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John Kiriakou

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

Enormous staff.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

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.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

Now, a vulnerability doesn't necessarily have to be negative.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

Maybe your vulnerability is you really, really love your kids.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

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.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

So if you want your kid to go to Harvard...

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

Done.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

Wow.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

We can put your son or daughter in any university in America, and if you give me two hours in your code room, I'll pay for it.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

Wow.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

That's that naked.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

Yeah.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

Nine times out of ten, this is strictly a financial agreement.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

You give me money, I'm sorry, you give me information, I give you money.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

It's as simple as that.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

Can you talk to me about when you were posted to Athens in Greece and what you were doing there?

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

Sure, that was very specifically a counterterrorism position.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

There were several groups, you know, it's funny, when I first saw the position was open,

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

It said this was for a counterterrorism operations officer working against two Greek groups, one called Revolutionary Organization 17 November, the other called Popular Revolutionary Struggle, but also working against Arab groups, most specifically the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the PFLP General Command, and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
CIA Whistleblower Speaks Out "This is how the US & Iran war will end"

Palestine, as well as the Abu Nidal organization and the Libyans.