Valuetainment "Definition Of The Deep State" - Ex-CIA Whistleblower NAMES Agency’s Most Powerful Insider
Jul 10, 2025
John Kiriakou, a former CIA officer and whistleblower, reveals shocking insights into the CIA's torture program. He details how the agency waterboarded Abu Zubaydah 83 times and faked torture results to mislead the public. Kiriakou discusses the ethical dilemmas and the conflict between national security and accountability, exposing how leadership destroyed evidence to cover up illegal practices. His firsthand account challenges the narrative of 'enhanced interrogation' and highlights the dire consequences of misinformation in intelligence operations.
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Bush's Torture Denial Insight
- President Bush publicly denied torture despite the CIA using brutal techniques like waterboarding.
- This contradiction signals deliberate misinformation to the American public from the highest levels of government.
Abu Zubaydah Waterboarding Failure
- The CIA waterboarded Abu Zubaydah 83 times, after which he stopped talking.
- Prior FBI interrogation had yielded actionable intelligence without torture through professional rapport.
CIA Fabrication of Torture Intel
- The CIA fabricated intelligence reports by manipulating and rewriting FBI interrogation cables.
- This deception falsely claimed effective results from torture that never happened.