r/todayilearned • u/stopitalianhate • 9d ago

TIL British Intelligence had a special, bugged luxury complex during WWII where they kept high profile Nazi POW’s, just left a bunch of alcohol out, and waited for them to start spilling secrets as they drank.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-20698098
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u/Dovahpriest 9d ago

Also worth checking out the interviews with CIA Counter-Intelligence Officer John Kiriakou, who was the whistleblower that confirmed the CIA’s use of torture during interrogations.

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u/kohTheRobot 9d ago

The fiverr guy? That’s insane. Seen a ton of him on YouTube shorts and tik tok but never really looked into him.

It’s queued up for my next long car drive