Ex-CIA Chief Officer shares a near-death mission that ended in a rush, followed shortly by his divorce

Ex-CIA Chief Officer shares a near-death mission that ended in a rush, followed shortly by his divorce

John Kiriakou in Kabul, Afghanistan, in the early 2000s.Courtesy of John KiriakouJohn Kiriakou says the secrecy of his CIA work strained his first marriage.Kiriakou's dangerous CIA mission in Athens involved combating the 17 November terrorist group.Kiriakou and his family fled after he learned the terrorist group had targeted him individually.John Kiriakou spent about 15 years at the CIA, rising to the position of chief of counterterrorism oper…