cheese_of_the_world_unite on Sidechat | I think Kiriakou’s actions as a whistleblower were entirely commendable, however, I would also like to acknowledge that he is by no means doing anything that the CIA is not okay with nowadays. If he was really subversive, he wouldn’t be on the pod circuit

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I think Kiriakou’s actions as a whistleblower were entirely commendable, however, I would also like to acknowledge that he is by no means doing anything that the CIA is not okay with nowadays. If he was really subversive, he wouldn’t be on the pod circuit

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I used to shit on podcasts and not have the attention span for them, but this John Kiriakou one is really good

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The stuff he talks about has been declassified. They’ve gotten him once for mentioning someone’s last name, and if it went to trial, his lawyers thought he might get 12-18 years in prison (he took the plea deal and served 23 months). I’m sure he’s super careful to avoid slipping up