Former CIA agent John Kiriakou, who blew the whistle on the US
government’s use of torture under the Bush administration, is currently
serving a 30 month sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in
Loretto, Pennsylvania.
Below is a letter
he recently sent his attorney Jesselyn Radack, who shared it (with
John’s permission) with Firedoglake based on a pre-existing arrangement.
The letter details his life in prison, including an incident in which
prison officials attempted setup a confrontation between Kiriakou and a
Muslim prisoner, telling Kiriakou he was the uncle of the Times Square
bomber, when in reality the imam was in prison for refusing to testify
in the Lackawanna Six case.
Prison officials also lied to the Muslim prisoner, telling him that
Kiriakou had called Washington after they met and had been ordered to
kill him.
This letter is the first part in a series inspired by dinner table
discussions between Jane Hamsher, Jesselyn Radack and John Kiriakou (and
others) before he went to prison. John wanted to have his letters
published so that he could still communicate and share his story with
the outside world.
If you haven’t already, please consider adding your name to our petition asking President Obama to pardon John Kiriakou.
For the rest of the story: http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2013/05/29/imprisoned-cia-torture-whistleblower-john-kiriakou-pens-letter-from-loretto/
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