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The CIA Is The Greatest Threat To The Planet Today! – Fmr CIA Agent John Kiriakou

2025-10-20 News & Politics
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CIA's Bureaucratic Reality: Blowback, Compartmentalization, and Secret Spending

Former CIA officer John Kiriakou strips away the espionage fantasy, revealing the agency as a bloated bureaucracy responsible for unintended blowback like 9/11, while simultaneously executing deep regime change operations globally.

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  • The CIA lacks sleek competence, operating instead as a large, often incompetent bureaucracy.
  • The agency supported the creation of Al-Qaeda through arming the Mujahideen, leading to catastrophic blowback like 9/11.
  • Covert actions, regime change, and maintaining Continuity of Government (COG) remain highly classified, core missions unseen by most staff.
  • Extreme internal security measures, known as compartmentalization, limit even high-ranking leaders' visibility into crucial operations.

This segment features John Kiriakou detailing the operational reality of the CIA, contrasting it with fictional portrayals. Readers gain insight into the agency's involvement in historical events, extreme internal security measures like compartmentation, and the existence of potentially secret, catastrophic continuity planning.

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In this segment former CIA officer John Kiriakou tells Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger that the agency is a bloated bureaucracy full of incompetence rather than a sleek, James Bond–style organization, pushing back on claims that it is “not evil enough.” He explains how the CIA helped create al-Qaeda through its support of the Mujahadeen, later tried to manipulate extremists, and ended up fueling catastrophic blowback like 9/11. The panel criticize pundits such as Cenk Uygur for misunderstanding the CIA’s role, while pointing out that covert operations, coups, and regime change remain central to the agency’s mission. Kiriakou also discussed compartmentalization, continuity of government (COG), underground facilities like Mount Weather, and trillions in unaccounted-for spending linked to secret programs. Follow John Kiriakou on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnKiriakou Watch John Kiriakou on UNIFYD TV: https://unifyd.tv/pages/johnkiriakou-new Kurt Metzger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kurtmetzger Kurt’s website: http://www.KurtMetzgerComedy.com Become a Premium Member: https://www.jimmydore.com/premium-membership Go to a Live Show: https://www.jimmydore.com/tour Subscribe to Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams LIVESTREAM & LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Email: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimmyDoreShow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejimmydoreshow WATCH / LISTEN FREE: Videos: https://www.jimmydore.com Podcasts: https://www.jimmydore.com (Also available on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast player.) ACCESS TO FULL REPLAYABLE LIVESTREAMS: Become a Premium Member: https://www.jimmydore.com/premium-membership SUPPORT THE JIMMY DORE SHOW: Make a Donation: https://www.jimmydore.com/ Buy Official Merch (Tees, Sweatshirts, Hats, Bags): https://thejimmydoreshow.dashery.com/ https://dobynsfamilycreations.com/collections/the-jimmy-dore-show-store DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jimmy-dore/id839294547 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jimmydore.jimmydore Jimmy Dore on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jimmy_Dore Stef Zamorano on Twitter: https://twitter.com/miserablelib About The Jimmy Dore Show: #TheJimmyDoreShow is a hilarious and irreverent take on news, politics and culture featuring Jimmy Dore, a professional stand up comedian, author and podcaster. The show is also broadcast on Pacifica Radio Network stations throughout the country.

Top Comments (10)

@jorgeromero8482 2025-10-20

this is WRONG, CIA is not with the terrorist, THE CIA ARE THE TERRORIST

906 39 replies
@StinkerLee278 2025-10-20

I’m 911% sure they’re all in it together.

703 30 replies
@gaga5347 2025-10-20

The JFK assassination alone should tell you how dangerous they are💯🙏

547 28 replies
@vagabondcaleb8915 2025-10-20

Terrorists = propaganda division of the CIA. Drug-Cartels = funding division of the CIA.

216 12 replies
@antoniowillz4847 2025-10-20

The CIA is who created the terrorist

184 5 replies
@Gerard-m5b 2025-10-20

CIA isn't incompetent, they purposely do what they do .

156 6 replies
@pjduff7577 2025-10-20

Can anyone name ANYTHING productive the CIA has done for America?

140 21 replies
@Shahryar77 2025-10-20

Stupid people with power are dangerous.

121 9 replies
@KdF-r9n 2025-10-20

CIA/MOSSAD are terrorists ! And that not since 9-11 !

40 1 replies
@didileong4116 2025-10-20

i so honor john kiriakou for his honesty and truth and courage. thankyou for this information!

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