In this episode of Reality Check, Ross Coulthart sits down with Former CIA Operative John Kiriakou. He served as a counter-terrorism officer and was the first U.S. official to confirm CIA torture of detainees. He was punished for being a whistleblower, serving nearly two years in a federal prison. Since his release, he has become a leading advocate for transparency, civil liberties, and whistleblower protections. Together, they discuss U.S. President Trump's decision to capture ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, will U.S. troops attack Iran, and the age-old question: why won't the U.S. government admit to a UAP Retrieval Operation?
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CHAPTERS LIST
0:00 - INTRO
3:00 - WAS TRUMP'S CAPTURE OF MADURO A GOOD IDEA?
21:00 - WILL TRUMP BOMB IRAN?
24:53 - INTERROGATING ABU ZUBAYDAH
30:00 - IS "ZERO DARK THIRTY" FALSE?
31:00 - FINDING OSAMA BIN LADEN
35:00 - ISI'S
38:30 - THE U.S. TORTURE PROGRAM
49:00 - INSIDE THE CIA AND HISTORY
53:05 - IS THE CIA HIDING UAP RETRIEVAL CRAFTS?
1:08:00- OUTRO
CREDITS
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick
Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson
Associate Producer: Will Tomasi
Editor: Irit Nayden, Anthony Diasio
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