A Letter from CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou

John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer. Back in 2007, he became the first US government official to confirm—and condemn—the practice of torture by CIA interrogators.

After a drawn-out legal battle, federal authorities convicted Kiriakou of leaking classified information and handed down a prison sentence. He remains the only US official to serve time following the revelation of the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation” practices.