Joe Rogan Experience #2392 - John Kiriakou
October 10, 2025
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as posted by the channelJohn Kiriakou is a former CIA counter-terrorism officer and the first U.S. official to confirm the agency's torture of detainees. Punished for being a whistleblower, he served nearly 2 years in a federal prison.
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99 claims extractedCIA captured Abu Zubaydah without clear interrogation protocol
CIA officials claimed torture program was legally authorized
Senior CIA officer warned torture program would lead to deaths
CIA retaliated against Kiriakou for refusing torture training
CIA required torture training for interrogation assignments
CIA torture techniques included waterboarding and cold cell resulting in deaths
CIA doctors revived torture victims to continue interrogation
CIA authorized sleep deprivation for 12 days and buried dead detainees
FBI interrogation methods were effective while CIA torture was not
CIA torture of Abu Zubaydah made him stop providing intelligence
CIA paid $108 million to contractors for torture program design
President Bush publicly denied CIA torture while it was occurring
Kiriakou publicly revealed CIA torture was official government policy
FBI declined to prosecute Kiriakou for revealing classified torture information
John Brennan ordered prosecution of Kiriakou despite lack of evidence
Justice Department dropped espionage charges after bankrupting Kiriakou
Average American commits three felonies daily due to over-criminalization
John Brennan was fired by superior Martha Kessler early in career
Unelected federal bureaucracy operates independently of presidential authority
John Brennan approved visas for 9/11 hijackers as station chief
John Kerry killed investigations to avoid offending White House
CIA-backed forces suffocated 2000 Taliban soldiers in containers
Obama promised investigation of Dasht-i-Leili massacre but did nothing
Japanese diplomat attempted to recruit Kiriakou as intelligence asset
FBI raided Kiriakou's home while interrogating him about classified information
Peter Strzok involved in FBI investigation of Kiriakou
FBI agents apologized for espionage charges they knew were baseless
Justice Department offered Kiriakou 45 years for whistleblowing
Kiriakou faced 45 years while CIA secretary got 9 months for espionage
John Brennan ordered harsh prison conditions for Kiriakou
Kiriakou unable to find employment after prison due to felony conviction
Senate torture report vindicated Kiriakou's whistleblowing claims
Kiriakou left Democratic Party due to Obama-Brennan persecution
Kiriakou found common ground with diverse political figures on civil liberties
FBI conducted surveillance on Kiriakou after prison release
Kiriakou seeking presidential pardon with support from prominent figures
CIA stored dead torture victim in ice before burying him
Prison officials attempted to set up Kiriakou with Taliban spokesman
Prison officials photographed Kiriakou with Taliban spokesman to frame him
Taliban spokesman briefly placed in Kiriakou's prison then transferred
CIA torture architects have vested interest in defending program
CIA contractors Mitchell and Jessen profited $108 million from torture program
No one prosecuted for CIA torture program despite documented crimes
Steele dossier contained unverified claims from low-level sources
Hillary Clinton funded Steele dossier containing false allegations
January 6 defendants received disproportionate sentences
Capitol Police officer died of heart attack, not killed by January 6 protesters
270 FBI agents or informants present at January 6 Capitol breach
FBI informant encouraged Capitol breach while being filmed
FBI should have warned January 6 protesters instead of encouraging them
National Guard was not deployed to Capitol on January 6
FBI infiltrates groups with all undercover agents present
FBI informant entrapped drunk men into bridge bombing plot
Federal agents acted as provocateurs at January 6 to make arrests
John Brennan plotted to overthrow government through Russiagate
Russiagate investigation lacked evidence according to CIA officers
Obama prosecuted eight whistleblowers under Espionage Act
Obama promised whistleblower protection but prosecuted them instead
John Kerry killed investigation into Dasht-i-Leili massacre
Gaza ceasefire strengthens Trump and weakens Netanyahu
Netanyahu's bombing of Qatar weakened his political position
Trump could broker peace between US and Iran through Saudi Arabia
Trump achieved peace in sub-Saharan Africa
Netanyahu prolonging Gaza war to avoid corruption trial
Greece reformed electoral system to reduce coalition governments
Israeli far-right ministers with hate crime convictions hold key positions
Israeli Supreme Court overruled immunity for Netanyahu prosecution
Netanyahu using war to delay corruption trial
Largest Israeli protests demanded Netanyahu resign over corruption
China poses greater threat than Israel-Palestine conflict
China perfected social media manipulation to divide Americans
Brad Parscale contracted for $6 million to make ChatGPT pro-Israel
Bots attacked Kiriakou for supporting Israel-Gaza ceasefire
ChatGPT provided false biographical information about Kiriakou
ChatGPT fabricated all 14 scholarly journal article citations
ChatGPT may be deliberately providing false information to discredit Kiriakou
FBI conducted surveillance on Kiriakou after prison release
Trump administration more tolerant of speech than Obama-Biden
Populism emphasizes government accountability versus elite rule
Obama administration legalized propaganda against American citizens
Government changed law to legalize propaganda against Americans
Government can now legally propagandize American citizens
Government propaganda law never repealed despite Snowden revelations
Cubans can freely receive American broadcasts without jamming
Washington Post advocates for Voice of America propaganda spending
Ukraine will lose territory and receive non-NATO ally status
Russian military wants to continue war to destroy Ukraine
Russia views Ukraine as illegitimate and Crimea as rightfully Russian
Israeli settlers from New Jersey displaced Christian Palestinian village
Synagogues in US organize settlement of Palestinian homes
Netanyahu presented map at UN showing greater Israel including Sinai
AIPAC doesn't register as foreign agent despite lobbying for Israel
AIPAC exempt from Foreign Agents Registration Act requirements
AIPAC provided all-expenses-paid trips to Israel for congressional staff
Israeli Mossad planted listening devices in CIA gifts
Israeli Shin Bet officer attempted to recruit Kiriakou
Israeli Shin Bet routinely attempts to recruit CIA officers
Jonathan Pollard recruited as Israeli spy now running for Knesset
Israel exerts disproportionate influence on US despite small population
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