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John Kiriakou was the CIA officer who blew the whistle on illegal torture programs and paid the price. While the architects of enhanced interrogation walked free, Kiriakou was the one sent to prison. John opens up about the inner workings of America’s intelligence machine, what really went down after 9/11, and how programs like Stellar Winds and the PATRIOT ACT laid the groundwork for mass surveillance on U.S. citizens.
We dig into the shadowy networks behind fentanyl trafficking, the truth about Afghanistan and Iran, and how past intelligence failures have shaped today’s world. John also exposes institutional rot, the legacy of the Dulles brothers, Henry Kissinger, and the weaponized use of diversity in the intelligence community. From Cold War psyops to the rise of BRICS and what it means for American hegemony, this episode covers it all. ...