# EX-CIA OFFICER: Americans Have No Idea What's ACTUALLY Happening to Them | John Kiriakou

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Published: 2026-02-10T16:23:00+00:00
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Former CIA officer John Kiriakou reveals what's really happening behind the scenes in America — and why most people have no idea. John was the first CIA officer to publicly confirm that the agency used waterboarding, and he went to prison for it. Now he's exposing the surveillance state, government overreach, and the erosion of civil liberties that affects every American homeowner and taxpayer. In this episode: The intelligence operations you're not supposed to know about How government agencies are quietly expanding their power What the average American can do to protect themselves Why speaking truth to power cost him everything — and why he'd do it again 🔔 Subscribe for more interviews that challenge the mainstream narrative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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