Former CIA officer and whistleblower JOHN KIRIAKOU reveals how easily you’re tracked, the truth about surveillance, manipulation, and torture, and why exposing the CIA sent him to prison!
John Kiriakou is a former CIA counterterrorism officer and intelligence analyst who served for 15 years, including as chief of counterterrorism operations in Pakistan after 9/11. He publicly blew the whistle on the CIA’s torture program, for which he served 23 months in prison.
He explains:
◼️How intelligence agencies can monitor your car in real time
◼️The proven psychology the CIA uses to recruit spies
◼️Why he went to prison for exposing the truth, and would do it again
◼️The surveillance mistake that instantly makes you easier to track
◼️Why telling the truth is treated as a national security threat
00:00 Intro
02:50 I Blew the Whistle on the CIA
04:26 What Was Your Role in the CIA?
12:44 How Did You End Up Being a Spy?
15:04 The CIA’s Strategy With Podcasters
17:46 How Did You Get Into the CIA?
23:32 What Was Your Training Like?
27:56 People’s Vulnerabilities
31:30 What Can the CIA Really Get for Someone?
33:17 Lying and Lie Detection
37:52 Do You Often Have to ‘Take One for the Team’ in the CIA?
41:31 What Does the Average Person Not Know About the World?
47:39 Digital Security
52:06 Sleeper Agents: Training Spies From Birth
56:37 Is the Average Person Interacting With a Spy?
58:27 How Many Spies Are There in the US?
01:04:04 Conspiracy Theories
01:05:29 Dosing Americans With LSD
01:08:51 Are the CIA Involved in Iran?
01:11:07 Have You Ever Killed Anyone?
01:15:06 Which Spy Force Is the Most Impressive?
01:21:33 Was Jeffrey Epstein a Spy?
01:26:57 Who Is the Real Adversary?
01:29:12 Is Venezuela a Cover for Something Else?
01:33:22 Does China Want the US to Fall?
01:34:10 Is the US Going Bankrupt?
01:36:15 Why Does the US Government Keep Breaking the Law?
01:40:09 Should You Be Pardoned by Trump?
01:40:48 What Did You Stop Doing That Improved Your Life?
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@TheDiaryOfACEO
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@davidallen2682
CIA is a group of psychopaths and pathological liars.
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@AlbertoRivera-hs9cs
He should have a sit down conversation with Snowden
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@HER0121
I wish you asked him if he’d lied to you during this interview
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@lashermanitasponpon
After being released, what role does he play in that dirty society?
Those who know too much, are silenced like as you hear the buzzing of a mosquitos.
Once you're in the CIA, you'll always be theirs until they discard you like as a piece of junk.
@zakuma22
Common sense here: If this was damaging information, you would not be seeing this right now.
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@gfigee
Whoever has EVER thought our devices are secure is CRAZY 😂
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@TheTerrainWizard
The CIA is a criminal organization and knew about Epstein Island.
1601 likes
@taylorhorrelldavis496
This is a great interview! You are a very good interviewer!
@deadphone4k
This world is so dark bro.
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@Erica_from_Dallas
I can listen to John talk for hours & hours!
He is an amazing storyteller! ❤
1210 likes
@jeannieotb8491
The narcissists the sociopaths and the psychopaths who run the world are who everyone should wake up about !
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@kimwood8311
He says "I work under the radar" present tense.
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@eldonbogs
Just remember, no actual cia whistleblower that says what's not on the script exists ...this is allowed to make you think your finding out the secret info. The actual secret info stays secret
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@manapeful
Experimenting on citizens is still going on, and it is massive and unimaginable..