Quotes from John Kiriakou

I can remember only a small handful of instances in which I talked about politics with my parents. I remember my parents telling me that Daniel Ellsberg was a hero when I was six years old.

It's much less romantic in that you have to go to www.cia.gov and click "Apply Now." For me it was much more clandestine.

The truth of the matter is, we can certainly fight against terrorism and fight terrorist groups around the world without having to give up our own civil liberties. They're not mutually exclusive.