Edited by Sophia Yoon. NEXT WEEK: Podcaster and actor Griffin Newman joins us to discuss NINOTCHKA.. For information as to where to find this film, check out our resources page. WORKS CITED: Becoming Carole Lombard by Olympia Kiriakou The Screwball Story Podcast

Trust us, former CIA spy and counter-terrorism chief John Kiriakou's life is far more fascinating than the majority of what's on Netflix. And even if you don't immediately recognize his name, you are definitely aware of his impact.For 15 years John worked in the highest levels of US intelligence and government, advising war-time Presidents, military leaders, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and even serving as a CIA spy in field operations overseas. After 9/11, he personally led the first successful counter-terrorism raid in Pakistan to capture the highest ranking Al Queda official to date.Shortly thereafter however, John Kiriakou gained international scrutiny as a CIA whistle-blower, intentionally confirming to a global audience via ABC News that the US was violating our own stated ethical beliefs, and international law, by illegally torturing prisoners at Guantanamo Bay through water-boarding. This principled stand led John's former employer to charge him with espionage, and forced him to serve two years in prison even as the truth of illegal US water-boarding became common knowledge and independently confirmed.From being a CIA spy, to a middle east expert, author, speaker, film consultant, and even a prisonor battling the very national-security behemoth he once loyally served, John Kiriakou has led one of the more amazing lives imaginable, and his knowledge on fascinating and complex topics is as deep as it is rare.Please join us in this conversation as former CIA intelligence officer John Kiriakou  gives us invaluable insight into the way the national-security apparatus operates, accesses the current middle east flashpoints, and tells some great stories in between. And then, make sure to check out John's excellent daily news podcast “Political Misfits” for a non-partisan take on domestic and geo-politics by signing up for his substack here:John's Substack “Loud and Clear with John Kiriakou”This is a link to his radio show:Political Misfits Radio ShowHere's where you can buy all his books here:John Kiriakou's BooksAnd please remember to share this episode with a friend. Thanks for listening!

While most social media platforms spy on us, manipulate our emotions with hidden algorithms, feed our data to governments on request and censor with no notice or transparency, can there be an alternative that's friendly for everyone to use? We talk with John Kiriakou and Sean O'Brien about Pancake, a new messaging technology being built to address that question. We also discuss the important news from November 3rd that a New York judge has declared that oral arguments in the case Kunstler v. CIA will be open to the public. The suit alleges that the Central Intelligence Agency conspired with UC Global to illegally spy on Julian Assange and his visitors - including lawyers - at the Ecuadorian Embassy.Finally, we bring you a selection of voices from the November 4th March on Washington for Palestine. To see the entire rally, visit BreakThrough News on YouTube.About our guests:John Kiriakou is a journalist, former CIA counterterrorism officer, former senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and former counterterrorism consultant for ABC News. In 2007, Kiriakou blew the whistle on the CIA's torture program, that torture was official U.S. government policy, and approved by then-President George W. Bush. He became the sixth whistleblower indicted by the Obama administration under the Espionage Act — a law designed to punish spies. He served 23 months in prison as a result of the revelation.In 2012 the Ralph Nader family honored Kiriakou with the Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage, he won the PEN Center USA's prestigious First Amendment Award in 2015, the first Blueprint International Whistleblowing Prize for Bravery and Integrity in the Public Interest in 2016, and in the same year the Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence, given by retired CIA, FBI, and NSA officers. Sean O'Brien is a Visiting Lecturer at Yale Law School, where he teaches Cybersecurity and founded the Privacy Lab initiative. He is Chief Technology Officer at Panquake, recently launching the Panquake Me link cleaning, shortening, and archiving service. Sean developed a Web3 and Blockchain class at Yale as well as Hacking and Cybersecurity at the Lawfare Institute and was founding Head Tutor at Oxford University Cyber Security for Business Leaders. Sean's expertise has appeared in The New York Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, Popular Science, AP News, NBC News, The Financial Times, Wired, The New Yorker, and more. Support the show

You may have heard of Julian Assange, but chances are that you haven't heard about him from inside the CIA, State Department and US military. In this special episode, Eleanor first talks with former CIA counterterrorism officer and whistleblower John Kiriakou about what Assange would face if extradited to the United States, as Kiriakou himself has sat in the very same court that awaits Assange. Kiriakou also discusses the CIA's rabid stance against Assange and inside workings that allowed the CIA to plan Assange's murder with total abandon and without any accountability. Next up, former Marine Corps captain and State Dept officer Matthew Hoh joins the show again to walk us through exactly what classified information is, and why that's important in understanding the files that wikileaks shared. Matthew debunks the popular trope that the Wikileaks publications put any US lives at risk, pointing out that the true harm was to the empire itself. The post A Look At Assange From Inside the CIA, State Department & US Military – Project Censored – October 27, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Torture. It stands as one of the pillars of American exceptionalism. While it was a major part of the war on terror—one worth hundreds of millions of dollars—a selective amnesia allows it to slip through the pages of history. John Kiriakou suffered for attempting to solidify the record on a torture program that the U.S. has excused itself from countless times through Hollywood propaganda, innumerable redactions to official documents and silencing of dissidents.Kiriakou joins host Robert Scheer on this episode of the Scheer Intelligence podcast to run back his story as the whistleblower who made one of the most insidious chapters of modern American history widely known. Scheer mentions how the First and Fourth Amendments are treated as indulgences and allowed only if you say the right things in such a setting as the war on terror. If you don't and “you oppose the torture program, you end up in prison like John Kiriakou. You lose everything, you lose your pension and what have you.”Kiriakou explains that regardless of what treatment was forthcoming, he felt a necessity to expose the horrific crimes his country was committing. He details how a psychologist once explained to him how whistleblowers have a highly defined sense of what is right and wrong and this sense urges them to act. “That's how I felt. I couldn't stop myself. I couldn't sleep at night knowing that this was happening in our name. That the government was carrying out these crimes in our name. So I had to say something,” Kiriakou said.The crimes in question Kiriakou also details: “They threatened to use pages of the Koran as toilet paper. The prisoners, of course, were all Muslim. They made them stand naked in front of female soldiers. Anything they could think of to insult them and to belittle them; they trimmed their beards...”

