Do You Know John Kiriakou?

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 00:41

On February 28 2013, CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou began serving a thirty month sentence for revealing details about the Bush administration's use of torture. On the eve of his imprisonment, Code Pink and Naomi Pitcairn hosted a farewell party for him on the roof of the Hay Adams Hotel, overlooking the White House. Speakers in order of appearance:

Jesselyn Radack, Government Accountability Project

John Kiriakou, CIA Whistleblower

Thomas Drake, NSA Whistleblower

Medea Benjamin, Code Pink

Naomi Pitcairn, Event Sponsor

Ray McGovern, Former CIA Analyst

Col. Morris Davis, Former Chief Military Commission Prosecutor at Guantanamo

Music by Emma's Revolution and ?

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Human Rights
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