"Officials argued Kent’s claims mischaracterize both the intelligence picture and the policy decisions that led to the conflict, dismissing his accusations as inaccurate and politically loaded. "
"Joe Kent walked out of a top U.S. intelligence role, accusing allies and insiders of dragging the country into war with Iran. Now, fresh reporting suggests he’s been under federal investigation for months.
"The former director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) didn’t just resign quietly. He lit a match on the way out, publicly breaking with the administration and accusing key players of pushing the United States into a conflict he argued never should have happened.
"In his resignation, Kent made clear this wasn’t about a policy disagreement. It was about a fundamental break over war.
“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”
"That alone would have been enough to shake Washington. A sitting intelligence chief of the NCTC accusing both foreign allies and domestic political actors of driving U.S. military action is not routine dissent. It’s a direct shot at the credibility of the intelligence and policy apparatus he was part of. ". . . More.
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