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JENerational Change is transforming politics into service. In 2020, Jen Perelman ran for Congress against Debbie Wasserman Schultz based on the premise that congressional representation should be treated as a term of public service, not a lifelong career. JENerational Change spotlights other candidates who challenge entrenched incumbents, regardless of their party affiliation. We speak with activists, journalists, comedians, and other public figures who seek to make a positive change for their community. Your patronage ensures that can continue building awareness for insurgent campaigns that seek to chip away at the political establishment!
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Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
John Kiriakou is the only CIA employee to go to prison in connection with the agency’s torture program. Not because he tortured anyone, but because he revealed information about America's torture program to a reporter.
As a result, Kiriakou was subsequently sentenced to 30 months in prison. Following his release in 2015, Kiriakou said that his case was not about leaking information but about exposing torture, continuing, "and I would do it all over again." He's now an award-winning writer and prison reform advocate.
"Even if torture works, it cannot be tolerated -- not in one case or a thousand or a million. If their efficacy becomes the measure of abhorrent acts, all sorts of unspeakable crimes somehow become acceptable. I may have found myself on the wrong side of government on torture. But I’m on the right side of history. …There are things we should not do, even in the name of national security. One of them, I now firmly believe, is torture."
📢 John's Twitter: @JohnKiriakou
📢 John's Website: www.johnkiriakou.com
📢 John's Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=John+Kiriakou&i=audible&ref=dp_byline_sr_audible_1
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