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John Kiriakou · 29 episodes with transcripts

John Kiriakou is a CIA whistleblower, bestselling author, and host of John Kiriakou's Briefing Room.

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War has begun: Yemen strikes back against Houthis | Episode 25

October 6, 2026

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

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John Kiriakou (0:15)

Hi everybody, I'm John Kiriakou, and welcome back to the Briefing Room. We have a lot today, like we do every Monday, but today seems to be unusually dense with news. First, Saudi-backed forces in Yemen have launched a major offensive to seize control from the Houthis. We have the latest for a hugely consequential…

Sana'a is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is thousands of years old, and it is one of the most beautiful places that I've ever been on Earth. I want to show you a picture, if I could, of what the old city of Sana'a looks like. These buildings are made completely of mud. They are more than a thousand years old, and…

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