The whistleblower, former cia analyst, senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee, and truthdig contributor took questions from the. John kiriakou is a former cia operative and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee. Former cia whistleblower john kiriakou says the current whistleblower who helped ignite the current impeachment inquiry is nothing but an anonymous source for democratic staff in the house of representatives. How do you hold your employer accountable when theyre the highest authority in the country. Support grows for trump to pardon john kiriakou newsmax. The excia officer channeled his frustration into writing.
John kiriakou had a great career as a cia analyst, until discovering what he considered to be an unethical torture and interrogation program within the organization. In addition, kiriakou was alleged to have lied to the cia to have his book published. John kiriakou, the 14year former cia veteran sentenced to twoandahalf years in federal prison after disclosing the agencys torture program, was released tuesday. After former cia agentturned whistleblower john kiriakou blasted holes in the anonymous source for house democrats impeachment inquiry into us president donald trump on wednesday night, the mainstream media came after him, smearing his name while ignoring the content of his past actions and the price he paid. John kiriakou is a former cia officer, former senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee, and former counterterrorism consultant for abc news. September 30, 2019 given langleys intolerance for whistleblowing, the current case now in the headlines has a couple of curious features. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. While employed by the cia, he was involved in critical counterterrorism missions following the terrorist attacks. Excia whistleblower john kiriakou plowed into a car in washington, d.
John kiriakou, cia officer in torture leak case, injured in. John kiriakou was presented 2016 sam adams award for integrity a reluctant whistleblower, kiriakou is considered the first us intelligence officer to reveal information about the us intelligence communitys use of torture techniques. At the time, the cia filed crime reports with the department of justice, which didnt take further action, according to jesselyn radack, a former federal lawyer who has helped defend kiriakou and is a whistleblower herselfin 2002, radack called out. Interview w cia whistleblower john kiriakou pt 1torture. Excia agent john kiriakou talks to tnh about his new book. Cia torture whistleblower john kiriakou released from prison. She had previously helped nsa official thomas andrews drake in his espionage case. Why trumps next pardon should be cia whistleblower john. The us government is out to ruin people who expose official wrongoing in every conceivable way, says john kiriakou in an interview with truthdig editorinchief robert scheer kiriakou is a 14. John kiriakou is a retired cia like malcolm nance, morgan ortagus, and others. May 23, 2018 fncs tucker carlson hosts john kiriakou, a former cia pakistan station chief who was imprisoned for leaking the fact that the cia waterboarded terrorists in 2007, to discuss the dangers of an out. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou shares prison experience. Lawyer and whistleblower jesselyn radack helped him with the case.
John kiriakou, who blew the whistle on cia torture programs during the bush administration, joins fox business and says the ukraine whistleblower isnt. John chris kiriakou born august 9, 1964 is a greek american author, journalist and retired intelligence officer. Why trumps next pardon should be cia whistleblower john kiriakou. Excia agent and antitorture whistleblower kiriakou wrote this book while serving 30 months for disclosing classified information. According to kiriakou, when he worked at the cia haspel would often insist that she was physically involved in torture at a secret cia prison in thailand. John kiriakou, cia officer turned whistleblower, shares his. A letter from cia whistleblower john kiriakou the nation.
Former cia officer john kiriakou speaks to al jazeera about the uss use of torture and his time in prison. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou on the new book by james e. Whistleblower john kiriakou used cia training helped him. John kiriakou is a former cia counterterrorism officer and a former senior investigator with the senate foreign relations committee. There are some things we should not do, even in the name of national security. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou released from prison. John kiriakou knows a lot about leaking classified information. Barack obama took my life away from me, kiriakou tells newsmax. Cia torture whistleblower john kiriakou is paying the price for speaking out on waterboarding. Mar 27, 2015 john kiriakou is widely known as the former cia case officer who, in an interview with abc news in late 2007, confirmed that the cia had tortured al qaeda prisoner abu zubaydah on the waterboard.
