{"id":258515,"date":"2025-05-26T20:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T20:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/podcast-john-kiriakou-cia-whistleblower-on-americas-secret-drug-wars-israels-shadow-grip-on-u-s-politics\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T20:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T20:15:08","slug":"podcast-john-kiriakou-cia-whistleblower-on-americas-secret-drug-wars-israels-shadow-grip-on-u-s-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=258515","title":{"rendered":"Podcast &#8211; John Kiriakou \u2014 CIA Whistleblower on America\u2019s Secret Drug Wars &#038; Israel\u2019s Shadow Grip on U.S. Politics"},"content":{"rendered":" \r\n<br><div>\n\n                                        \n\n\n<p><em>This is a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred conversation with one of the bravest voices in modern American history.<\/em><\/p><p>The conversation then turns to U.S.-Israel relations, as we analyze the theatrical \u201cshift\u201d in Trump\u2019s tone toward Netanyahu and Israel\u2019s influence on American foreign policy. Is it genuine? Or just more Kabuki theater masking business as usual? John gives us some powerful insight on why this may actually be genuine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also examine America\u2019s role in cultivating the opium trade in Afghanistan, and the decades-long hypocrisy of the so-called war on drugs. John offers rare firsthand insight from inside the system\u2014what was said versus what was done\u2014and how that disconnect continues to drive global suffering.<br\/><em><br\/><\/em>In this week\u2019s episode of The Free Thought Project Podcast, Jason, Matt, and Don sit down with John Kiriakou\u2014former CIA officer turned whistleblower, best-selling author, and one of the few people ever prosecuted for exposing the U.S. government\u2019s illegal torture program. After blowing the whistle on CIA waterboarding, John became a powerful voice for truth, transparency, and accountability in an age of state secrecy and suppression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We dive straight into the current state of the American police state, discussing the Trump administration\u2019s troubling remarks about suspending habeas corpus, and what that could mean for dissenters and immigrants alike. We explore the alarming normalization of censorship, as the U.S. government continues to universities and punish those who dare to speak out against its narratives.<\/p><div class=\"g g-1\"><div class=\"g-single a-19\"><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"MTksMSwxLDYw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livelongerformula.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Free-Masterclass-Ad-2-1.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, we end on a white pill note, asking John what gives him hope and whether the truth is still worth the cost in a world that punishes it. His answer is as heartfelt as it is encouraging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred conversation with one of the bravest voices in modern American history.<\/p><p>(Length: 1:02:59)<\/p><p>Our Little Free Thinkers Children\u2019s Book:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/littlefreethinkers.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/littlefreethinkers.com\/<\/a><br\/>Support The Free Thought Project:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tftpsubdomain.wpengine.com\/tftp-membership\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tftpsubdomain.wpengine.com\/tftp-membership\/<\/a><\/p><p>Find John on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohnKiriakou\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/x.com\/JohnKiriakou<\/a><br\/>Find John on Substack:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/johnkiriakou.substack.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/johnkiriakou.substack.com\/<\/a><br\/>John\u2019s Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/johnkiriakou.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/johnkiriakou.com\/<\/a><br\/>Unifyd.TV:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unifyd.tv\/pages\/johnkiriakou-new\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/unifyd.tv\/pages\/johnkiriakou-new<\/a><\/p>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred conversation with one of the bravest voices in modern American history. 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