John Kiriakou has a unique distinction in history. He was formerly an officer with the CIA and, incredibly, was responsible for the capture of Abu Zubaydah, who was then believed to be the third highest ranking official of al-Qaeda. But, it was in 2007, when Kiriakou risked all the accolades by choosing to become a whistleblower on the CIA's torture program. Kiriakou went on ABC News and not only said that the CIA does indeed torture prisoners, but went on to say that the torture was official policy within the agency, with knowleged of its existence reaching up to and including then-President George W. Bush. As a result of this, Kiriakou spent almost two years in prison. This is his story.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5351305/advertisement

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1) Paul Scharre, former Army Ranger who served in Iraq & Afghanistan, and author of award winning study of autonomous weapons — "Army of None", VP & Director of Studies at Center for a New American Security. While the book "Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" focuses on AI in the context of power and competition between US & China, Mr Scharre writes "This book is about the darker side of AI". It's not the usual concerns about AI becoming sentient and malicious, but AI used maliciously by humans. 2) CIA whistleblower, John Kiriakou, on a variety of issuesPardons for sale in the Trump administration? Kiriakou's experience with Rudy GiulianiThe importance of the Wagner Group and Ukraine.The plan to assassinate Julian Assange and what it meant to label him as a "hostile non-state intelligence actor"RFKj and the vaccine issueWhat RFKj heard as a child from the CIA Director regarding JFK assassinationWhat John says happened on 911DeSantis and torture at Gitmo3) Joseph Fried, CPA & auditor with 40 yrs professional experience, on various types of election fraud and what it would take to have honest elections in Republican controlled states and in Democrat controlled states. Author of "Debunked?: An Auditor Reviews the 2020 election — and Lessons Learned"Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHT

1) Paul Scharre, former Army Ranger who served in Iraq & Afghanistan, and author of award winning study of autonomous weapons — "Army of None", VP & Director of Studies at Center for a New American Security. While the book "Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" focuses on AI in the context of power and competition between US & China, Mr Scharre writes "This book is about the darker side of AI". It's not the usual concerns about AI becoming sentient and malicious, but AI used maliciously by humans. 2) CIA whistleblower, John Kiriakou, on a variety of issuesPardons for sale in the Trump administration? Kiriakou's experience with Rudy Giuliani The importance of the Wagner Group and Ukraine. The plan to assassinate Julian Assange and what it meant to label him as a "hostile non-state intelligence actor"RFKj and the vaccine issueWhat RFKj heard as a child from the CIA Director regarding JFK assassinationWhat John says happened on 911DeSantis and torture at Gitmo3) Joseph Fried, CPA & auditor with 40 yrs professional experience, on various types of election fraud and what it would take to have honest elections in Republican controlled states and in Democrat controlled states. Author of "Debunked?: An Auditor Reviews the 2020 election — and Lessons Learned"Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHT

CIA whistleblower, John Kiriakou, joinsPardons for sale in the Trump administration? Kiriakou's experience with Rudy Giuliani The importance of the Wagner Group and Ukraine. The plan to assassinate Julian Assange and what it meant to label him as a "hostile non-state intelligence actor"RFKj and the vaccine issueWhat RFKj heard as a child from the CIA Director regarding JFK assassinationWhat John says happened on 911DeSantis and torture at Gitmo Find out more about the show and where you can watch it atTheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation through Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHT

