Phil Giraldi

former Operations Officer, CIA

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Former CIA operations officer; private consultant in security issues

Phil Giraldi on KCRW

President Obama has set up a new team to question terrorist suspects, with less authority for the CIA and more for the White House and the Justice Department.

Newly Released Documents Could Lead to Interrogation Prosecutions

President Obama has set up a new team to question terrorist suspects, with less authority for the CIA and more for the White House and the Justice Department.

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