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John Kiriakou spent 14 years at the CIA and two years in a federal prison for blowing the whistle on the agency's use of torture. He served on John Kerry's Senate Foreign Relations Committee for two years as senior investigator into the Middle East. He writes and speaks about national security, whistleblowing, the prison-industrial complex, and foreign policy, and is an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and winner of the 2015 PEN Center USA First Amendment award.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
JOHN KIRIAKOU: "Tough Luck" for US Prisoners During COVID-19 Prison wardens and the federal Bureau of Prisons almost never use their compassionate release authorities, even though Congress recently made it easier for them to do so.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020JOHN KIRIAKOU: "Tough Luck" for US Prisoners During COVID-19 Prison wardens and the federal Bureau of Prisons almost never use their compassionate release authorities, even though Congress recently made it easier for them to do so.
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Sunday, January 31, 2016
The Case Against Whistleblower Thomas Tamm, Ethics or Retribution? The DC bar should be demanding that the Justice Department protect national security whistleblowers, not harass, indict, and prosecute them. It should then work to protect those whistleblowers. If the Justice Department took whistleblower disclosures seriously and investigated accusations of official waste, fraud, abuse, and illegality, there wouldn't need to be leaks to the press.
Sunday, January 31, 2016The Case Against Whistleblower Thomas Tamm, Ethics or Retribution? The DC bar should be demanding that the Justice Department protect national security whistleblowers, not harass, indict, and prosecute them. It should then work to protect those whistleblowers. If the Justice Department took whistleblower disclosures seriously and investigated accusations of official waste, fraud, abuse, and illegality, there wouldn't need to be leaks to the press.
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Friday, February 10, 2017
Is a Military Coup OK if the President Is Abusive? The only way forward is to resist. We have to stay in the streets. We have to keep up the momentum in the movement that seems to be coming out of the demonstrations we've seen and participated in since the inauguration. We have to focus on voter registration and turnout. We have to push our elected officials to bottle up the Trump agenda in Congress. But what we don't have to do is encourage a coup.
Friday, February 10, 2017Is a Military Coup OK if the President Is Abusive? The only way forward is to resist. We have to stay in the streets. We have to keep up the momentum in the movement that seems to be coming out of the demonstrations we've seen and participated in since the inauguration. We have to focus on voter registration and turnout. We have to push our elected officials to bottle up the Trump agenda in Congress. But what we don't have to do is encourage a coup.
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Thursday, December 28, 2017
Can #MeToo Reach the Hidden Victims? The #MeToo movement is one of the most important societal watersheds in recent history. It's an example of karma, even justice; it's an example of the bad guy paying for his malfeasance. The likes of Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and others will likely never be in a position to hurt anyone again. That's good for all of us.
Thursday, December 28, 2017Can #MeToo Reach the Hidden Victims? The #MeToo movement is one of the most important societal watersheds in recent history. It's an example of karma, even justice; it's an example of the bad guy paying for his malfeasance. The likes of Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and others will likely never be in a position to hurt anyone again. That's good for all of us.
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Friday, January 13, 2017
Every Illness Is a Potential Death Sentence in a U.S. Prison Only rarely has anybody in a position of authority been held to account for their actions. This may be changing, though, as more and more civil suits are filed against governments and prison systems and as more and more crooked cops are brought to justice. That justice usually does not include prison time. But the trend is in the right direction.
Friday, January 13, 2017Every Illness Is a Potential Death Sentence in a U.S. Prison Only rarely has anybody in a position of authority been held to account for their actions. This may be changing, though, as more and more civil suits are filed against governments and prison systems and as more and more crooked cops are brought to justice. That justice usually does not include prison time. But the trend is in the right direction.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Donald Trump and the Legacy of Joe McCarthy Perhaps the most egregious and obvious reason to not support Trump is his unapologetic support of George W. Bush's torture regime. Trump said only a week ago that he would bring back waterboarding and other forms of torture employed by the Bush administration. Americans need to stop the Trump abomination now. Let's not repeat the mistakes of the past. Trump has to go.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015Donald Trump and the Legacy of Joe McCarthy Perhaps the most egregious and obvious reason to not support Trump is his unapologetic support of George W. Bush's torture regime. Trump said only a week ago that he would bring back waterboarding and other forms of torture employed by the Bush administration. Americans need to stop the Trump abomination now. Let's not repeat the mistakes of the past. Trump has to go.