OUTLINE of today's show with TIMECODESAI Killer Drone Kills Its Human Operator Did Pentagon or AI learn a lesson? (2:07) Ai and the Paperclip Maximizer (4:42)Student eats $120,000 art exhibit. But he's NOT the stupid one here (11:01)Joe Biden is sandbagged — literally as well as metaphorically — as he takes a bad fall at cadet graduation (12:38) "Burn CDC, NIH to the Ground" — What are DeSantis & RFK Really Saying? RFKj said DeSantis told him he wanted to burn the institutions to the ground. DeSantis doubled down when affirmed he said it. But what does he mean by it? And how does RFKj differ in his stated approach? (13:51) ABC Says THIS Baby Should've Been Killed Desc: They blame TN abortion law for her survival. The tragic, complicated story DOES NOT make the case for abortion as they claim (20:06) Russia sinks Ukraine's last warship (25:03) Crossing "Red Lines". AP inadvertently makes the case that NATO is the aggressor, has no intention of seeking peace, and will continue to provoke until Russia responds and then rapidly escalate (30:53)Drug cartels selling weapons to Ukraine. (42:32) Irish government demands 200,000 dairy cows be sacrificed to the "god" of climate change. Do they have a sacrificial alter for it to take place? (54:14) The environmental impact of lab-grown meat is FAR worse than cattle but they argue the "pharmaceutical" method of growing food has far-reaching benefits for pharmaceuticals (1:02:03) Germany seeks to ban oil and gas boilers from households, criminalize wood burning and fireplace (1:06:06) New South Wales, Australia revolts against 15-minute cities. (1:09:49) Camera operator lowers the boom on protestor — literally (1:12:58) Obama/Trump/Biden massive solar project in California is harming the ecology and releasing MORE CO2 (if you believe that's a problem) (1:17:31)Hollywood star severely vaccine-damaged gets mainstream coverage (1:21:28) FDA study shows myocarditis increase in kids but FDA sees it as validation of its safety. No matter how many people die, no matter how young, they will continue. Here's what we've learned they ignored and continue to ignore…(1:27:08) WHO boasts new rules/treaty will "restrict individual liberties" (1:35:04) Increase in carbon dioxide exposure may be tied to stillbirth. (1:37:07)Fight continues in Canada over government trying to punish a police officer over his Freedom Convoy donation when a judge said they were not violating any laws (1:43:38) INTERVIEW John Kiriakou on Geopolitics, US Politics CIA whistleblower, John Kiriakou, joins…Pardons for sale in the Trump administration? Kiriakou's experience with Rudy Giuliani (1:54:04)The importance of the Wagner Group and Ukraine. (2:06:36)The plan to assassinate Julian Assange and what it meant to label him as a "hostile non-state intelligence actor" (2:16:39)RFKj and the vaccine issue. (2:21:44)What RFKj heard as a child from the CIA Director regarding JFK assassination (2:25:47)What John says happened on 911. (2:31:45)DeSantis and torture at Gitmo (2:29:50)Find out more about the show and where you can watch it atTheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation through Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHT

CIA whistleblower, John Kiriakou, joinsPardons for sale in the Trump administration? Kiriakou's experience with Rudy GiulianiThe importance of the Wagner Group and Ukraine.The plan to assassinate Julian Assange and what it meant to label him as a "hostile non-state intelligence actor"RFKj and the vaccine issueWhat RFKj heard as a child from the CIA Director regarding JFK assassinationWhat John says happened on 911DeSantis and torture at GitmoFind out more about the show and where you can watch it atTheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation through Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal,go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHT

OUTLINE of today's show with TIMECODESAI Killer Drone Kills Its Human Operator Did Pentagon or AI learn a lesson? (2:07)Ai and the Paperclip Maximizer (4:42)Student eats $120,000 art exhibit. But he's NOT the stupid one here (11:01)Joe Biden is sandbagged — literally as well as metaphorically — as he takes a bad fall at cadet graduation (12:38)"Burn CDC, NIH to the Ground" — What are DeSantis & RFK Really Saying? RFKj said DeSantis told him he wanted to burn the institutions to the ground. DeSantis doubled down when affirmed he said it. But what does he mean by it? And how does RFKj differ in his stated approach? (13:51)ABC Says THIS Baby Should've Been Killed Desc: They blame TN abortion law for her survival. The tragic, complicated story DOES NOT make the case for abortion as they claim (20:06) Russia sinks Ukraine's last warship (25:03)Crossing "Red Lines". AP inadvertently makes the case that NATO is the aggressor, has no intention of seeking peace, and will continue to provoke until Russia responds and then rapidly escalate (30:53)Drug cartels selling weapons to Ukraine. (42:32)Irish government demands 200,000 dairy cows be sacrificed to the "god" of climate change. Do they have a sacrificial alter for it to take place? (54:14)The environmental impact of lab-grown meat is FAR worse than cattle but they argue the "pharmaceutical" method of growing food has far-reaching benefits for pharmaceuticals (1:02:03)Germany seeks to ban oil and gas boilers from households, criminalize wood burning and fireplace (1:06:06)New South Wales, Australia revolts against 15-minute cities. (1:09:49)Camera operator lowers the boom on protestor — literally (1:12:58)Obama/Trump/Biden massive solar project in California is harming the ecology and releasing MORE CO2 (if you believe that's a problem) (1:17:31)Hollywood star severely vaccine-damaged gets mainstream coverage (1:21:28)FDA study shows myocarditis increase in kids but FDA sees it as validation of its safety. No matter how many people die, no matter how young, they will continue. Here's what we've learned they ignored and continue to ignore…(1:27:08)WHO boasts new rules/treaty will "restrict individual liberties" (1:35:04)Increase in carbon dioxide exposure may be tied to stillbirth. (1:37:07)Fight continues in Canada over government trying to punish a police officer over his Freedom Convoy donation when a judge said they were not violating any laws (1:43:38)INTERVIEW John Kiriakou on Geopolitics, US Politics CIA whistleblower, John Kiriakou, joins…Pardons for sale in the Trump administration? Kiriakou's experience with Rudy Giuliani (1:54:04)The importance of the Wagner Group and Ukraine. (2:06:36)The plan to assassinate Julian Assange and what it meant to label him as a "hostile non-state intelligence actor" (2:16:39)RFKj and the vaccine issue. (2:21:44)What RFKj heard as a child from the CIA Director regarding JFK assassination (2:25:47)What John says happened on 911. (2:31:45)DeSantis and torture at Gitmo (2:29:50)Find out more about the show and where you can watch it atTheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation through Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHT

GUEST OVERVIEW: John Chris Kiriakou is an American author, journalist and former intelligence officer. Kiriakou is a columnist with Reader Supported News and co-host of Political Misfits on Sputnik Radio. He was formerly an analyst and case officer for the Central Intelligence Agency, senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, counterterrorism and a consultant for ABC News. He was the first U.S. government official to confirm in December 2007 that waterboarding was used to interrogate al-Qaeda prisoners, which he described as torture.

