'No one went to prison but me': CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou speaks out

'No one went to prison but me': CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou speaks out

Published time: February 10, 2015 17:28

Former CIA analyst John Kiriakou blew the whistle on the agency’s use of waterboarding and was subsequently locked up. Fresh out of prison and on the heels of the CIA torture report, he feels vindicated – and says he wouldn’t hesitate to do it again.

RT: You've described your time in detention as "terrible years that ruined you personally,” yet you've also said it's all been worth it. Can you expand on that?

John Kiriakou: You know, I really do believe that it was worth it. I’m proud to have played a role, however small, in the outline of torture in the United States. And to me, the past now is water under the bridge. I’m proud to have played that role and it’s time to move on and continue this fight for human rights and civil liberties.

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