How CIA Black Ops Actually Work | Authorized Account | Insider

Name: How CIA Black Ops Actually Work | Authorized Account | Insider
Uploaded: 2026
Duration: 58 min

202658 minHD★ 7.8Conspiracy & Cover-Ups

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A former CIA counterterrorism chief explains, on the record, how black ops actually work, how the agency recruits foreign spies and runs operations most of us only imagine. I love a first-hand account from someone who was genuinely in the room. Kiriakou paid a price for talking, which tends to mean the talking mattered. Watch it for the tradecraft, delivered by a man who did it rather than a narrator guessing at it.

John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer specializing in counterterrorism. He was named the chief of CIA counterterrorism operations in Pakistan in 2002. Kiriakou talks to Business Insider about how the CIA recruits foreign agents to spy for the United States, their bunker raid tactics, and how they track and hunt terrorists. He goes into detail about how he captured notorious Al Qaeda members and how he survived an assassination attempt.

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