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Friday, November 13, 2020
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The Depressing State of US Politics There's a lot wrong, including the hypocrisy of the Republican Party and the members of Biden's national security transition team. The sole hope involves the Office of the Pardon Attorney.
Friday, November 13, 2020JOHN KIRIAKOU: The Depressing State of US Politics There's a lot wrong, including the hypocrisy of the Republican Party and the members of Biden's national security transition team. The sole hope involves the Office of the Pardon Attorney.
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Friday, March 3, 2017
Phillip Chance Never Killed Anyone, but Jeff Sessions Did Phillip Chance is just one man. His is just one case. But it is an example of everything that is wrong with the American judicial system. It's not a system that seeks or pursues justice. It's a system that seeks punishment. There is no rehabilitation. There is no compassion. There's just punishment. And even then, we're backsliding.
Friday, March 3, 2017Phillip Chance Never Killed Anyone, but Jeff Sessions Did Phillip Chance is just one man. His is just one case. But it is an example of everything that is wrong with the American judicial system. It's not a system that seeks or pursues justice. It's a system that seeks punishment. There is no rehabilitation. There is no compassion. There's just punishment. And even then, we're backsliding.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
A Racist Wake-Up Call Ahmed Mohamed is the 14-year-old who was recently interrogated, arrested, and suspended from his Irving, Texas high school for bringing a clock he made as an engineering project to class. The school said it looked like a bomb. Ahmed had wanted to impress his teachers. Instead, he exposed their racism and became an instant celebrity.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015A Racist Wake-Up Call Ahmed Mohamed is the 14-year-old who was recently interrogated, arrested, and suspended from his Irving, Texas high school for bringing a clock he made as an engineering project to class. The school said it looked like a bomb. Ahmed had wanted to impress his teachers. Instead, he exposed their racism and became an instant celebrity.
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Sunday, May 15, 2016
Exposing the Injustice of Vengeance Against the Convicted We live in a system that seeks vengeance against those convicted of crimes, wants them to continue to suffer, both during and after release. That's why there's no public outcry against the human and civil rights violations that current and former prisoners face every day. That's why there's no public outcry when prisoners die unnecessarily in prison because of substandard medical care.
Sunday, May 15, 2016Exposing the Injustice of Vengeance Against the Convicted We live in a system that seeks vengeance against those convicted of crimes, wants them to continue to suffer, both during and after release. That's why there's no public outcry against the human and civil rights violations that current and former prisoners face every day. That's why there's no public outcry when prisoners die unnecessarily in prison because of substandard medical care.
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Friday, October 19, 2018
How the FBI Silences Whistleblowers Most whistleblowers either suffer in anonymity or are personally, professionally, socially and financially ruined for speaking truth to power. Darin Jones is one of those people. He's one of the people silenced in Barack Obama's war on whistleblowers. And he continues to suffer under Donald Trump.
Friday, October 19, 2018How the FBI Silences Whistleblowers Most whistleblowers either suffer in anonymity or are personally, professionally, socially and financially ruined for speaking truth to power. Darin Jones is one of those people. He's one of the people silenced in Barack Obama's war on whistleblowers. And he continues to suffer under Donald Trump.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Gina Haspel Debate Spotlights America's Soul Sickness The Trump administration wants you to forget the CIA's sordid history of torture. It wants you to believe that the torture program was legal, that it was patriotic, that it was necessary to protect Americans -- lies that were dispensed with before the Bush people even left office. The Trump administration wants you to believe that Haspel is the only perfect candidate for the job.
Wednesday, May 9, 2018Gina Haspel Debate Spotlights America's Soul Sickness The Trump administration wants you to forget the CIA's sordid history of torture. It wants you to believe that the torture program was legal, that it was patriotic, that it was necessary to protect Americans -- lies that were dispensed with before the Bush people even left office. The Trump administration wants you to believe that Haspel is the only perfect candidate for the job.
