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https://youtu.be/M0dum00g0fs?si=8BFBdX1d0N_1ZwHk 8 hours ago  [#johnkiriakou](https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/johnkiriakou) [#cia](https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cia) [#deepstate](https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/deepstate) Does the CIA Control American Presidents and Media? John Kiriakou Explains | Fair Observer Are intelligence agencies compatible with democracy? In this episode of FO Talks, Fair Observer’s Chief Strategy Officer Peter Isackson speaks with former CIA analyst and whistleblower John Kiriakou to examine how intelligence services shape political power, media narratives and democratic accountability. Kiriakou explains how journalists have coordinated with intelligence agencies, how presidents have struggled to control the CIA and why whistleblowers increasingly face prosecution instead of protection. Drawing on historical cases from the Kennedy assassination to the post 9/11 expansion of surveillance and targeted killings, the discussion highlights how secrecy and national security have overridden democratic oversight. The conversation also explores the role of the media, the normalization of assassinations, the Espionage Act and the growing power of unelected bureaucracies. As trust in institutions erodes across the West, this interview raises urgent questions about who really governs and whether democracy can survive permanent secrecy. [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0dum00g0fs&list=TLPQMDEwMTIwMjbd-sDBTrRQwA&index=8) Introduction [03:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0dum00g0fs&list=TLPQMDEwMTIwMjbd-sDBTrRQwA&index=8&t=180s) CIA & Democracy [11:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0dum00g0fs&list=TLPQMDEwMTIwMjbd-sDBTrRQwA&index=8&t=660s) Is There a Deep State? 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