Australia: “A Police State in the making”, John Kiriakou on what happened to Charlie Kirk? The Ark E74

About this episode

John Kiriakou discusses his experiences with the CIA and shares insights on the Charlie Kirk situation.

Today I was joined again by John Kiriakou. John was a whistleblower on the CIA’s torture program & was also the head of counterterrorism in Pakistan. From his stories during his time at the CIA undercover to his take on the Charlie Kirk assassination we talk about it all! I hope you enjoy this chat 🙏 This episode was filmed on the 30th of April 2026 Click here to buy one of John's books - https://www.amazon.com.au/stores/author/B002TPZIVA Thank you for your support keeping this show going 🙏 - https://tpaust.com.au/shop/ 🔑 Click here to follow us elsewhere - https://shor.by/TheArk  If you like this content please remember to comment, share and smash that like button to boost us in the algorithm. Thank you 🙏 *Disclaimer: Any comments made by the panelists are individually their own and the Ark or other presenters are not responsible for them. Please note that the conversation in this video is not medical advice nor investment advice. #TheArkPodcast #joeljammal #turningpointaustralia #CharlieKirk #JohnKiriakou

People in this episode

Host: Joel Jammal

Guest: John Kiriakou

Topics covered

• CIA
• whistleblowing
• torture program
• counterterrorism
• politics
• Charlie Kirk

Keywords

• CIA
• torture
• whistleblower
• Charlie Kirk
• John Kiriakou
• politics
• counterterrorism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CIA, Turning Point Australia

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