john kiriakou appeared in federal court in alexandria monday afternoon. the 47-year-old who lives here at arlington with his wife and three young children is up against the justice department now. kiriakou is accused of leaking the name of a covert cia officer to the new york times and of other media outlets and identified him as taking part in the interrogation of al- qaeda financier abu 0 bayda. he was of special interest -- 0 bayda. he was of -- zubaydah to journalists because zubaydah was supposed to have been waterboarded several times. the charges also say kiriakou leaked the identity of another officer who participated in zubaydah's interrogation. >> i left the agency in 2004 and went into private sector in a professional services firm. reporter: back in 2010 kiriakou published a public called the reluctant spy. he appeared on fox 5 morning news to promote it. >> the chief of the counter terrorist center implored a foreign counter intelligence service please, he said, you have any sources inside al- qaeda, please help us because something terrible

we have today the justice department charged former cia agent john kiriakou with disclosing classified information to journalists about the capture and enhanced interrogation or as we call it torture of members of al qaeda of suspected al qaeda members to members of the press and the criminal complaint specifically accuses kiriakou of disclosing the identity of a cia analyst and the charges against him include two counts under the espionage act of one nine hundred seventeen so that makes it now the sixth time that the obama administration is going after somebody with charges of espionage the others include cases that we've discussed on this program like thomas drake bradley manning james rising and others so to put it in perspective for you before this administration there were only three such cases in history so what is all this tell us about how justice under obama is applied joining me to discuss it is marcy wheeler blogger at mt weil dot net marcy thanks for joining us tonight let's figure a little background quickly if you can we don't have a whole lot of time tonight but i guess

. >> his name is john kiriakou, 47 years old, a father of three small children living in arlington. now after a 14 year career with the cia before moving to the private sector he faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine if convicted. he appeared in federal court today in alexandria, our cameraman rolling on his walk outside the courtroom. kiriakou is accused of leaking the name of a covert cia officer to the new york times and other media outlets and identified him as taking part in the interrogation of this man, al-qaeda financier abu zubaydah. he was of special interest because zubaydah was reportedly waterboarded more than 80 times, a controversial interrogation technique. the charges also allege kiriakou leaked information about the identity of another cia officer who participated in zubaydah's interrogation. back in 2010 he published a book called the reluctant spy and appeared on fox 5 morning news to talk about his life as a spy. here's a clip. >> the chief of the counter terrorist center implored a foreign intelligence service please he said, if you have any sour

. >> the justice department alleges that john kiriakou released a permission about terrorist and served as a source to "the new york times" a few years ago. his trial marches -- marks the sixth. charging documents allege he disclose the identity of a covert cia officer to a journalist cooper dissipated in the interrogation of terrorists. >> we got a hold of the documents late last week. >> worked as a cia officer from 1990-2004 and one is -- and was one of the first to go public with details about waterboarding. class a confirmation appeared in a defense brief. they've found probable cause to proceed with the case. >> we will be entering a plea of not guilty from this point. from there. >> in other news, one suspect was arrested and set free in the murder of an arlington man and is now back in custody. they arrested and charged javon martin with robbery and first degree murder. he stabbed this man to death allegedly in 2009. police originally arrested two men last summer but later dropped the charges against martin and is now trial is now set for april. two metro workers charged with st

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authorities arrested john kiriakou. he told reporters he took part in the interrogation of terror suspect abu zabada. prosecutors charged him with violating the espionage act by passing classified information to journalists. prosecutors say the information included the identity of a covert cia officer and the name of a cia employee who interrogated zabada. kiriakou is out of jail after posting a $250,000 bond. >>> it's 6:35. 43 degrees. ahead, brace yourself. when an eight-month project on a busy metro station begins. >>> also, the controversy over d.c.'s world war i memorial that has district leaders saying hands off. >>> incredible video of a solar storm. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ >>> welcome back. 6:39. hollywood's heavy hitters are anxiously awaiting

authorities arrested john kiriakou. he told reporters that he took part in the interrogation of terrorist suspect abu zabaida. he was charged with violating the espionage act by passing classified information to journalist. prosecutors say the information included the identity of a covert cia officer and the name of another cia employee who interrogated zabaida. kiriakou is out of jail after posting a $250,000 bond. >>> the department of veterans affairs says it's discovered several problems at military cemeteries across the country. that's according to the "washington post." this comes after an investigation revealed widespread burial problems at arlington national cemetery. a report from arlington claimed thousands of graves were misidentified or misplaced. the new v.a. investigation says there are dozens of misplaced headstones and at least eight cases of people buried in the wrong place at national burial grounds in texas, ohio, new mexico, new jersey, maryland, and pennsylvania. most of the problems are blamed on s

