Utterly fascinating.
John Kiriakou served 15 years in the CIA as a Case Officer (Spy) and as CIA’s Head of Counterterrorism Operations in Pakistan where he lead the raid that captured Abu Zubaydah. After his CIA career, he blew the whistle on the CIA’s Enhanced Interrogation Program.
00:00 | Intro
03:31 | What is a CIA Operations Officer (Spy)?
17:56 | Recruiting a terrorist bomb maker
25:13 | How to tell if you’re being followed (SDR)
37:50 | Advanced CIA Technology
43:42 | Palantir
45:36 | John Brennan’s Tuesday Morning Kill List
52:44 | Private Intelligence
01:00:03 | Blackwater assassination program
01:07:54 | John’s work on Bruno with Sacha Baron Cohen
01:20:36 | Jordanian Intelligence Service
01:27:45 | CIA Ground Branch/ Special Activities
01:40:06 | CIA’s Infiltration of Podcasts/ Media Propaganda
01:49:27 | The National Endowment for Democracy
01:56:14 | The Craziest Thing John Ever Saw at the CIA
02:09:43 | MK Ultra & Remote Viewing
02:14:32 | Vault 7 Technology
02:17:25 | Manipulating People Psychologically
02:33:05 | Recruiting an Engineer
02:42:25 | The Mossad
03:00:25 | Mossad Dubai Hit
03:17:55 | CIA GRS
03:19:35 | Yemen
03:24:17 | Meeting Anwar al-Awlaki
03:29:53 | The 3 Saudi Princes Who Were in Abu Zubaydah’s Contacts
03:33:52 | Kidnapping and Torture of CIA Officer Bill Buckley
03:36:39 | Mike Spann
03:38:45 | Dasht-i-Leili Massacre
03:44:13 | John Kerry
03:56:42 | Bizarre Meeting with Joe Biden
04:03:53 | How to be a great story teller and become more articulate
04:15:57 | Outro
Listener Comments:
“When John says “Another example ” brace yourself for a banger”
“John is my favorite podcast guest. I’m in for the next 4 + hours. Thank you”
“I’ve watched so many Kiriakou interviews, and each one is still informative because he opens up new stories I haven’t heard before. Really appreciate him.”
“Did anyone else notice at the beginning how gushingly complementary John was towards Dalton to the point where Dalton seemed physically uncomfortable with it? Just a few moments later John then talked about when recruiting agents, it was his job to make them think he was their best friend? I’m sure that John was being quite sincere, but I can only imagine how good and persuasive he was in the field. Seriously, the first interview along with this second one are pure gold! Thank you, Dalton and thank you John for your years of service and dedication to this country doing whatever it takes to keep us safe.”
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