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John Kiriakou - Former CIA Intelligence Officer

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News ChannelLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

Stephen Sackur talks to John Kiriakou, the former CIA agent who played a key role in anti-terror operations after 9-11 and later went public with the truth about waterboarding. He was imprisoned for leaking the names of two CIA agents and is currently on federal probation. He says he is a truth teller scapegoated by the US government; but he betrayed a trust, and shouldn't that carry a heavy price? Show less

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Presenter:
Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest:
John Kiriakou

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