John Kiriakou
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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.
Wow.
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.
Wow.
That's that naked.
Yeah.
Nine times out of ten, this is strictly a financial agreement.
You give me money, I'm sorry, you give me information, I give you money.
It's as simple as that.
Can you talk to me about when you were posted to Athens in Greece and what you were doing there?
Sure, that was very specifically a counterterrorism position.
There were several groups, you know, it's funny, when I first saw the position was open,
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.
Palestine, as well as the Abu Nidal organization and the Libyans.