Kiriakou Defenders Hope to Get Whistle-Blower’s Prison Sentence Commuted
Jan 24, 2013 John Kiriakou was charged with violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, allegedly disclosing classified information to members of the news media after speaking out against waterboarding in 2007. He pleaded guilty in October as part of an agreement that would sentence him to 30 months in prison.John Kiriakou was charged with violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act. He pleaded guilty in October as part of an agreement that would sentence him to 30 months in prison.
John Kiriakou Becomes First CIA Officer to Face Prison for Classified Leak
Jan 6, 2013 The former CIA officer who blew the whistle on waterboarding is preparing to serve a 30-month prison sentence for disclosing to a reporter the name of a covert agent previously involved in the government’s torture program.
An All-American Nightmare
Dec 19, 2012 Torture can’t be disappeared like the body of a political prisoner, or conveniently deep-sixed simply by wishing it elsewhere or pretending it never happened or closing our bureaucratic eyes. After the fact, it can be dealt with only by staring directly into the nightmare that changed us -- that, like it or not, helped make us who we now are.
Three Men Who Wouldn’t Let the NSA Get Away With It
Nov 30, 2012 Whistle-blowers have warned that intelligence agencies are abusing the Constitution and lavishing private companies with expensive contracts in exchange for subpar results.Whistle-blowers have warned that intelligence agencies are abusing the Constitution and lavishing private companies with expensive contracts.
CIA Torture Whistle-Blower Pleads Guilty in Naming Colleague
Oct 23, 2012 Former CIA officer and whistle-blower John Kiriakou pleaded guilty Tuesday to leaking the name of a fellow agent involved in the agency’s post-9/11 rendition and torture program to a reporter. He faces two and a half years in prison.
