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Insulting and Laughable': Karoline Leavitt Shreds Joe Kent's Allegations Against Trump

Former National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigned, claiming the Trump administration was pressured by Israel into military conflict with Iran, contradicting Trump's stated foreign policy positions.

World politics

fromAxios

1 day ago

"No imminent threat": U.S. Counterterrorism Center head resigns over Iran war

A National Counterterrorism Center director resigned, opposing an Iran war he claims resulted from Israeli pressure and misinformation rather than genuine threats to U.S. security.

fromThe Nation

4 days ago

"I Think I'm Very Intimidating to AIPAC "

I was a math professor at the University of Chicago. I started there in 2002 and certainly never envisioned getting into politics. But if you think about what [was] happening then, it's the year after 9/11, six months before the war in Iraq, we're watching as the country has been lied into a war by George W Bush. And frankly, too many Democrats were too scared to say what was obvious.

SF politics

World politics

fromwww.aljazeera.com

1 week ago

We, the American people, have had enough of endless wars

US military attacks on Iran lack constitutional authorization, violate international law, contradict public will, and result from Israeli pressure rather than imminent threats to American security.

Right-wing politics

fromwww.mediaite.com

2 weeks ago

The White House Is Acting Like It's Losing the Iran War Narrative

The White House faces a narrative crisis over Iran strikes despite strong Republican approval, struggling to counter the perception that U.S. action followed Israel's lead rather than serving independent strategic interests.