John Kiriakou
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We used to joke that he was a media whore because he just as soon as he saw a camera, he would run right in front of it.
And say, would anybody like an interview?
I am the British defense attache.
And we would all laugh.
One night we were at a party at the French defense attache's house.
And I had just gotten a new car that day that the CIA had bought me.
It was a level four armored BMW 540.
It was the first 540 in Greece to the point where we couldn't even insure it.
We had to insure it through a company in Germany because I needed a big engine to carry all that armor.
And Stephen was making fun of me.
We were standing.
It was Stephen, the French, the American attache, and me.
And Stephen was making fun of me in a friendly way.
And he said, you Americans...
You're so paranoid about security.
He says, this is an EU country.
It's a NATO country.
What are you so afraid of?
And everybody chuckled.
And I said, you Brits live in a dream world.