8/14/26 Joe Kent on the Risk That US and Israeli Aggression Will Lead to Stateside Terrorism



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Joe Kent joins the show again to discuss the risk of a major terrorist attack against Americans. He and Scott go through all the major Islamist groups around right now and weigh who poses the biggest risks of carrying out blowback terrorism.

Discussed on the show:

• “The Islamic State in ‘Khorasan’: How it began and where it stands now in Nangarhar” (Afghanistan Analysts Network)
• The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda by Ali Soufan

Joe Kent is a retired Army Special Forces soldier who served as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center in Trump’s second term until he resigned in 2026 over the war with Iran. Follow him on Twitter @joekent16jan19 

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