What John Kiriakou has said about Mass surveillance in the United States
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 8, 2026
John Kiriakou, Former CIA counterterrorism officer and whistleblower, has been quoted on Mass surveillance in the United States 2 times in 1 episode of Modern Wisdom, most recently on October 8, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Kiriakou says the CIA and NSA are legally barred from collecting on Americans yet do so daily.
“It is patently illegal for the CIA to collect information on Americans. Yet they both do that every single day”
Modern Wisdom: CIA Whistleblower: Who Actually Runs The US Government? - John Kiriakou - #1160 (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 21:15
Kiriakou predicts future whistleblowers will reveal how deeply technology companies have infiltrated Americans' lives.
“I think there are going to be whistleblowers in the future that come out and explain to us, explain to the American people just how deeply infiltrated our lives are”
Modern Wisdom: CIA Whistleblower: Who Actually Runs The US Government? - John Kiriakou - #1160 (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 40:31
Episodes
CIA Whistleblower: Who Actually Runs The US Government? - John Kiriakou - #1160Modern Wisdom · Oct 8, 2026 · 2 h 36 min
Former CIA officer John Kiriakou tells Chris Williamson about the deep state, surveillance, China and Israeli espionage, famous intelligence operations, interrogation and CIA torture.
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- Guantanamo Bay detention camp · 1 quote
- Patriot Act · 1 quote
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- Chinese espionage in the United States · 1 quote