if convicted, kiriakou could face decades in prison and a million-dollar fine. the european union will impose strict new sanctions on oil shipments from iran, in a bid to slow its nuclear program. the decision today brought new iranian threats against the strait of hormuz, entrance to the persian gulf. we have a report from john irvine of independent television news. >> reporter: overnight a u.s. aircraft carrier passed through the strait in defiance of an iranian threat to respond with full force if the americans replaced her sister ship which left the gulf last month. the abraham lincoln was escorteded in by a french vessel and the royal navy's h.m.s.argile, a flotilla of three navies amounting to a pointed gesture to iran just hours before the e.u. decision to place an embargo on iranian oil. >> absolutely right to do this. in view of iran's continued breach of u.n. security council resolutions and refusal to come to meaningful negotiations on the nuclear program. >> reporter: in response, a senior iranian politician said they would definitely close the strai

john kiriakou was released on $250,000 bail yesterday. his lawyer says he'll plead not guilty. prosecutors say he told three journalists the role of a cia officer in the capture of a top al qaeda leader. he also allegedly revealed the name of a covert operative. >>> former penn state football coach joe paterno will be buried tomorrow. fans have been paying their respects for paterno on the penn state campus. paterno died sunday from complications of lung cancer. >> like everybody's been saying, he was so much more than just a coach. he was a good guy, and i think, you know, he tried to get that goodness to rub off on all of his players. >> paterno was the head coach at penn state for 46 years. he was fired in november amid a child sex abuse scandal. public viewings are scheduled for today and tomorrow. a memorial service on campus is planned for thursday. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," mortgage lenders agree to one of the biggest settlements in history, and economic leader s will get the cold shoulder from protesters in davos. ashley morrison is here with that and so much more. g

john kiriakou and in federal court yesterday. prosecutors say he identified 1 of the officers as taking part in an engages of an al-qaeda financier. he was reportedly water boarded more than 80 times. he was released on a $250,000 bond and is facing 30 years in prison. >>> the hearing for the man who shot president reagan is expected to last the rest of the week. john hinckley is asking for longer visits with his mother in virginia and he hopes to transition out of a mental institution. yesterday, a secret service agent testified that hinckley visited a bookstore last year and became fixated on books about presidential assassinations. the defense lawyer maintains the shelves where hinckley paused contain various other books. >>> another debate in the race for president. last night's was in florida where the candidates are gearing up for next thursday's primary. mitt romney, fresh off a defeat in south carolina to newt gingrich came out swinging against the former house speaker pointing out that gingrich was punished by his own pa

back in 2007, kiriakou was the first to acknowledge abu zubaydah was subjected to waterboarding. >> how valuable was the information that the cia gleamed from waterboarding? >> i have no idea that the information gleaned from abu zubaydah in those early days stopped terrorist attacks and saved lives. >> did it also lead you to other suspects? >> it tdid. >> kiriakou appeared in federal court and was released after posting bond. >>> garth brooks will soon learn whether a hospital will have to return his $500,000 donation. jurors could start deliberating as early as today. brooks is suing the hospital after it promised to name a building after his late mother in exchange for the donation. the hospital says brooks' gift was, quote, unconditional. >>> you may think driving a car is easy or even fun. but many veterans returning from war are having a hard time staying calm behind the wheel. after the break, i'll talk with one veteran who is now afraid to drive. man: my eltrill s king ban this team of guinea pigs to ty bo so to save some y, d inea pig: row...row. they genatectry, wch le me rf

. >> kiriakou agregÓ que no le extraÑa la participaciÓn de irÁn, pero si le sorprendiÓ que una funcionaria venezolana estuviera comprometida. >> esa conversaciÓn me preocupa porque nosotros no emprendemos ese tipo de planeaciÓn en contra del gobierno de venezuela y es preocupante que el gobierno de venezuela si estÁ emprendiendo planes contra estados unidos y si estÁn trabajando con los iranÍes es todavÍa mÁs inquietante, algo para lo cual tendremos que planificar. >> en su empeÑo por exponer las maniobras de irÁn, el grupo de muÑoz logrÓ que un estudiante de primer aÑo de derecho convenciera al embajador ghadiri de que lo enviara a un curso del islam en la ciudad sagrada. >> realmente, no era para yo ir a estudiar, sino de que todo esto ya se tenÍa planeado de ir y grabar y regresar a mÉxico para mostrar todo lo que se estÁn haciendo ellos. >> tras obtener la aprobaciÓn, josÉ carlos garcÍa tramitÓ la visa, recibiÓ el pasaje pagado por el gobierno de irÁn y pudo viajar con sus equipos de grabaciÓn. a su llegada a teherÁn, en enero de 2011, el joven de 19 aÑos se sor

that's the question that drove this story, which is kiriakou can provide that information. he was very much for it and when the tide turned he said he wasn't very much for it and it didn't work. >> is this a warning signal for those who are thinking about this that you'd better know you're going to face serious prosecution by the government? >> it is. and the obama administration saying we're going to protect whistle blowers and so on, this is their sixth case, probably more than the bush add administration going after people who leaked to reporters. >> john miller, >>> important news for millions of people who suffer from migraines. we'll show you how an ancient practice may actually knock out those often debilitating headaches and other pain as well. >>> plus, there could be a major overhaul of the mortgage industry. we'll show you how a deal with a big bank could pay off for you. and you are watching "cbs this morning." [ male announcer ] if you think tylenol is the pain reliever orthopedic doctors recommend most for arthritis pain, think again. and take aleve. it's the