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Epstein Cover-Up, Ghislaine Maxwell & Israel's Role w/ CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou | PBD Podcast | Ep. 612

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CIA Torture Program Details

  • Kiriakou describes seeing cables about waterboarding at a secret site.
  • He shares an anecdote about a colleague who turned out to be the head of the special activities division, illustrating that sometimes "ugly things" are deemed necessary.
  • He contrasts CIA interrogation methods with the FBI's, noting the CIA's use of revenge as a motivator post-9/11, leading to extreme techniques.
  • Kiriakou details unauthorized techniques like the "cold cell," where prisoners were stripped, chained, chilled, and doused with ice water, sometimes resulting in death.
  • Sleep deprivation was also used, with authorization to keep prisoners awake for 12 days, leading to organ failure and death, with bodies disposed of discreetly.
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