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Former CIA officer John Kiriakou was prosecuted by the Obama administration under the first world war-era Espionage Act. Photograph by Cliff Owen\/AP in the Guardian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The only ex-CIA officer to suffer consequences for the U.S. torture program comes to\u00a0North Carolina Oct. 27-29, 2015.<\/p>\n

John Kiriakou is a former high-ranking CIA counter-terrorism officer and the first U.S. official to confirm the CIA was torturing its detainees by waterboarding them. As a whistleblower, Mr. Kiriakou served nearly two years in a Federal correctional facility. \u00a0 Read more of Mr. Kiriakou’s story at his website<\/a>\u00a0or here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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In April 2015, Mr. Kiriakou exposed the controversy<\/a> within the CIA over the U.S.’ secret detention and rendition to torture in Syria of Canadian citizen Maher Arar. In September, it was announced that Canadian authorities have brought criminal charges<\/a> against a Syrian official for Mr. Arar’s torture.<\/p>\n

Later this fall, Mr. Kiriakou will receive<\/a> the prestigious First Amendment Award from PEN Center USA, the writers organization. It is an honor to have this patriotic American in North Carolina, where he will discuss accountability for CIA torture in the wake of the Senate torture report. \u00a0His schedule so far:<\/p>\n

Tues., Oct. 27, 2015<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n