Joe Kent Departure Follows Leak Allegations And Security Concerns During Tenure As Counterterrorism Director
By Jack Davis | The Western Journal
The departure of Joe Kent, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, means one less leaker in Washington, according to multiple reports.
“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,” Kent wrote on X after splashing his resignation letter across social media.
Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, was quick to celebrate.
“Good riddance. Iran has murdered more than a thousand Americans. Their EFP land mines were the deadliest in Iraq. Anti-Semitism is an evil I detest, and we surely don’t want it in our government,” he wrote on ...










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