The Reluctant Spy
by John Kiriakou
⇥ The first day of weapons training was certainly an enlightening experience for me. I was in a group of twenty or twenty-five people, most of them ex-military, several from Special Forces units. Still, the head instructor was taking no chances. He asked two questions:⏎⇥ "Anybody here not own a gun? Raise your hand." My hand was the only one airborne.⏎⇥ "Anybody here not ever fire a weapon?" Again, one raised hand was conspicuously alone.⏎⇥ "Oh, Jesus, okay, we're going to start at the beginning."🏁
Submitted by TW (@THyde) - 04/16/2026
Book Non-Fiction 6.58 Ranked
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The Reluctant Spy
by John Kiriakou
⇥ The first day of weapons training was certainly an enlightening experience for me. I was in a group of twenty or twenty-five people, most of them ex-military, several from Special Forces units. Still, the head instructor was taking no chances. He asked two questions:⏎⇥ "Anybody here not own a gun? Raise your hand." My hand was the only one airborne.⏎⇥ "Anybody here not ever fire a weapon?" Again, one raised hand was conspicuously alone.⏎⇥ "Oh, Jesus, okay, we're going to start at the beginning."🏁
Submitted by TW (@THyde) - 04/16/2026
Book Non-Fiction 6.58 Ranked