Obama nominee departs with blistering volley at 'Israel Lobby'

irish times ^ | March 14, 2009 | DENIS STAUNTON

[Flavius]

WASHINGTON: Chas Freeman’s withdrawal was far more newsworthy than his initial appointment

WHEN FORMER ambassador Chas Freeman was picked last month to chair the National Intelligence Council (NIC), which prepares intelligence evaluations for the White House, few US newspapers reported the appointment. Freeman’s withdrawal this week was front page news, however, not least because of his blistering parting volley at the “Israel Lobby” he claimed had brought him down.

[G Larry]

It should read: “candidate has tantrum”.

It is NOT “blistering” because the complaint has no basis in fact.

Just because it is emotional doesn’t give it substance.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Arabs' man in Obama's admin. 'Pro - Dictatorship, 'ARABIST - BIGOT' C. Freeman at the CIA

The fact remains he was an Obama administration pick.

[dfwgator]

Bye, Chas.

[dfwgator]

When even James Baker of all people complains you’re pro-Arab, that’s saying something.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Yep!

[hinckley buzzard]

It is obvious we dodged a bullet with the defeat of this bloated pustule. Imagine him in charge of the intel briefings to the president. Sheesh.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

It is an outrage!!! The zionists have blocked my appointment to Ayatollah Obama's cabinet! You have not heard the last of it!!!

[Carley]

Proving the charges were 100% true.

[adversarial]

“The tactics of the ______________ plumb the depths of dishonour and indecency and include character assassination, selective misquotation, the wilful distortion of the record, the fabrication of falsehoods and an utter disregard for the truth.

Sounds like the Clinton administration,Obama campaign, or the democrat party in general.

[Godwin1]

Does anyone understand the final paragraph of this columnist’s story?
The grasping Irish don’t like Israel. They do a lot of business with the Arabs—everything from agricultural exports, to race horses, to engineering contracts. Israel is only a tiny market and , at any rate, doesn’t need Irish stuff. It is as simple as that.

[SJackson]

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Only a fool would have appointed Freeman. And while he'd have been pleased to screen intelligence for the President of the United States, in his rejection, Freeman scores points for his sponsors.

[bill1952]

Someone is surprised that a Keynan named hussein tried to get a pro muslim Jew hater into his government??

[dervish]

Don’t let the door hit you in the rear AND don’t come back.

[justiceseeker93]

This is old news. We had a big discussion here about Freeman and his withdrawal on another FR thread last week.