CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling persecuted for exposing discrimination, danger
Pushback with Aaron Mate
English - April 14, 2020 19:43 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 548 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling is a double whistleblower: as an African-American, he challenged racism from superior officers; he also voiced concerns about a deeply flawed CIA effort to sabotage Iran's nuclear program. The U.S. government retaliated by accusing him, without evidence, of leaking classified information. Sterling joins Pushback to discuss his ordeal.
Guest: Jeffrey Sterling, author of "Unwanted Spy: The Persecution of an American Whistleblower."
Special thanks to the Allard Prize for International Integrity for arranging this interview.