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Brennan and Kiriakou, Drones and Torture

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Feb 7, 2013 John Brennan and John Kiriakou worked together years ago, but their careers have dramatically diverged. Brennan is now on track to head the CIA, while Kiriakou is headed off to prison. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kiriakou Defenders Hope to Get Whistle-Blower’s Prison Sentence Commuted

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

John Kiriakou Becomes First CIA Officer to Face Prison for Classified Leak

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

An All-American Nightmare

By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch 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. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Three Men Who Wouldn’t Let the NSA Get Away With It

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

CIA Torture Whistle-Blower Pleads Guilty in Naming Colleague

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Silent State: Washington’s Campaign Against Whistle-Blowers

By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch Feb 10, 2012 There can be little doubt that government retaliation against whistle-blowers is not an isolated event, nor even an agency-by-agency practice. The number of cases in play suggests an organized strategy to deprive Americans of knowledge of the more disreputable things their government does. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )