Recruitment Origin: From Grad School to CIA

In this explosive episode of the Truth Hurts Show, Brian and Makan sit down with John Kiriakou, a former CIA agent turned whistleblower, who risked everything to expose one of the darkest chapters in American intelligence history.

Kiriakou takes us deep inside the world of espionage — from close calls with death in war zones, to the disturbing reality of CIA torture programs and black sites. He opens up about his role in publicly confirming the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques”, the political backlash that followed, and how his moral line cost him everything — including his freedom.

But that’s just the beginning. Kiriakou also shares shocking claims about Jeffrey Epstein’s possible ties to Mossad, and how blackmail may have been weaponized at the highest levels of power. Plus, hear how this ex-operative applied CIA tactics to survive prison, and what he learned about government, justice, and personal integrity along the way.

This is the interview the intelligence community doesn’t want you to hear.

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Timestamp:

00:00 Welcome John!

01:22 Epstein's Role as a Mossad Access Agent

03:16 The Elusive Black Book and Its Secrets

04:18 Close Calls: Assassination Attempts on John

07:30 The Assassination of Stephen Saunders

20:33 The Double Agent Dilemma

35:09 The September 11 Attacks and Their Impact

45:31 Post-9/11 CIA Operations

50:57 Flying Armed and CIA Logistics

55:02 John Kerry and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

56:11 Investigating Afghanistan's Poppy Fields

01:01:41 The Dash D Lely Massacre

01:23:09 CIA's Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

01:35:57 CIA Recruitment and Sociopathic Tendencies

01:46:39 Training Drills and Real-Life Scenarios

01:49:04 Prison Life and Survival Tactics

01:54:15 Manipulating Fellow Inmates

02:11:36 CIA Surveillance and Counter-Surveillance

02:18:48 The Importance of Truth

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