John Kiriakou is a former CIA analyst and case officer, former senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and whistleblower on the CIA's ‘enhanced interrogation' program. Today, Kiriakou is an author and co-host of Political Misfits on Sputnik Radio. EPISODE LINKS https://twitter.com/JohnKiriakou http://johnkiriakou.substack.com FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/jonesdanny https://twitter.com/jonesdanny JOIN OUR KULT: https://bit.ly/koncretepatreon OUTLINE 0:00 - Andy Warhol 2:30 - Twitter Files 12:14 - Iraq war 15:12 - Paranoia & surveillance 26:28 - Julian Assange 29:05 - Hamilton 68 44:41 - Ukraine 54:08 - China 1:11:30 - Iran 1:18:56 - Sociopaths make perfect spies 1:27:10 - Do CIA officers kill? 1:29:46 - Mentality of Israel / Mossad 1:40:22 - Jeffrey E. 1:53:04 - America's forgotten cemeteries 2:17:19 - Jeffrey E. (Part 2) 2:20:19 - Directed energy weapons 2:28:33 - UFO's 2:35:42 - Cuba 02:50:07 - Globalism VS Nationalism 2:52:19 - Trump

For $5 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and a chance to have your comment read on the show in the Absurd Arena at http://usefulidiots.substack.com Click here for the full interview with former CIA counterterrorism officer John Kiriakou: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulidiots/p/extended-episode-cia-whistleblower?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web After CIA officer John Kiriakou blew the whistle on US torture, no one in the CIA was arrested for their crimes. Except, of course, John Kiriakou. John became the sixth whistleblower indicted by the Obama administration under the Espionage Act. He served 23 months in prison as punishment for his opposition to the Bush administration's torture program. This week, he joins Useful Idiots to speak (freely this time) about the torture and war crimes of the US Government, the sickening purpose of Guantanamo Bay and its continuing crimes against humanity, and the hardest question of all: Who's worse – The CIA or the FBI? Don't worry, John's got a lot of dirt on each. It's one of the most jarring, sickening, revealing, scary, and funny episodes of Useful Idiots, which is why you're probably going to want to watch… …the extended interview, in which Kiriakou uncovers the CIA's sadistic psychedelics testing, the hawks in the mainstream media who are gunning for war with China, and his last words spoken to Keith Olbermann and Alec Baldwin: “Fuck you, Olbermann.” and “Fuck you, Baldwin.” And don't miss this week's Thursday Throwdown on Hollywood's New "It" Couple: Volodymyr Seanpenskyy. It's all this, and more, on this week's episode of Useful Idiots. Check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Kiriakou John Kiriakou was a CIA analyst and case officer from 1990 to 2004. In December 2007, John was the first U.S. government official to confirm that waterboarding was used to interrogate al-Qaeda prisoners, a practice he described as torture. Kiriakou was a former senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a former counter-terrorism consultant. While employed with the CIA, he was involved in critical counter-terrorism missions following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, but refused to be trained in so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques,” nor did he ever authorize or engage in such crimes. After leaving the CIA, Kiriakou appeared on ABC News in an interview with Brian Ross, during which he became the first former CIA officer to confirm the existence of the CIA's torture program. Kiriakou's interview revealed that this practice was not just the result of a few rogue agents, but was official U.S. policy approved at the highest levels of the government. Kiriakou is the sole CIA agent to go to jail in connection with the U.S. torture program, despite the fact that he never tortured anyone. Rather, he blew the whistle on this horrific wrongdoing. John can be reached at: jkiriakou@mac.com. 10 months ago #cia, #covers, #ed, #hitman, #john, #kiriakou, #mob, #opperman, #past, #report, #shadow, #spreaker, #up, #warrior

When you Google John Kiriakou, the descriptive label that pops up with his name is Whistleblower.John was an analyst and case officer for the Central Intelligence Agency during the anti-communist era and then the anti-terrorist era. (Where did all the communists go? Aren't they a threat anymore? Were they ever? Those will have to be questions for another day.)He is also an author, activist, and co-host of Political Misfits on Radio Sputnik. He and Michelle Witte regularly have Steve on their show as a guest to talk about (what else?) macroeconomics. Now we get to hear his story, working with—and then against—the CIA.Of the 14 CIA agents who were offered to be trained in ‘enhanced interrogation' techniques during the hunt for al-Qaeda in 2002, John was the only one who declined. He also came to be the only CIA employee to go to prison in connection with the torture program. He was charged with passing classified information to a reporter.In addition to sharing his personal experience, John talks with Steve about the history and role of the deep state, how it has transformed over the years, and both the public and political level of tolerance for it. If you still think power rests in the hands of our elected officials, you should listen to this episode.John Kiriakou is an author, journalist, and whistleblower. He is co-host, with Michelle Witte, of Political Misfits. Kiriakou was a CIA analyst and case officer. In 2007, he became the first U.S. government official to confirm that water-boarding was used to interrogate al-Qaeda prisoners, which he described as torture. In 2012, Kiriakou was convicted of passing classified information to a reporter and received a 30-month sentence.He is the author of Doing Time Like a Spy: How the CIA Taught Me to Survive and Thrive in Prison; The Convenient Terrorist: Abu Zubaydah and the Weird Wonderland of America's Secret Wars; The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror; The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis.Find his work on johnkiriakou.substack.com@JohnKiriakou on Twitter

