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Who is John Kiriakou?
John Kiriakou is a journalist and author. John Kiriakou previously worked as an intelligence officer. John is currently a columnist for Reader Supported News. He also co-hosts Political Misfits on Sputnik Radio.
Early Life and Childhood
John Kiriakou was born on August 9, 1964, in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States of America. John’s age is 57.
In Sharon, Pennsylvania, John’s parents were elementary school teachers. He grew up in the nearby town of New Castle, Pennsylvania. His grandparents were born in Greece.
Education Details
In 1982, John Kiriakou received his high school diploma from New Castle High School.
Later, in Washington, D.C., John enrolled at George Washington University.
He studied Middle Eastern Studies there and earned a bachelor’s degree. Additionally, he has a master’s degree in Legislative Affairs.
Professional Career
Kiriakou is a CIA torture exposer. The CIA approached the new Obama Justice Department nearly 5 years after the Justice Department determined John did not commit a crime by giving an interview to ABC in 2007.
The CIA had already conducted its own unprecedented crackdown on government leaks and had requested that the case be reopened by the Obama Justice Department.
On January 23, 2012, John was charged with disclosing classified information to journalists, including the name of a covert CIA officer and information revealing the role of another CIA employee, Deuce Martinez, in classified activities.
In addition, John was accused of lying to the CIA in order to have his book published.
Jesselyn Radack, a whistleblower and lawyer, assisted John’s lawyer, Robert Trout, with the case.
In 2012, John received the Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage, which is given to “national security whistleblowers who have stood up for constitutional rights and American values at great personal and professional risk.”
In July 2018, the journalist signed a $50,000 agreement with a Trump adviser in exchange for lobbying for a pardon.
If it was granted, he promised an additional $50,000 as a bonus.
John was recruited into the CIA by a graduate school professor who was also a senior CIA official. John worked as a Middle East analyst specializing in Iraq for the first eight years of his career.
John held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance during his time with the CIA.
He was assigned to the American Embassy in Manama, Bahrain, as an economic officer from 1994 to 1996. He then went back to Washington, D.C., and worked in Iraq until 1998.
Following that, John was assigned to the CIA’s Directorate of Operations as a counter-terrorism operations officer.
In addition, John worked on Eurocommunist terrorism in Athens, Greece. He recruited foreign agents to spy for the US while in Greece. He was almost assassinated by leftists.
In the year 20000, he returned to CIA Headquarters. Following the September 11th terrorist attacks, John was appointed Chief of Counter-Terrorist Operations in Pakistan.
In that capacity, he led a series of military raids on al-Qaeda safehouses, capturing dozens of al-Qaeda fighters.
On the night of March 28, 2002, he led a raid in Faisalabad, Pakistan, where they apprehended Abu Zubaydah, who was thought to be an al-third-ranking Qaeda official at the time.
After a domestic assignment in 2002-2004, John resigned from the CIA in 2004.
Net Worth and Salary
John Kiriakou earns an annual salary of $75,396 on average.
He is a journalist and author from the United States with a net worth of $3,497,916.
Relationship Status
John Kiriakou married Heather Katherine Kiriakou, his ex-wife.
The couple had five children. In 2018, John and Heather divorced.
Body Measurements
He stands taller than average. John is 5 feet 9 inches tall ( Approx 1.75m)
Social Media
His social media handles are unknown.
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Trivia
- John is a journalist and author from the United States. He previously worked as an intelligence officer.
- John is currently a columnist for Reader Supported News. He also co-hosts Political Misfits on Sputnik Radio.
- On August 9, 1964, he was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
- He married Heather Katherine Kiriakou, his ex-wife.
- The couple had five children. John and Heather divorced in 2018, most likely.
