I was up late last evening watching the in-coming missile hits in the cities of Israel & Iran and unexpectedly came across the life of John Kiriakou in the CIA. Stayed up until around 2:30am watching clips of the ex-CIA agent., found the videos very interesting and thought I'd share with anyone interested.
00:00 Intro
00:40 What do the CIA actually do?
01:27 What skills make a good agent?
03:10 Coolest spy tech you ever got to use?
04:33 Does the CIA listen through our phones?
05:35 Are hitmen real?
06:44 How does the CIA recruit spies?
09:15 Do you ever fear for your life?
12:31 Does ______ have the UK and Europe's back?
13:04 Which film or tv series portrays spy best?
14:23 Is social media the biggest intelligence-gathering tool today?
14:58 What was 9/11’s impact on the world?
15:47 Why are there so many wars in 2025?
16:48 Can the CIA make someone disappear?
18:02 How does the USA track terrorist threats?
18:51 Can you be a spy and still have a moral compass?
19:32 What is the most controversial thing you’ve done? 20:52 Shouldn’t torture be legal if we are protecting American lives? 21:52 What is the most dangerous country in the world right now?
23:16 What do you make of US foreign policy right now?
24:09 Does China actually pose a real risk to the West?
25:22 Is the CIA or MI6 more elite?
26:27 Are sleeper agents real?
27:51 Is Chief of Disguise a real job?
28:51 What made you decide to blow the whistle?
0:00 - Epstein Files, Black Book & Who He Worked For
11:00 - Does the US do Epstein stuff too?
18:56 - AIPAC Controversy, Jordanian King’s Thoughts on Israel Gaza
25:07 - Hunting Bin Laden, the Death of Jennifer Matthews (Khost)
30:52 - “Walk-in” Spies, Bin Laden
34:47 - How they caught Bin Laden & John Kerry dropping ball
40:57 - Why John Hates “Zero Dark Thirty,” Navy SEALs Claiming Bin Laden
Kill 45:12 - Joby Warrick’s Book, Jordan King’s Rise to Power & Stance on Oct. 7
53:10 - Palestinians & failed 2-State deal during Clinton era
58:52 - Israeli Border Problems
"In July 2018, Kiriakou signed a $50,000 agreement with Karen Giorno, a former campaign advisor to _______ ______, as payment for lobbying for a pardon, with the promise of an additional $50,000 as a bonus if it was granted. Kiriakou said that he also discussed his quest for a pardon with Rudy Giuliani, in 2020. Specifically, an associate of the latter's suggested that they could help, but "it's going to cost $2 million — he's [Giuliani] going to want two million bucks"; Kiriakou laughed and said that "even if [he] had two million bucks, [he] wouldn't spend it to recover a $700,000 pension."[48]
- "Everyone, go look up this guy's story, its WILD how he was treated by the CIA for not wanting to torture people."
- "If he’s telling us this I can’t imagine what kind of sh*t they’re actually doing"
- "CIA taking control of cars? I knew those speeding tickets weren’t my fault."
- "Not sure what's more chilling. The fact that all this crap is true, or that they can flex this way because there's nothing you can do to stop them."
- In this episode of Honesty Box, Former CIA Spy and Whistleblower, John Kiriakou spills all about working for America’s primary intelligence agency.
00:00 Intro
00:40 What do the CIA actually do?
01:27 What skills make a good agent?
03:10 Coolest spy tech you ever got to use?
04:33 Does the CIA listen through our phones?
05:35 Are hitmen real?
06:44 How does the CIA recruit spies?
09:15 Do you ever fear for your life?
12:31 Does ______ have the UK and Europe's back?
13:04 Which film or tv series portrays spy best?
14:23 Is social media the biggest intelligence-gathering tool today?
14:58 What was 9/11’s impact on the world?
15:47 Why are there so many wars in 2025?
16:48 Can the CIA make someone disappear?
18:02 How does the USA track terrorist threats?
18:51 Can you be a spy and still have a moral compass?
19:32 What is the most controversial thing you’ve done? 20:52 Shouldn’t torture be legal if we are protecting American lives? 21:52 What is the most dangerous country in the world right now?
23:16 What do you make of US foreign policy right now?
24:09 Does China actually pose a real risk to the West?
25:22 Is the CIA or MI6 more elite?
26:27 Are sleeper agents real?
27:51 Is Chief of Disguise a real job?
28:51 What made you decide to blow the whistle?
- Ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou joins Julian Dorey Clips to break down what the Epstein documents really mean — and why they suggest that higher ups across politics, intelligence, and business were all in on protecting Epstein.
0:00 - Epstein Files, Black Book & Who He Worked For
11:00 - Does the US do Epstein stuff too?
18:56 - AIPAC Controversy, Jordanian King’s Thoughts on Israel Gaza
25:07 - Hunting Bin Laden, the Death of Jennifer Matthews (Khost)
30:52 - “Walk-in” Spies, Bin Laden
34:47 - How they caught Bin Laden & John Kerry dropping ball
40:57 - Why John Hates “Zero Dark Thirty,” Navy SEALs Claiming Bin Laden
Kill 45:12 - Joby Warrick’s Book, Jordan King’s Rise to Power & Stance on Oct. 7
53:10 - Palestinians & failed 2-State deal during Clinton era
58:52 - Israeli Border Problems
"In July 2018, Kiriakou signed a $50,000 agreement with Karen Giorno, a former campaign advisor to _______ ______, as payment for lobbying for a pardon, with the promise of an additional $50,000 as a bonus if it was granted. Kiriakou said that he also discussed his quest for a pardon with Rudy Giuliani, in 2020. Specifically, an associate of the latter's suggested that they could help, but "it's going to cost $2 million — he's [Giuliani] going to want two million bucks"; Kiriakou laughed and said that "even if [he] had two million bucks, [he] wouldn't spend it to recover a $700,000 pension."[48]
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