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John Kiriakou

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's a truth teller scapegoated by the US Government, but he betrayed a trust - shouldn't that carry a heavy price?

30 minutes

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Thu 21 Jan 201620:30GMT
BBC News except UK & UK HD

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Credits

PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestJohn Kiriakou

Broadcasts

  • Thu 21 Jan 201604:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Thu 21 Jan 201609:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Thu 21 Jan 201616:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Thu 21 Jan 201620:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD