Title: Former CIA Counter Terrorism Specialist John Kiriakou Talks
Show: CovertAction Magazine
Date: 2025-02-05
URL: https://youtu.be/VtRxlxHNVlQ
Duration: 1:00

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[00:08] I am optimistic that um that relations with Russia will improve uh Trump said on Friday that uh his people are in the process of coordinating a telephone call with Vladimir Putin and that he and Putin will meet soon after he takes the oath of office that is always a good thing diplomacy is always a good thing but we can't say the same thing about China I don't think that there's anybody in government who's sincere about improving relations with China so what

[00:39] will make the Trump Administration any different from the Biden Administration why is it that we're supposedly or reportedly preparing for war with China when Taiwan is saying wait a minute wait a minute we're not on an on the brink of war with China why do you guys keep talking about war with China it's because we're the ones that are instigating this uh this problem
