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John Kiriakou was born on August 9, 1964 in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States. Public records list John Kiriakou as a writer, consultant and intelligence analyst. The age as of 2026 is 62. Education on record includes New Castle Junior/Senior High School and George Washington University. Recorded honors include Sam Adams Award (2016), Meritorious Honor Award and Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage (2012).
My Take
John Kiriakou represents a question I keep returning to: what does telling the truth actually cost? He exposed the CIA's use of torture in 2007 and paid with his career and his freedom, while the practices he revealed went largely unpunished. Whatever one thinks of his choices, that asymmetry says something uncomfortable about how institutions handle inconvenient honesty. I find his second act — author, radio host, persistent commentator — quietly impressive; he kept his voice rather than retreating into bitterness. The Sam Adams Award he later received feels like history slowly correcting its ledger. People like him are exactly why careful, honest records of whistleblowers matter.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Kiriakou
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・キリアコウ
- Reading
- じょん・きりあこう
- Born
- August 9, 1964 (age 62)
- Origin
- Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- writer / consultant / intelligence analyst / radio personality
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dragon
2. Background
- High school
- New Castle Junior/Senior High School
- University
- George Washington University
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Sam Adams Award
- Meritorious Honor Award
- 2012 Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://johnkiriakou.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/JohnKiriakou
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Kiriakou
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6243195
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
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Born August 9, 1964 (age 62).
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John Kiriakou is from Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States.
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John Kiriakou works as writer, consultant, intelligence analyst, radio personality.
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