Special Report Goes on the Offensive(Chris Nelson pushes intel rag to S. Korean embassy)

Washington Post ^ | 06/28/05 | Al Kamen

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Special Report Goes on the Offensive

By Al Kamen

Wednesday, June 29, 2005; Page A19

The U.S.-Asia foreign policy establishment here is positively gaga over a teensy transmission error last week by consultant Chris Nelson , author of the highly authoritative Nelson Report, a must-read for those involved in foreign affairs, especially on Asia.

Nelson, who works for Samuels International, prepared an exceptionally frank "special report for the embassy of the Republic of South Korea" titled "Players on Korea Policy in Washington, D.C."

Acknowledging his brutal assessments -- his survey left few untrashed -- he warned the embassy that "if ANY of this Report is seen by ANY one outside of the embassy, its humble author is going to have to receive political asylum."

Alas. Nelson, instead of sending the 22-page analysis to the Korean Embassy, hit his list for Nelson Report subscribers, administration officials, Hill folks, think tankers, media types and others -- more than 800 people, including many of whom he had skewered or identified as people who talk to him. So it's most unclear who would offer asylum.

The Bush administration won't do so, not after he wrote that its "failed policy" on North Korea -- not to mention its "bunker mentality" -- will not change "so long as Dick Cheney is vice president, Steve Hadley is National Security Advisor, and not even, apparently, so long as Condi Rice is Secretary of State." No need even to mention Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld 's views, he said.

Former deputy secretary of state Richard L. Armitage , "tells anyone who asks that he is a serious candidate to replace Rumsfeld," Nelson writes, saying such an occurrence would require a "miracle."

[TigerLikesRooster]

Sounds like a typical MSM journalist. Does anybody at FR get Nelson Report from him? If so, please add your opinion on him. It would be an interesting thread that way.:-)

[TigerLikesRooster]

I know there are many beltway-type folks frequenting this forum. Your personal impression on this guy would be greatly appreciated.

[SevenofNine]

Yeah if Dubya himself hey honey what you think of this guy
Gee I wish Dubya surf FR LOL!

[martin_fierro]

Nelson is a former Capitol Hill staffer and UPI reporter who has bashed Bush elsewhere.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Sounds like a big lib. He has been bashing conservatives for quite some time now.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Here is more:

http://www.antiwar.com/blog/index.php?id=P1607