Scott talks with John Kiriakou—former CIA officer, whistleblower and author— to discuss revelations, old and new, about the CIA's connections to Lee Harvey Oswald as well as the agency's awareness of 9/11 hijackers before the attacks. They also look at the Saudi regime's connections to the attacks and explore possible motives for the purported ally to help attack the United States. Throughout the interview, Scott and Kiriakou explore the bad blood between the CIA and the FBI. Kiriakou tells some personal stories to illustrate how this rivalry manifested before and after 9/11.  Discussed on the show: Kiriakou's new Substack Kiriakou's podcast appearance with RFK Jr Why America Slept by Gerald Posner The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright Michael Scheuer doesn't like John O'Neil The Siege (IMDB) John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer and author of The Convenient Terrorist: Two Whistleblowers' Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies and Doing Time Like A Spy. He is the host of Loud and Clear on Sputnik Radio. Follow him on Twitter @JohnKiriakou. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and Thc Hemp Spot. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Episode. Scott talks with John Kiriakou—former CIA officer, whistleblower and author— to discuss revelations, old and new, about the CIA's connections to Lee Harvey Oswald as well as the agency's awareness of 9/11 hijackers before the attacks. They also look at the Saudi regime's connections to the attacks and explore possible motives for the purported ally to help attack the United States. Throughout the interview, Scott and Kiriakou explore the bad blood between the CIA and the FBI. Kiriakou tells some personal stories to illustrate how this rivalry manifested before and after 9/11.  Discussed on the show: Kiriakou's new Substack Kiriakou's podcast appearance with RFK Jr Why America Slept by Gerald Posner The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright Michael Scheuer doesn't like John O'Neil The Siege (IMDB) John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer and author of The Convenient Terrorist: Two Whistleblowers' Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies and Doing Time Like A Spy. He is the host of Loud and Clear on Sputnik Radio. Follow him on Twitter @JohnKiriakou. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and Thc Hemp Spot. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Part 1 John Kiriakou :Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer, former senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and former counterterrorism consultant for ABC News. In 2002, Kiriakou became the chief of counterterrorism operations in Pakistan, where he led a CIA team in the March 2002 raid and capture of Abu Zubaydah, then thought to be al-Qaeda's third-ranking official. Following Abu Zubaydah's capture, Kiriakou became Executive Assistant to the CIA's Deputy Director for Operations, where he served as the Director of Central Intelligence's principal Iraq briefer. Kiriakou left the CIA in March 2004. He later served as a senior investigator on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as senior intelligence advisor to Committee Chairman Senator John Kerry. Kiriakou also authored a bestselling book, "The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror," and worked as an intelligence consultant for ABC News. Throughout his career, Kiriakou received 12 CIA Exceptional Performance Awards, the CIA's Sustained Superior Performance Award, the Counterterrorism Service Medal, and the State Department's Meritorious Honor Award. In 2007, Kiriakou appeared on ABC News, during which he became the first CIA officer to confirm that the CIA waterboarded detainees, and he labeled waterboarding as “torture.” Kiriakou's interview revealed that this practice was official U.S. policy approved at the highest levels of the government. The government began investigating Kiriakou immediately after his media appearance. Five years later, he was charged with multiple felonies resulting from his whistleblowing. He became the sixth whistleblower indicted by the Obama administration under the Espionage Act - a law designed to punish spies. Eventually, in order to avoid a trial that could have resulted in separation from his wife and five children for up to 45 years, he opted to plead guilty to one count of a reduced charge in exchange for a 30-month sentence. In 2012 Kiriakou was honored with the Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage, an award given to individuals who “advance truth and justice despite the personal risk it creates.” Two days prior to sentencing, he was honored by inclusion of his portrait in artist Robert Shetterly's series "Americans Who Tell the Truth," which features notable truth-tellers throughout American history. Kiriakou reported to federal prison in Loretto, Pennsylvania on February 28, 2013 to begin serving his sentence, where he continued to speak out in a series of "Letters from Loretto," including his first, which provided a stunning portrait of prison life. In November 2013, the Peace and Justice Center of Sonoma County, California honored Kiriakou as its "Peacemaker of the Year." He was awarded the prestigious PEN First Amendment Award from the PEN Center USA in August 2015. He was released from prison in February 2015. Part 2 Attorney Michael J. Bowe - American Marines Turn Blind Eye to Child Sex Abuse Pro Bono Michael engages in substantial pro bono work for institutions and individuals, including representing victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the family of United States Marine Lance Corporal Gregory Buckley, Jr., and Marine Corp Major Jason Brezler. These high-profile matters of national import have received substantial Congressional, press, and public attention. 6 years ago #-marines, #:reluctant, #abuse, #afghan sex slaves, #blind, #bowe, #child, #ed, #eye, #john, #john kiriakou, #kiriakou, #marines child sex abuse, #michael, #michael bowe, #opperman, #reluctant spy, #sex, #spy/, #turn

