What we cover:
Former CIA officer and whistleblower John Kiriakou joins TMJ News to unpack what most media coverage gets wrong: from the Epstein files to the intelligence realities behind the CIA and Mossad, and from regime-change playbooks to the narratives constructed about the Middle East post-9/11. Drawing on firsthand experience, Kiriakou looks past the sensational details to examine the structures, incentives, and alliances that determine what Americans are told — and what they’re not.
The 5 key takeaways:
- Intelligence power is less about secret operations and more about shaping narratives.
- The Epstein case makes more sense when viewed through an intelligence lens, not a scandal lens.
- Media fixation on details often obscures the bigger story that really matters.
- Kiriakou specifically claims Israeli intelligence (Mossad) is the missing context in the Epstein story.
- Real change doesn’t come from obsessing over scandals, but from understanding how power operates.
Why does it matter?
This interview challenges you to think deeper and look beyond surface-level headlines. From Epstein to intelligence alliances to post-9/11 narratives, John Kiriakou isn’t asking audiences to accept claims blindly. He asks them to ask better questions. In a media environment obsessed with scandal and outrage, this conversation refocuses attention on accountability, power, and how public perception is shaped, a reality that ultimately determines policy, war, and the heroes vs. villains in the story.
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