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John Kiriakou - Former CIA Intelligence Officer

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.

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?

30 minutes

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Tue 31 May 201623:30GMT
BBC News UK & UK HD only

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Credits

PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestJohn Kiriakou

Broadcasts

  • Thu 21 Jan 201603:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Thu 21 Jan 201604:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Thu 21 Jan 201620:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Fri 22 Jan 201600:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Tue 31 May 201601:30GMT
    BBC News UK HD & UK only
  • Tue 31 May 201603:30GMT
    BBC News UK HD & UK only
  • Tue 31 May 201619:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Tue 31 May 201623:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only