John Kiriakou
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And I wasn't cleared to know what they were going to do with him.
Just like the guys on the plane weren't cleared to know who it was we had captured and why they were taking this guy where they were taking him.
Yeah, it's all need to know.
In fact, when I got onto the plane, three FBI agents and I picked him up on this gurney and carried him onto the plane.
We had to stand him up and maneuver him onto the plane.
Then we laid him across the luggage rack at the back and tied him down.
And one of the guys on the plane, he was dressed completely in black with a black hood on.
And he lifts up his mask and he's an old boss of mine.
And I said, hey, what are you doing here?
He said, oh, I came to take your prisoner.
I said, where are you taking him?
And he said, I can't tell you.
You don't have a need to know.
He said, who is he anyway?
I said, oh, dude, I'm sorry.
You don't have a need to know.