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1. Go figure

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Thu Dec 11, 2014, 09:28 AM

Dec 2014

This country is screwed

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Only CIA Agent Jailed for Torture Program Is Whistleblower Who Confirmed Its Existence [View all] RiverLover Dec 2014 OP

Go figure newfie11 Dec 2014 #1

Bitter Irony. adirondacker Dec 2014 #2

But Obama.. sendero Dec 2014 #3

He should count this prosecution as a triumph....Kiriakou pled guilty to leaking the name msanthrope Dec 2014 #61

We are a F*cked Up Nation n/t Triana Dec 2014 #4

If this true heaven05 Dec 2014 #5

It's not true.....read this thread, and its links, this has already been debunked... msanthrope Dec 2014 #29

thanks heaven05 Dec 2014 #31

Okay...revealing the name of an operative in the field, even to your co-author, is a crime. He pled msanthrope Dec 2014 #48

K & R ctsnowman Dec 2014 #6

Does this guy have a fund set up so we can help him and show other "would be" Whistle Blowers Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #7

He needs to be freed, too. nt RiverLover Dec 2014 #9

You want to free a guy who bragged the waterboarding was effective? msanthrope Dec 2014 #23

Kiriakou should be in prison for torture. joshcryer Dec 2014 #67

He should be...but instead he's in for the same crime Scooter Libby pulled.... msanthrope Dec 2014 #71

Sorry I jumped the gun. Thanks for setting me straight. Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #75

It's easy to do when certain agenda-driven sources are promoted on this site. nt msanthrope Dec 2014 #77

it's part of his 3 dimensional chess belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #8

When dealing with criminals, only the honest are at a disadvantage. nt raouldukelives Dec 2014 #10

+1000000 liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #15

The facts speak for themselves. mn9driver Dec 2014 #11

K&R. He should be released. Overseas Dec 2014 #12

Corrupt, morally bankrupt government. woo me with science Dec 2014 #13

Indeed..imagine putting someone in jail after they got on 60 Minutes and msanthrope Dec 2014 #28

The name of the agent "outed" heaven05 Dec 2014 #32

Um...disclosure to his co-author and publisher is "the public." FYI..it was to a reporter... msanthrope Dec 2014 #36

ummmmm heaven05 Dec 2014 #41

His name is known. Which is why you can find it, and the assignment he was msanthrope Dec 2014 #43

Ohhh heaven05 Dec 2014 #44

It wasn't an insult. It's a suggestion for how you can find it. msanthrope Dec 2014 #46

Okay heaven05 Dec 2014 #78

Propaganda is a low, disreputable occupation. woo me with science Dec 2014 #34

I guess when you don't bother to google the people you defend, and you get called msanthrope Dec 2014 #42

Kiriakou was a torture defender. joshcryer Dec 2014 #63

Which agency is paying you to post this? Can I make buck, too, msanthrope Dec 2014 #73

Who could forget that smug face of his? joshcryer Dec 2014 #74

I'll tell you exactly who "forgot." People who weren't paying attention the first time this joker msanthrope Dec 2014 #76

Made in America Thespian2 Dec 2014 #14

A judge needs to step in.... ReRe Dec 2014 #16

He pled guily because he released the name of a CIA covert agent to sell his book. msanthrope Dec 2014 #24

I think Libby took the fall for others in the administration JonLP24 Dec 2014 #37

You say with certainty, but your linked article has uncertainty RiverLover Dec 2014 #54

Wow...five seconds of google to find out his guilty plea...for leaking the name.... msanthrope Dec 2014 #56

You said he did it to sell a book. Then have a guy with CIA ties as your linked source. RiverLover Dec 2014 #58

Um no....as a way to drum up sales for his 2010 book, he decided to leak to a particular msanthrope Dec 2014 #59

Fine. We just disagree. nt RiverLover Dec 2014 #65

Indeed..and Kiriakou's own plea seems to disagree with you, too. nt msanthrope Dec 2014 #66

That's not what I disagree with. Read my post again. Seriously. RiverLover Dec 2014 #69

I spoke without reading about this fellow... ReRe Dec 2014 #86

Who are the real crooks? Octafish Dec 2014 #17

+1 Enthusiast Dec 2014 #21

Okay...you are defending the guy who 1) Defended waterboarding on msanthrope Dec 2014 #27

You keep repeating that, msanthrope. Octafish Dec 2014 #30

Kiriakou's 60 Minutes interview where he defends waterboarding is msanthrope Dec 2014 #45

So what? He said he learned he was wrong. What's important is CIA Tortures. Octafish Dec 2014 #51

He learned he was wrong? Was that before or after his book contract? msanthrope Dec 2014 #55

Typical...no words freebrew Dec 2014 #18

John Kiriakou, a man with a conscience Oilwellian Dec 2014 #19

Um, no....go watch his 60 Minutes interview where he defends waterboarding, msanthrope Dec 2014 #25

If the cops, the CIA, Presidents, administration officials etc are above the law, JEB Dec 2014 #20

+1 Enthusiast Dec 2014 #22

+1000000 woo me with science Dec 2014 #35

This trope was completely and utterly debunked yesterday in this thread.... msanthrope Dec 2014 #26

Kinda like the only guy arrested when Eric Garner was murdered is the guy who recorded it. Iggo Dec 2014 #33

If President Obama pardons anyone this is the man he should pardon. NOW. jwirr Dec 2014 #38

The guy who went on 60 Minutes and defended the use of waterboarding? msanthrope Dec 2014 #47

He is a little fish. I am sick of letting the little guys take the rap so the leaders can get off. jwirr Dec 2014 #50

The guy who leaked a covert field operative's name to sell a book is a msanthrope Dec 2014 #53

Of course. This is who we are now. New Pearl Harbor, remember? librechik Dec 2014 #39

This is the patriot who served his country Jack Rabbit Dec 2014 #40

+100000000 War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Torturers are Patriots. woo me with science Dec 2014 #49

. . . and Corporate Tyranny is Democracy Jack Rabbit Dec 2014 #52

He didn't serve anyone but himself...he leaked the name of a covert operative in the field to a msanthrope Dec 2014 #57

Yup, all that torture was just an "ugly little episode." joshcryer Dec 2014 #70

... napkinz Dec 2014 #60

Rec! progressoid Dec 2014 #62

I don't know if I can feel sorry for this guy, he defended the use of water boarding. Rex Dec 2014 #64

Because, Obama. nt msanthrope Dec 2014 #72

Seriously, it all looked good until I read he defended the CIAs use of torture. Rex Dec 2014 #79

Can you cite that? nt msanthrope Dec 2014 #80

Which part? nt Rex Dec 2014 #81

Well there was one other convicted. Savannahmann Dec 2014 #68

Why would ANYONE who has been paying attention for the last 40 years hifiguy Dec 2014 #82

kick. Priorities, priorities. woo me with science Dec 2014 #83

R & K woo! messed up priorities, priorities... RiverLover Dec 2014 #85

Kick for Those working to end Wars without End. Octafish Dec 2014 #84