The only CIA officer in jail for the torture program is the whistleblower who exposed it

31 Dec 2014 • tumblr.fightforthefuture.org

As a CIA agent, John Kiriakou was ordered to commit inhumane acts of torture, but he refused. [3] He did what all of us would like to think we would do in that situation. Now the government is punishing him for doing the right thing.

In times like these, it’s critical we all stand up and hold our government accountable. We can start by gaining freedom for the person who helped shed light on these crimes. Then we can begin prosecuting the real perpetrators: the politicians who authorized this torture, and the CIA officials who hid it from the Senate and the public.

Reading this stuff just makes me want to curl up in a ball and cry.