Part 1 John Kiriakou :Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer, former senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and former counterterrorism consultant for ABC News. In 2002, Kiriakou became the chief of counterterrorism operations in Pakistan, where he led a CIA team in the March 2002 raid and capture of Abu Zubaydah, then thought to be al-Qaeda's third-ranking official. Following Abu Zubaydah's capture, Kiriakou became Executive Assistant to the CIA's Deputy Director for Operations, where he served as the Director of Central Intelligence's principal Iraq briefer. Kiriakou left the CIA in March 2004. He later served as a senior investigator on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as senior intelligence advisor to Committee Chairman Senator John Kerry. Kiriakou also authored a bestselling book, "The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror," and worked as an intelligence consultant for ABC News. Throughout his career, Kiriakou received 12 CIA Exceptional Performance Awards, the CIA's Sustained Superior Performance Award, the Counterterrorism Service Medal, and the State Department's Meritorious Honor Award. In 2007, Kiriakou appeared on ABC News, during which he became the first CIA officer to confirm that the CIA waterboarded detainees, and he labeled waterboarding as “torture.” Kiriakou's interview revealed that this practice was official U.S. policy approved at the highest levels of the government. The government began investigating Kiriakou immediately after his media appearance. Five years later, he was charged with multiple felonies resulting from his whistleblowing. He became the sixth whistleblower indicted by the Obama administration under the Espionage Act - a law designed to punish spies. Eventually, in order to avoid a trial that could have resulted in separation from his wife and five children for up to 45 years, he opted to plead guilty to one count of a reduced charge in exchange for a 30-month sentence. In 2012 Kiriakou was honored with the Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage, an award given to individuals who “advance truth and justice despite the personal risk it creates.” Two days prior to sentencing, he was honored by inclusion of his portrait in artist Robert Shetterly's series "Americans Who Tell the Truth," which features notable truth-tellers throughout American history. Kiriakou reported to federal prison in Loretto, Pennsylvania on February 28, 2013 to begin serving his sentence, where he continued to speak out in a series of "Letters from Loretto," including his first, which provided a stunning portrait of prison life. In November 2013, the Peace and Justice Center of Sonoma County, California honored Kiriakou as its "Peacemaker of the Year." He was awarded the prestigious PEN First Amendment Award from the PEN Center USA in August 2015. He was released from prison in February 2015. Part 2 Attorney Michael J. Bowe - American Marines Turn Blind Eye to Child Sex Abuse Pro Bono Michael engages in substantial pro bono work for institutions and individuals, including representing victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the family of United States Marine Lance Corporal Gregory Buckley, Jr., and Marine Corp Major Jason Brezler. These high-profile matters of national import have received substantial Congressional, press, and public attention. 6 years ago #-marines, #:reluctant, #abuse, #afghan sex slaves, #blind, #bowe, #child, #ed, #eye, #john, #john kiriakou, #kiriakou, #marines child sex abuse, #michael, #michael bowe, #opperman, #reluctant spy, #sex, #spy/, #turn

John Chris Kiriakou (born August 9, 1964) is an American author, journalist and former intelligence officer. Kiriakou is a columnist with Reader Supported News[3] and co-host of Political Misfits on Sputnik Radio.[4] He was formerly an analyst and case officer for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, counterterrorism and a consultant for ABC News.[5][6][7] He was the first U.S. government official to confirm in December 2007 that waterboarding was used to interrogate al-Qaeda prisoners, which he described as torture.[8][9] In 2012, Kiriakou became the first CIA officer to be convicted of passing classified information to a reporter disclosing the identity of a CIA officer.[10] He received a 30-month sentence for his crime.[11]

John Chris Kiriakou (born August 9, 1964) is an American author, journalist and former intelligence officer. Kiriakou is a columnist with Reader Supported News[3] and co-host of Political Misfits on Sputnik Radio.[4] He was formerly an analyst and case officer for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, counterterrorism and a consultant for ABC News.[5][6][7] He was the first U.S. government official to confirm in December 2007 that waterboarding was used to interrogate al-Qaeda prisoners, which he described as torture.[8][9] In 2012, Kiriakou became the first CIA officer to be convicted of passing classified information to a reporter disclosing the identity of a CIA officer.[10] He received a 30-month sentence for his crime.[11]

John Chris Kiriakou (born August 9, 1964) is an American author, journalist and former intelligence officer. Kiriakou is a columnist with Reader Supported News[3] and co-host of Political Misfits on Sputnik Radio.[4]He was formerly an analyst and case officer for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, counterterrorism and a consultant for ABC News.[5][6][7] He was the first U.S. government official to confirm in December 2007 that waterboarding was used to interrogate al-Qaeda prisoners, which he described as torture.[8][9]In 2012, Kiriakou became the first CIA officer to be convicted of passing classified information to a reporter disclosing the identity of a CIA officer.[10] He received a 30-month sentence for his crime.[11]

