The American Jewish Committee rejected charges made by Ambassador Charles Freeman blaming the "Israel Lobby" for his decision to withdraw his acceptance of the position of chair of the National Intelligence Council.
Freeman was formerly the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and the chair of the Middle East Policy Council, funded in part by the Saudi government. His foreign policy views drew considerable scrutiny.
He lavishly praised Saudi King Abdullah as "Abdullah the Great," callously stated that the Chinese government's Tiananmen Square crackdown was a "monument to overly cautious behavior," demonstrated consistent hostility toward Israel, and bizarrely argued, "What 9/11 showed is that if we bomb people, they bomb back."
During the campaign we saw Obama's long association with Wright's church and it's sad history of frankly anti semitic statement masquerading as some kind of anti Zionism. We saw his appointments of Powers, Rice, Brezhinski all of whom adopted stands from praising Walt and Mearsheimer (Zbig) to calling for investing Israel with American troops to protect Palestinians (Powers).
Charles Freeman Jr., President Barack Obama's choice for a major intelligence post, has withdrawn his name and blamed pro-Israel lobbying groups for his decision, saying they had distorted his record and campaigned against him.
Freeman had come under sharp criticism for his past statements about Israel as well as his association with the Saudi and Chinese governments.
Freeman's withdrawal Tuesday from consideration as chairman of the National Intelligence Council came just hours after Dennis Blair, director of national intelligence, vigorously defended him and said his comments had been taken out of context.
In a message to colleagues and friends, first posted Tuesday evening on Foreign Policy magazine's Web site, Freeman blamed pro-Israel groups for the controversy, saying the "tactics of the Israel Lobby plumb the depths of dishonor and indecency and include character assassination, selective misquotation, the willful distortion of the record, the fabrication of falsehoods, and an utter disregard for the truth."
We have witnessed a marshalling over time of the the left and anti semitic forces until rote defending of this bigotry is EXPECTED as the new chic.
We have seen Obama's opening actions in his calling of a Holocaust Denier/Minimizer as his first foreign move, and his interview with ANTI JEWISH (not anti Israel) Al Arabiya as his first interview.
We have seen a world in a frenzy when jews defend themselves against REAL ATTACKS
And we DO see the shield Obama holds over his 'problem' with the appointments of men like Rahm Emanuel.
So where were you Rahm, on this?
Do you agree with Obama's inarguably BIGOTED appointment? Are you silent during his BIGOTED statements on departure?
Are you co opted, voting present, agree?
Who are YOU Rahm Emanuel?
Dennis Blair is Obama's man.
What say you Rahm?
Too amibitious?
All bigotry is the same.
Too busy deciding who is going to be made rich brokering those cap and trade licenses, are we?