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CIA Whistleblower Arrested After Exposing This | John Kiriakou
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John Kiriakou, a former CIA officer, recounts his path into covert operations, his role in counterterrorism after the 2001 terrorist attacks, and the events that ultimately led to his arrest and prison sentence after exposing controversial government practices.
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CHAPTERS:
3:00 - Unexpected Recruitment into the CIA
5:00 - Early Spy Operations & Double Agent Encounters
9:30 - Life as a Counterterrorism Officer Abroad
17:00 - High-Risk Double Agent Mission Turns Deadly
23:00 - Capture of Terrorist Operative & Weapons Cache
31:45 - Inside the CIA on the September 2001 attacks
37:30 - Immediate Aftermath & Call to War
41:00 - Deployment to Pakistan & Hunting Terrorists
48:30 - The Torture Program Revelation
1:00:30 - Arrest, Charges & Facing Decades in Prison
1:04:30 - Sentencing & Reality of Federal Prison
1:07:30 - Surviving Prison Using CIA Tactics
1:14:00 - Manipulation, Power & Prison Psychology
1:28:00 - Life After Prison & Rebuilding a Career
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