Scott is joined by CIA officer turned whistleblower turned political commentator John Kiriakou to discuss the trial of Joshua Schulte, the man accused of leaking the CIA's Vault 7 program to Wikileaks. Schulte denies being involved in the leak. His next trial is fast approaching. Kiriakou explains how the Justice Department also accused Schulte of having child pornography on his computer, although they walked it back when the judge requested they actually press charges. Scott and Kiriakou discuss past cases where the U.S. government weaponized false allegations of sexual crimes against whistleblowers. They then get into a discussion about former CIA officer Robert Grenier who Kiriakou worked with. He talks about their falling out. And any discussion of Robert Grenier is inevitably going to include Bin Laden's escape into Pakistan at Tora Bora in December of 2001. Scott goes through some of the best books on the topic and Kiriakou gives his account of that critical time period from inside the Agency.  Discussed on the show: “A Whistleblower's Agony” (Scheer Post) Kiriakou's books  @innercitypress on Twitter Robert Grenier's post-Jan 6th interview on NPR 88 Days to Kandahar by Robert Grenier Jawbreaker by Gary Berntsen Kill Bin Laden by Dalton Fury/Thomas Greer “This Air Force commando called in 688,000 pounds of bombs in one battle” (Task & Purpose) Bush at War by Bob Woodward John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer and author of The Convenient Terrorist: Two Whistleblowers' Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies and Doing Time Like A Spy. He is the host of Loud and Clear on Sputnik Radio. Follow him on Twitter @JohnKiriakou. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Episode. Scott is joined by CIA officer turned whistleblower turned political commentator John Kiriakou to discuss the trial of Joshua Schulte, the man accused of leaking the CIA's Vault 7 program to Wikileaks. Schulte denies being involved in the leak. His next trial is fast approaching. Kiriakou explains how the Justice Department also accused Schulte of having child pornography on his computer, although they walked it back when the judge requested they actually press charges. Scott and Kiriakou discuss past cases where the U.S. government weaponized false allegations of sexual crimes against whistleblowers. They then get into a discussion about former CIA officer Robert Grenier who Kiriakou worked with. He talks about their falling out. And any discussion of Robert Grenier is inevitably going to include Bin Laden's escape into Pakistan at Tora Bora in December of 2001. Scott goes through some of the best books on the topic and Kiriakou gives his account of that critical time period from inside the Agency.  Discussed on the show: “A Whistleblower's Agony” (Scheer Post) Kiriakou's books  @innercitypress on Twitter Robert Grenier's post-Jan 6th interview on NPR 88 Days to Kandahar by Robert Grenier Jawbreaker by Gary Berntsen Kill Bin Laden by Dalton Fury/Thomas Greer “This Air Force commando called in 688,000 pounds of bombs in one battle” (Task & Purpose) Bush at War by Bob Woodward John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer and author of The Convenient Terrorist: Two Whistleblowers' Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies and Doing Time Like A Spy. He is the host of Loud and Clear on Sputnik Radio. Follow him on Twitter @JohnKiriakou. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

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John Kiriakou is a former CIA counterterrorism officer who was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for exposing the CIA's enhanced interrogation program. Kiriakou was the first former CIA officer to confirm that the agency waterboarded detainees and label waterboarding as torture. Follow John: https://twitter.com/JohnKiriakou Follow Danny https://www.instagram.com/jonesdanny https://twitter.com/jonesdanny

In this episode, I discuss with Dr. Olympia Kiriakou, her book Becoming Carol Lombard Stardom, Comedy, and Legacy. The book is a historical critique of the development and reception of Carole Lombard's stardom from the classical Hollywood period to the present day. Doug Hess is the host!

Scott is joined by CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou to discuss the recent uptick in deplatforming efforts against alternative media sites like Consortium News and MintPress News. They discuss the hold that the Intelligence Community has over establishment national security “journalists.” The example of Ken Dilanian comes up, the journalist who reported on the CIA, but who sent every draft to the CIA for approval before even sending it to his own editor. Meanwhile, alternative websites like The Gayzone, Consortium News, MintPress News and Antiwar.com get no access and are quickly labeled as unstable conspiracy theorists. Recently, the deplatforming attempts against these sites have ramped up with the new “misinformation” labeling group NewsGuard. Scott and Kiriakou agree that this is the logical consequence of the attempt to ruin Jullian Assange, but also that it could be an act of desperation. Discussed on the show: John Kiriakou's books OKC Bombing Archive NewsGuard Radley Balko at the Washington Post “Ken Dilanian CIA” Google Search MintPress News John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer and author of The Convenient Terrorist: Two Whistleblowers' Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies and Doing Time Like A Spy. He is the host of Loud and Clear on Sputnik Radio. Follow him on Twitter @JohnKiriakou. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Episode. Scott is joined by CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou to discuss the recent uptick in deplatforming efforts against alternative media sites like Consortium News and MintPress News. They discuss the hold that the Intelligence Community has over establishment national security “journalists.” The example of Ken Dilanian comes up, the journalist who reported on the CIA, but who sent every draft to the CIA for approval before even sending it to his own editor. Meanwhile, alternative websites like The Gayzone, Consortium News, MintPress News and Antiwar.com get no access and are quickly labeled as unstable conspiracy theorists. Recently, the deplatforming attempts against these sites have ramped up with the new “misinformation” labeling group NewsGuard. Scott and Kiriakou agree that this is the logical consequence of the attempt to ruin Jullian Assange, but also that it could be an act of desperation. Discussed on the show: John Kiriakou's books OKC Bombing Archive NewsGuard Radley Balko at the Washington Post “Ken Dilanian CIA” Google Search MintPress News John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer and author of The Convenient Terrorist: Two Whistleblowers' Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies and Doing Time Like A Spy. He is the host of Loud and Clear on Sputnik Radio. Follow him on Twitter @JohnKiriakou. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

