John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer and whistleblower who spent 15 years inside America’s spy agency. He led counterterrorism operations in Pakistan after 9/11. In 2007, he exposed the CIA’s secret torture program, becoming one of the first insiders to speak out against America’s covert wars.
In this episode of ANI Broadcast with Ishaan Prakash, Kiriakou shares unbelievable stories from his time in the field, like how “Osama bin Laden escaped disguised as a woman”, and how “the U.S. essentially purchased Musharraf, paying tens of millions in cash to Pakistan’s ISI.”
He also reveals what happened inside the White House after major terror attacks: “We expected India to strike back after the 2001 and 2008 attacks.” And in a lighter, yet telling moment from his meeting with Benazir Bhutto, when she said: “I’m going to kill him if he (Asif Zardari) comes home with another Bentley.”
Kiriakou talks about the hidden deals that shaped world politics, “The Saudis begged the U.S., ‘Please leave A.Q. Khan alone, we’re working with him.’” He even claims that in 2002, “the Pentagon controlled Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.” And his final assessment is blunt: “Pakistan cannot win a conventional war against India.”
This episode pulls back the curtain on how America really runs its national security, through secrets, deals, and power plays that most of the world never gets to see.
Timestamps
00:00 – Coming Up
03:27 – Introduction
06:43 – The Capture of Abu Zubaydah
09:08 – Tracking Abu Zubaydah in Pakistan
11:40 – “Musharraf Was on the U.S. Payroll”
15:45 – Lashkar-e-Taiba Safe House Raided
20:03 – Why the U.S. Didn’t Attack Al-Qaeda in Pakistan
29:29 – Will Pakistan Lend Its Nukes to Saudi Arabia?
35:10 – America’s Love for Pakistan’s ‘Dictators’
37:18 – Does the U.S. Control Pakistan’s Nukes?
41:33 – “Pakistan Can’t Win a Conventional War Against India”
45:38 – CIA Agent Turned Whistleblower
48:20 – The Truth About the CIA’s Torture Program
52:58 – CIA Still After John Kiriakou?
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