‘Robin Cook and Joe Kent — when insiders break ranks, they expose the same pressure shaping Western policy in the Middle East

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Mary Kostakidis

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23 years apart - two resignation speeches on Iraq and Iran - same callout. ‘Robin Cook and Joe Kent — when insiders break ranks, they expose the same pressure shaping Western policy in the Middle East Bloody brilliant. Trump’s resigning US Director of National Counterterrorism Joseph Kent calls out the elephant in the room and then some. If the pro-Israel lobby can shape military strategy - are you surprised marches are banned, freedom of speech suppressed...’ https://sleekitscotsman.substack.com/p/23-years-apart-two-resignation-speeches?publication_id=2133357&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=b88mv&utm_medium=email

9:07 AM · Mar 18, 2026

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