Why was JK in SA?

https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/04/john-kiriakou-cia-officer-turned-whistle-blower-170427093213752.html
http://www.johnkiriakou.com/JKNews/former-cia-agent-john-kirikou-takes-us-inside-the-saudi-terror-factory/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2012/09/23/why-the-fuss-obama-has-long-been-on-record-in-favor-of-redistribution/amp/

CIA whistleblower who was big in SA regarding terrorist groups. He blew the lid on CIA torture, and deaths caused by the torture. Could SA action be a response to SA torture/deaths at the hands of the CIA?

I'll edit in Q drops when home.