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John Anthony Rizzo (October 6, 1947 – August 6, 2021) was an American attorney who worked as a lawyer in the Central Intelligence Agency for 34 years.
John Rizzo, who gave legal advice about proxy wars, drone strikes and the torture of suspected terrorists, has died aged 73. Rizzo spent nearly his entire career at the CIA, where he...
Aug 12, 2021 · John Rizzo, a self-described “company man” who worked as a CIA lawyer for more than three decades, laying the legal groundwork for proxy wars, drone strikes and the “enhanced interrogation”...
Jan 7, 2014 · John Rizzo, who guided the CIA through more than three decades of crisis and controversy, has written a new memoir called Company Man. He talks with NPR's Renee Montagne about the origins of the...
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, John Rizzo, a 25-year CIA veteran, was a top lawyer at the agency. After watching the attacks on television, like much of the nation, he scribbled down...
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Sep 6, 2011 · A 34-year agency veteran, Rizzo has been described as “the most influential career lawyer in CIA history”. In this rare interview, he describes his role in many of the “unprecedented ...
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In Company Man, Rizzo charts the CIA’s evolution over the course of his career, and offers a direct window into the organisation during some of its biggest controversies. In doing so, he has...