Ex cia whistleblower john kiriakou plowed into a car in washington, d. Whistleblower john kiriakou explains why he and fellowwhistlebower thomas drake are committed to alerting their fellow americans to a dangerous surveillance and. Radack said kiriakou deserved to be considered a whistleblower because the name he revealed to a journalist was an individual involved in the cia s. Former cia officer john kiriakou blew the whistle on the united states intelligence communitys use of waterboarding to collect information. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou jailed for two years for. He was formerly an analyst and case officer for the central intelligence agency cia, senior investigator for the senate foreign. The cia takes every opportunity to threaten whistleblowers and to warn whistleblowers to just keep their mouths shut, kiriakou said, explaining how no exintelligence agent trying to speak out publicly has ever prevailed against the government in cases where they did not get their books cleared with the agency before publication since a precedentsetting case in the 1970s. Central intelligence agency cia john brennan testifies before the house permanent select committee on intelligence on capitol hill, may 23, 2017 in. The cia agent who was imprisoned after bringing a racial discrimination case against the agency has written a gripping davidandgoliath account of being greatly wronged and coming out stronger on the other side. Jul 20, 2017 you asked, and john kiriakou answered. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou answers questions about 911. His 2012 prosecution at the hands of the same obamaera officials now driving the mueller investigation against trump has cued a growing chorus of supporters urging president trump to grant kiriakou a pardon. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou says he personally witnessed cia director nominee gina haspel take sadistic enjoyment in inflicting unusual torture on her prisoners. Kiriakou who has firsthand experience with the whistleblower process appeared on tucker carlsons fox news show on monday and told the host that president donald trump should ask for an investigation of the central intelligence agency over the.
Washington, dc yesterday, february 3, 2015, cia whistleblower and gap client john kiriakou was released to home confinement after serving nearly two years in federal prison. Kiriakou also authored a book and worked as an intelligence consultant. To former cia officer john kiriakou, when it reads more like a legal document. In a special episode for the unauthorized disclosure podcast, former cia officer and whistleblower john kiriakou joins the show to talk about his new book, doing time like a spy. At the time, the cia filed crime reports with the department of justice, which didnt take further action, according to jesselyn radack, a former federal lawyer who has helped defend kiriakou and is a whistleblower herselfin 2002, radack called out the fbi for ethics violations in the john walker lindh case. John kiriakou john kiriakou is a former cia analyst and case officer, former senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee, and former counterterrorism consultant. In your book you describe how you learned that the decision to invade iraq had been made a year ahead of time, when it was still supertop secret, and the public was being told otherwise. Upon his graduation, kiriakou began serving as a cia. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou inches from jail so cia.
Exclusive interview with cia whistleblower john kiriakou. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou says he was targeted by some of the same government officials investigating trump. Its experts appear on network news programs all the time, they publish countless books, magazine. John kiriakou, who is in jail for blowing the whistle on the cia s torture program, has written a compelling oped for the guardian about how president obamas war against whistleblowers. John kiriakou, the 14year former cia veteran sentenced to twoandahalf years in federal prison after disclosing the agencys torture program, was released tuesday to serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest. Cia torture whistleblower john kiriakou is paying the.
By john kiriakou special to consortium news i had the pleasure this week of i. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou shares prison experience in. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou discusses new book on. My jaw really dropped when i read when the cia knew of the plan to invade iraq and the political mechanism fomenting that major military conflict. Later, kiriakou transferred to the cia s directorate of. Part jailhouse memoir, part tradecraft manual, it shares agency skills that kept him at the top of the prison pecking orderrelevant advice for our new age of executive leaks and consequences. A former cia agent who said too much about the bushera torture program, hes also the first cia leaker to. Fncs tucker carlson hosts john kiriakou, a former cia pakistan station chief who was imprisoned for leaking the fact that the cia waterboarded terrorists in.
In an exclusive interview we posted last week, cia whistleblower john kiriakou talked about his life in prison, charging that his sentence was in retribution for leaking information about the agencys torture program. In 2007, kiriakou publicly confirmed the cias use of waterboarding and revealed that torture was government policy, not the work of a few rogue agents. Cia whistleblower says he was targeted by brennan, mueller. Now, he is sharing his message and insider stories with slippery rock university at 7 p. Did that plan sound strange or even crazy to you then.
My secret life in the cias war on terror, written with michael ruby, was published in 2012. Kiriakou is a columnist with reader supported news and cohost of loud and clear on sputnik radio. John kiriakou, cia officer in torture leak case, injured. Fresh out of prison and on the heels of the cia torture report, he feels vindicated and says he wouldnt hesitate to do it again. A conversation with cia whistleblower john kiriakou.