John Kiriakou John Kiriakou was a CIA analyst and case officer from 1990 to 2004. In December 2007, John was the first U.S. government official to confirm that waterboarding was used to interrogate al-Qaeda prisoners, a practice he described as torture. Kiriakou was a former senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a former counter-terrorism consultant. While employed with the CIA, he was involved in critical counter-terrorism missions following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, but refused to be trained in so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques,” nor did he ever authorize or engage in such crimes. After leaving the CIA, Kiriakou appeared on ABC News in an interview with Brian Ross, during which he became the first former CIA officer to confirm the existence of the CIA's torture program. Kiriakou's interview revealed that this practice was not just the result of a few rogue agents, but was official U.S. policy approved at the highest levels of the government. Kiriakou is the sole CIA agent to go to jail in connection with the U.S. torture program, despite the fact that he never tortured anyone. Rather, he blew the whistle on this horrific wrongdoing. John can be reached at: jkiriakou@mac.com.

John Kiriakou John Kiriakou was a CIA analyst and case officer from 1990 to 2004. In December 2007, John was the first U.S. government official to confirm that waterboarding was used to interrogate al-Qaeda prisoners, a practice he described as torture. Kiriakou was a former senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a former counter-terrorism consultant. While employed with the CIA, he was involved in critical counter-terrorism missions following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, but refused to be trained in so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques,” nor did he ever authorize or engage in such crimes. After leaving the CIA, Kiriakou appeared on ABC News in an interview with Brian Ross, during which he became the first former CIA officer to confirm the existence of the CIA's torture program. Kiriakou's interview revealed that this practice was not just the result of a few rogue agents, but was official U.S. policy approved at the highest levels of the government. Kiriakou is the sole CIA agent to go to jail in connection with the U.S. torture program, despite the fact that he never tortured anyone. Rather, he blew the whistle on this horrific wrongdoing. John can be reached at: jkiriakou@mac.com.

Part 1 John Kiriakou :Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer, former senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and former counterterrorism consultant for ABC News. In 2002, Kiriakou became the chief of counterterrorism operations in Pakistan, where he led a CIA team in the March 2002 raid and capture of Abu Zubaydah, then thought to be al-Qaeda's third-ranking official. Following Abu Zubaydah's capture, Kiriakou became Executive Assistant to the CIA's Deputy Director for Operations, where he served as the Director of Central Intelligence's principal Iraq briefer. Kiriakou left the CIA in March 2004. He later served as a senior investigator on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as senior intelligence advisor to Committee Chairman Senator John Kerry. Kiriakou also authored a bestselling book, "The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror," and worked as an intelligence consultant for ABC News. Throughout his career, Kiriakou received 12 CIA Exceptional Performance Awards, the CIA's Sustained Superior Performance Award, the Counterterrorism Service Medal, and the State Department's Meritorious Honor Award. In 2007, Kiriakou appeared on ABC News, during which he became the first CIA officer to confirm that the CIA waterboarded detainees, and he labeled waterboarding as “torture.” Kiriakou's interview revealed that this practice was official U.S. policy approved at the highest levels of the government. The government began investigating Kiriakou immediately after his media appearance. Five years later, he was charged with multiple felonies resulting from his whistleblowing. He became the sixth whistleblower indicted by the Obama administration under the Espionage Act - a law designed to punish spies. Eventually, in order to avoid a trial that could have resulted in separation from his wife and five children for up to 45 years, he opted to plead guilty to one count of a reduced charge in exchange for a 30-month sentence. In 2012 Kiriakou was honored with the Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage, an award given to individuals who “advance truth and justice despite the personal risk it creates.” Two days prior to sentencing, he was honored by inclusion of his portrait in artist Robert Shetterly's series "Americans Who Tell the Truth," which features notable truth-tellers throughout American history. Kiriakou reported to federal prison in Loretto, Pennsylvania on February 28, 2013 to begin serving his sentence, where he continued to speak out in a series of "Letters from Loretto," including his first, which provided a stunning portrait of prison life. In November 2013, the Peace and Justice Center of Sonoma County, California honored Kiriakou as its "Peacemaker of the Year." He was awarded the prestigious PEN First Amendment Award from the PEN Center USA in August 2015. He was released from prison in February 2015. Part 2 Attorney Michael J. Bowe - American Marines Turn Blind Eye to Child Sex Abuse Pro Bono Michael engages in substantial pro bono work for institutions and individuals, including representing victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the family of United States Marine Lance Corporal Gregory Buckley, Jr., and Marine Corp Major Jason Brezler. These high-profile matters of national import have received substantial Congressional, press, and public attention. 6 years ago #-marines, #:reluctant, #abuse, #afghan sex slaves, #blind, #bowe, #child, #ed, #eye, #john, #john kiriakou, #kiriakou, #marines child sex abuse, #michael, #michael bowe, #opperman, #reluctant spy, #sex, #spy/, #turn