John Kiriakou

John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer who blew the whistle on the agency’s use of torture.

mural depicting the Australian activist Julian Assange, by street artist Trisha Palma, in the Scampia neighborhood of Naples.

Biden Is Overseeing the Silent Death of the First Amendment Biden Is Overseeing the Silent Death of the First Amendment

By continuing the persecution of Julian Assange, the US government is signaling how little it cares about press freedom.

Dec 8, 2023 / Yanis Varoufakis, Lina Attalah, and John Kiriakou

I Went to Prison for Exposing the CIA’s Torture Program. Why Are the People Responsible for It Walking Free?

I Went to Prison for Exposing the CIA’s Torture Program. Why Are the People Responsible for It Walking Free? I Went to Prison for Exposing the CIA’s Torture Program. Why Are the People Responsible for It Walking Free?

There’s still time for President Obama to order the Justice Department to prosecute the perpetrators.

May 20, 2015 / Foreign Policy In Focus / John Kiriakou and Foreign Policy In Focus

A Letter From CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou

A Letter From CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou A Letter From CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou

The man who exposed the agency’s torture program bids farewell to prison and moves on with his life.

May 6, 2015 / Foreign Policy In Focus / John Kiriakou and Foreign Policy In Focus

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