John Kiriakou
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But usually you just go work the room.
Hey, how are you?
Hey, I'm John Kiriakou from the American Embassy.
So nice to see you.
Oh, what do you do for a living?
Oh, you work at the port?
That sounds fascinating.
What do you do at the port?
You know, whatever it is, it's fascinating.
And I want to hear more about it.
So you've got to be good on the chat.
Sure, sure.
There is an enormous staff of psychiatrists, psychologists, sociologists, and anthropologists at the CIA.
Enormous staff.
And so you're well trained in what to look for and then what to do once you've spotted what we call a vulnerability.
Now, a vulnerability doesn't necessarily have to be negative.
Maybe your vulnerability is you really, really love your kids.
And in your country, whatever country you happen to be from, your kids don't really have the kind of educational and economic opportunities that they might have in the United States.
So if you want your kid to go to Harvard...
Done.