How the cia taught me to survive and thrive in prison hardcover may 15, 2017. Exclusive interview with cia whistleblower john kiriakou part two the prelude to the interview is here. He cohosts loud and clear on sputnik radio, which is funded. May 17, 2017 former cia officer john kiriakou leaves u. John kiriakou is an american whistleblower, senior research fellow at the university of kents uk conflict analysis research center, and a columnist with reader supported news. Kiriakous autobiographical account of his recruitment to the cia, then highpowered secretive training, then field deployment, makes for riveting, pageturning reading. John kiriakou, the former cia agent who revealed details of the us governments use of waterboarding against senior alqaida suspects, has written an open letter describing his time in federal.
A longtime former cia official and case officer, john kiriakou became an antitorture whistleblower and activist when he told abc news in december 2007 that the cia was torturing prisoners, that that torture was official u. A target of the obama administrations war on whistleblowers, he remains the only us official to serve time behind bars after revelations of cia enhanced interrogation practices, despite openly opposing the torture program. A firstperson account of the covert agents twodecade career in the cia, the book describes his role in the capture of senior alqaida terrorists and offers insight into the debate about interrogation techniques used in afghanistan and the iraq war. Another whistleblower in solitary confinement march 18, 2019 marty gottesfeld is a reminder of the justice departments determination to silence truthtellers, writes john kiriakou.
Mitchell, the creator of enhanced interrogation techniques. Real whistleblower kiriakou attacked by corporate media. I had the pleasure this week of introducing cia whistleblower jeffrey sterling upon the launch of his new book, unwanted spy at an independent. For eight years, he served as a middle east analyst specializing on iraq. Whistleblower john kiriakou critiques the cias behavior following the 2016 election comments john kiriakou spent 23 months in. John kiriakou is widely known as the former cia case officer who, in an interview with abc news in late 2007, confirmed that the cia had tortured al. Whistleblower john kiriakou critiques the cias behavior. Im excited at the prospect that once these two books come out and run their course. John kiriakou, cia officer turned whistleblower, shares. Jul 06, 2015 at the time, the cia filed crime reports with the department of justice, which didnt take further action, according to jesselyn radack, a former federal lawyer who has helped defend kiriakou and is a whistleblower herselfin 2002, radack called out the fbi for ethics violations in the john walker lindh case. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou inches from jail so cia can. Mar 16, 2018 john kiriakou is a former cia counterterrorism officer and a former senior investigator with the senate foreign relations committee. Cia torture whistleblower john kiriakou is paying the price. Former cia analyst john kiriakou blew the whistle on the agencys use of waterboarding and was subsequently locked up.
Cia torture whistleblower john kiriakou released from. He checked into a halfway house on february 3 and then went home to be with his family and serve the remaining 86 days of his sentence on house arrest. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou has been released from the federal correctional institution in loretto, pennsylvania. John became the sixth whistleblower indicted by the obama administration under the espionage acta law designed to punish spies. Oct 21, 2015 exclusive interview with cia whistleblower john kiriakou part two the prelude to the interview is here. He was the first cia official to confirm the agencys use of torture and was a. Oct 23, 2012 radack said kiriakou deserved to be considered a whistleblower because the name he revealed to a journalist was an individual involved in the cia s rendition program, which radack said engaged in. Later, kiriakou transferred to the cias directorate of operations. He was responsible for the capture in pakistan in 2002 of abu zubaydah, then believed to be the thirdranking official in al qaeda.
Former cia officer and whistleblower john kiriakou joins special episode of unauthorized disclosure to discuss his new book, doing time like a spy. John kiriakou became an antitorture whistleblower and activist when he told abc news in december 2007 that the cia was torturing prisoners, that that he spent much of. Former cia whistleblower john kiriakou is inches away from pleading away years of his life to jail while the former chief of the cia headquartersbased rdi rendition, detention, interrogation group is sitting pretty enjoying his retirement in virginia. John kiriakou became an antitorture whistleblower and activist when he told abc news in december 2007 that the cia was torturing prisoners, that that he spent much of his career working on iraq and the persian gulf. John kiriakou is a former cia officer, former senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee, and former counterterrorism consultant for. His first letterpart of a series called letters from loretto was published online and went viral. When is a whistleblower report not a whistleblower report.
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