Ezra Asa Cohen-Watnick is the current Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. He previously served as national security adviser to the United States Attorney General and as a former Senior Director for Intelligence Programs for the U.S. National Security Council. It has been reported that he has advocated using the American intelligence community to overthrow the current Iranian government.
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Ezra Asa Cohen-Watnick is the current Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. He previously served as national security adviser to the United States Attorney General and as a former Senior Director for Intelligence Programs for the U.S. National Security Council. It has been reported that he has advocated using the American intelligence community to overthrow the current Iranian government. He was fired on August 2, 2017, following policy disagreements with National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster over Afghanistan, Iran, and Intelligence Oversight. In April 2018, he rejoined the Trump administration, advising the Department of Justice on counterterrorism and counterintelligence.
In September 2020, he had been promoted to acting Assistant Secretary for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict. On November 10, 2020, a number of senior defense officials, including Undersecretary of Defense Mark Esperen, resigned in anticipation of the Defense Department shake-up. He has since rejoined President Donald Trump’s administration as a senior adviser on counterterrorism, counterintelligence and national security. He is currently serving as the Acting Assistant Assistant Secretary of defense for Special operations and low-intensity conflict.
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