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. Kiriakou has not always been a reliable narrator of his troubles. Pln interviews cia whistleblower john kiriakou prison legal. Last month, he was given a 30month sentence for being among the first cia operatives to confirm the use of waterboarding among detainees back in 2007. The operative, john kiriakou, who worked for the agency from 1990 to 2004, admitted that he had disclosed the name of the former colleague to a. Another whistleblower in solitary confinement march 18, 2019 marty gottesfeld is a reminder of the justice departments determination to silence truthtellers, writes john kiriakou. In 2002, he led the team that found abu zubaydah, alleged to be a highranking member of alqaida. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou requests presidential pardon. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou is requesting a presidential pardon after being the only person to go to jail in relation to the bush administrations torture program. 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. Mar 16, 2018 john kiriakou is a former cia counterterrorism officer and a former senior investigator with the senate foreign relations committee.
Whistleblower john kiriakou critiques the cias behavior. September 30, 2019 given langleys intolerance for whistleblowing, the current case now in the headlines has a couple of curious features. 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. My guest right now is john kiriakou, a cia whistleblower, author of three books, one that is available for pre order that we will discuss, doing time like a spy, and were. Cia whistleblower john kiriakous open letter to edward snowden kevin gosztola 20702 former cia officer john kiriakou, who is serving a thirtymonth sentence in prison in loretto. Excia agent, whistleblower john kiriakou sentenced to. Ten years later, he went to prison for blowing the whistle. But now its business as usual, says john kiriakou, a former cia agent and torture whistleblower. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou discusses new book on.
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. There are some things we should not do, even in the name of national security. Interview w cia whistleblower john kiriakou pt 1torture. He worked for the agency from 1990 to 2004, including as chief of counterterrorist operations in pakistan. John kiriakou, cia officer in torture leak case, injured. John kiriakou, the 14year former cia veteran sentenced to twoandahalf years in federal prison after disclosing the agencys torture program, was released tuesday. By john kiriakou special to consortium news i had the pleasure this week of i. Excia agent john kiriakou talks to tnh about his new book.
John kiriakou, 48, of arlington has portrayed himself as a whistleblower concerned about the use of. Whistleblower john kiriakou tells robert scheer how the cia. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou jailed for two years for identity leak this article is more than 7 years old prosecutors dispute whistleblower status but agree to drop charges filed under first. John kiriakou and the real story behind obamas latest. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou with the examples set by kiriakou and thomas drake who went bankrupt defending himself, its hard to blame people for eyeing their pensions before they blab. Athens the launch of a greek version of cia whistleblower john kiriakous riveting story about revealing torture and his imprisonment for reporting it had an audience glued to his words and an ovation when he finished. May 30, 20 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. John kiriakou and the real story behind obamas latest leak crackdown how a mysterious discovery in a gitmo detainees cell led to the prosecution of the excia officer. Whistleblower john kiriakou tells robert scheer how the cia returned to its violent roots after 911 by robert scheer danny goldberg on channeling the idealism of the summer of love audio. He left the cia in march 2004, later serving as a senior investigator on the senate foreign relations committee and senior intelligence advisor to committee chairman senator john kerry. John kiriakou is a former cia analyst and whistleblower. John kiriakou is a former cia operative and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee. Excia whistleblower john kiriakou plowed into a car in washington, d. Former cia analyst john kiriakou blew the whistle on the agencys use of waterboarding and was subsequently locked up.
Kiriakou was the first to publicly confirm the use of waterboarding by the cia, in a 2007 interview with abcs brian ross. Days after he was sentenced to 30 months in prison, john kiriakou the first cia official to be jailed for any reason relating to the torture program denounces president obamas. Whistleblower john kiriakou critiques the cias behavior joshua scheer speaks with 15year cia veteran and whistleblower john kiriakou about the u. Sep 19, 2014 ten years ago, the idea of the us government spying on its citizens, intercepting their emails or killing them with drones was unthinkable. Whistleblower john kiriakou tells robert scheer how the. John chris kiriakou born august 9, 1964 is a greek american author, journalist and retired intelligence officer. Oct 23, 2012 cia whistleblower john kiriakou jailed for two years for identity leak this article is more than 7 years old prosecutors dispute whistleblower status but agree to drop charges filed under first. My secret life in the cias war on terror, written with michael ruby, was published in 2012. John kiriakou, cia officer in torture leak case, injured in. 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. May 17, 2017 in 2002, john kiriakou helped the cia capture abu zubaydah, a highranking alqaeda leader.
Kiriakou is a columnist with reader supported news and cohost of loud and clear on sputnik radio. 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. My secret life in the cia s war on terror, published in 2009, was john kiriakou s first book, coauthored with michael ruby. Former cia officer john kiriakou is sentenced to 30 months in prison for leaks. John kiriakou, who blew the whistle on cia torture programs during the bush administration, joins fox business and says the ukraine whistleblower isnt credible because he allegedly doesnt. 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.
In 2002, john kiriakou was helping the central intelligence agency track alqaeda suspects in pakistan. Cia torture whistleblower john kiriakou released from prison. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou shares prison experience. A conversation with cia whistleblower john kiriakou. Jun 05, 2018 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. 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. A retired cia agent who blew the whistle on the agencys bushera torture program has been sentenced to twoandahalf years in prison. John kiriakou, cia officer turned whistleblower, shares his. On thursday, former cia officerturned whistleblower john kiriakou will be on his way to a federal prison in pennsylvania. 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. While employed by the cia, he was involved in critical counterterrorism missions following the terrorist attacks. Whistleblower john kiriakou used cia training helped him. 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. 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.
How the cia taught me to survive and thrive in prison. Kiriakou is now awaiting a summons to start a prison sentence. 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. 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. In a groundbreaking 2007 interview with abc news, john kiriakou defined waterboarding as torturebut still admitted that it probably was effective. He was the first cia official to confirm the agencys use of torture and was a. How the cia taught me to survive and thrive in prison hardcover may 15, 2017. Cia torture whistleblower john kiriakou released from. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou shares prison experience in. John kiriakou is a former cia counterterrorism officer and a former senior investigator with the senate foreign relations committee. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. John has two more books scheduled for publication later this year, letters from loretto. 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. He cohosts loud and clear on sputnik radio, which is funded.
Cia whistleblower john kiriakous open letter to edward. Former cia officer john kiriakou is sentenced to 30 months. Cia whistleblower john kiriakou jailed for two years for. Kiriakou is a columnist with reader supported news and cohost of loud and clear on sputnik radio 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. 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. Oct 24, 2012 the operative, john kiriakou, who worked for the agency from 1990 to 2004, admitted that he had disclosed the name of the former colleague to a reporter, identified as matthew cole, formerly of. John kiriakou, former cia counterterrorism agent and torture whistleblower imprisoned for 30 months from 20 to 2105, said putting gina haspel in charge of the cia would undo attempts by the. John kiriakou spent 14 years at the cia as an analyst and a case officer. Remember, cia officer and whistleblower, john kiriakou, is. Cia whistleblower kiriakous greek book launch, torture tale. 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. Ex cia whistleblower john kiriakou plowed into a car in washington, d. John kiriakou is a former cia officer, former senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee and former counterterrorism consultant.
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