John Kiriakou

And the only way to tell the difference is through robust congressional oversight, something that we have not had since the early 1980s.

And we're screwed.

We're screwed.

Because what are they?

They're cheerleaders for the CIA and the FBI on the intelligence committees and on the judiciary committees.

They're cheerleaders.

You know, when I got home from prison, I was invited to a dinner at the Greek ambassador's residence and I went there and there was a Democratic senator there who happens to be a member of the intelligence committee.

And I went up to him.

He came up to me, actually, and he said, hey, welcome home.

We were really pulling for you.

And I said, thanks, Senator.

But I got to tell you, I expected more from you.

I thought you would have been more helpful to me.

And he got angry and he said, look, it took everything I had just to not lose my security clearance.

And I said, oh, you're afraid of them.

You're not overseeing them.

You're afraid of them.

And he walked away from me.

But I was right.

He was afraid of them.