Interview · moment 24 of 25
Deep Cover Agents, Rare Minerals, and Closing Out with Kiriakou
from Our Best Episode (Inside the CIA with John Kiriakou) · #136
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4 minGuest
Kiriakou describes running into deep-cover CIA colleagues in public (Whole Foods, Barnes & Noble), speculates on Afghanistan's rare mineral motive, and the interview wraps with him plugging his book and mailing list.
- 2:12:04Woman called him a traitor at Barnes and Noble after recognizing him as CIA whistleblower.
- 2:12:25Tim compares Washington spy circles to LA celebrity neighborhoods where everyone lives in the same area.
- 2:12:58Kiriakou ran into John McLaughlin, the acting CIA director, at a used bookstore in Dupont Circle and they awkwardly greeted each other.
- 2:13:24Tim asks about deep cover agents with wiped fingerprints and fake identities living as museum curators or insurance salesmen.
- 2:14:04Kiriakou describes the psychological toll of maintaining deep cover for an entire lifetime.
- 2:14:27Kiriakou notes the woman's husband appears on every podcast despite having nine listeners.
- 2:14:49Woman may be charged with human rights crimes in Europe and cannot travel outside the US after retirement.
- 2:15:19Kiriakou plugs his book Doing Time Like a Spy about surviving and thriving in prison.
Colin PowellJohn McLaughlinJohn KiriakouCIAEd Begley Jr.Gerald McRannyDelta BurkeOrel HershiserJohn Cryer