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Sunday, April 10, 2022
Torture Killed Every Single Avenue for 9/11 Terror Prosecution What happens when suspects have permanent brain damage? America is about to find out as plea deals replace anticipated trials.
Sunday, April 10, 2022Torture Killed Every Single Avenue for 9/11 Terror Prosecution What happens when suspects have permanent brain damage? America is about to find out as plea deals replace anticipated trials.
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Saturday, May 16, 2020
Was the Decision to Let Manafort Go Home Political? The entire system is broken. The misguided "get tough on crime" attitude in Washington has made us a prison state unlike any other in the world. As Americans, we like to think that we're (usually) led by the best and brightest. Certainly the best and brightest can come up with a justice system where there's some actual "justice."
Saturday, May 16, 2020Was the Decision to Let Manafort Go Home Political? The entire system is broken. The misguided "get tough on crime" attitude in Washington has made us a prison state unlike any other in the world. As Americans, we like to think that we're (usually) led by the best and brightest. Certainly the best and brightest can come up with a justice system where there's some actual "justice."
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Thursday, May 28, 2020
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Michael Flynn & the FBI Setup The case of the fallen Trump official shows exactly what is wrong with our criminal justice system.
Thursday, May 28, 2020JOHN KIRIAKOU: Michael Flynn & the FBI Setup The case of the fallen Trump official shows exactly what is wrong with our criminal justice system.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Giving Trump Carte Blanche for War A little-noticed Senate bill would give Donald Trump blanket permission to launch wars in violation of the Constitution, says John Kiriakou.
Wednesday, August 8, 2018Giving Trump Carte Blanche for War A little-noticed Senate bill would give Donald Trump blanket permission to launch wars in violation of the Constitution, says John Kiriakou.
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Monday, June 18, 2018
The IG Report Says the FBI Is Deeply Flawed. I Know. The FBI is corrupt. The entire system is corrupt. There's one version of the law for you and me and another version for the FBI. The Inspector General laid it all bare. Now let's see if anybody does anything about it. Don't hold your breath.
Monday, June 18, 2018The IG Report Says the FBI Is Deeply Flawed. I Know. The FBI is corrupt. The entire system is corrupt. There's one version of the law for you and me and another version for the FBI. The Inspector General laid it all bare. Now let's see if anybody does anything about it. Don't hold your breath.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Stelios Kouloglou: Why Travel Bans Don't Work Are we Americans such hothouse flowers that any criticism of our government or its policies brands a person an Enemy of the State? What happened to freedom of speech? What happened to the free exchange of ideas? Since when did it become dangerous to say that the U.S. invasion of another country, done in contravention of international law and the United Nations charter, was illegal? It was illegal!
Wednesday, December 20, 2017Stelios Kouloglou: Why Travel Bans Don't Work Are we Americans such hothouse flowers that any criticism of our government or its policies brands a person an Enemy of the State? What happened to freedom of speech? What happened to the free exchange of ideas? Since when did it become dangerous to say that the U.S. invasion of another country, done in contravention of international law and the United Nations charter, was illegal? It was illegal!
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Thursday, December 31, 2020
The Dark Past of Biden's Nominee for National Intelligence Director There were three controversial areas where Avril Haines made a name for herself and for which she should have to answer in a confirmation hearing.
Thursday, December 31, 2020The Dark Past of Biden's Nominee for National Intelligence Director There were three controversial areas where Avril Haines made a name for herself and for which she should have to answer in a confirmation hearing.
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Monday, February 27, 2017
CPB Demands ID to Get Off Domestic Flight -- Not Legal Most Americans simply don't know what their rights are, either on domestic flights or at the border. the ACLU says you can be searched at the border. The Fourth Amendment notwithstanding, CBP does not need probable cause or reasonable suspicion to search you. Again, though, you can request to speak to your attorney if you're an American citizen.
Monday, February 27, 2017CPB Demands ID to Get Off Domestic Flight -- Not Legal Most Americans simply don't know what their rights are, either on domestic flights or at the border. the ACLU says you can be searched at the border. The Fourth Amendment notwithstanding, CBP does not need probable cause or reasonable suspicion to search you. Again, though, you can request to speak to your attorney if you're an American citizen.
