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John Kiriakou

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John Kiriakou
BornJohn Chris Kiriakou
8/9/1964
BirthplaceSharon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAuthor, journalist, podcaster, former intelligence officer
TitleFormer CIA Counterterrorism Officer
EmployerCentral Intelligence Agency (1990–2004)
Known forDisclosing the CIA's use of waterboarding
EducationGeorge Washington University (BA, MA)
AwardsPEN Center USA First Amendment Award; Sam Adams Award; Blueprint International Whistleblowing Prize

Central Intelligence Agency War on Terror.al-Qaeda Intelligence Identities Protection Act.[1] [2] George Washington [2][3] [2][3] [4] [3][5] [6] John Kerry.[3] [7] <ref <ref Soufan, Ali. "My Tortured Decision". The New York Times. 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2026-06-08.<<ref "Former CIA Officer John Kiriakou Indicted for Allegedly Disclosing Classified Information Including Covert Officers' Identity to Journalists and Lying to CIA's Publications Board". Federal Bureau of Investigation. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2026-06-08.<<ref "Feds prep whistleblower trial". Salon. 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2026-06-08.<<ref <ref Savage, Charlie. "Former C.I.A. Officer Pleads Guilty in Leak Case". The New York Times. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2026-06-08.<<ref <ref Kiriakou, John. "I went to prison for disclosing the CIA's torture. Gina Haspel helped cover it up.". The Washington Post. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2026-06-08.<<ref "28 Veterans of US Intelligence Fight Back Against CIA Claims That the Bush Torture Program Was Useful and Necessary". Andy Worthington. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2026-06-08.<Tucker Carlson Mehdi Hasan,<ref "Meet the Former CIA Agent Who Wants to Abolish the CIA". Zeteo. 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-08.<<ref "Tucker Carlson Show: w/ Ex-CIA Officer John Kiriakou on Iran (Transcript)". The Singju Post. 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-08.<<ref "Former CIA agent John Kiriakou reveals how sex plays a major role in espionage and spying". Fox News. 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-08.<<ref <ref <ref <ref Rosenberg, Alyssa. "ProPublica and John Kiriakou to receive freedom-of-speech awards". The Washington Post. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2026-06-08.<Sam Adams <ref "Silenced — Screenings". Silenced (film). Retrieved 2026-06-08.<<ref <ref <ref <ref Barack Obama'Chelsea Manning <ref <ref <ref <ref <ref <ref Patricia Altschul Brandi Glanville William Barr Derek Chauvin Tyler Cowen John Sununu <refe

  1. ↑ Savage, Charlie. "Ex-Officer for C.I.A. Is Sentenced in Leak Case". The New York Times. 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "John Kiriakou's revolutionary path from Elliott to CIA whistleblower, social media sensation". The GW Hatchet. 2026-04-27. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "John Kiriakou blew the whistle on the CIA and changed American history forever". The Quinnipiac Chronicle. 2026-03-17. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  4. ↑ Finn, Peter. "Detainee's Harsh Treatment Foiled No Plots". The Washington Post. 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  5. ↑ "Exclusive: Freed CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou". Democracy Now!. 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  6. ↑ "Accountants and spies: The secret history of Deloitte's espionage practice". CNBC. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  7. ↑ Stelter, Brian. "How '07 ABC Interview Tilted a Torture Debate". The New York Times. 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
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