Charles Freeman ... NOW that he's out, the NY Times is suddenly interested in the story

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/washington/12lobby.html?_r=1&partner=MYWAY&ei=5065

Lame Story by the NY Times (shocka, I know ...).

The Times narrative is that its the "Israel Lobby" whatever that is, that is responsible for the downfall of the horrendous selection of this Saudi funded hack.

Only at the very end of the story does the Times even mention this:

Critics also unearthed e-mail messages attributed to Mr. Freeman that seemed to support the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, saying it was not “acceptable for any country to allow the heart of its national capital to be occupied by dissidents intent on disrupting the normal functions of government, however appealing to foreigners their propaganda may be.”

Left out were his comments blaming US policy for 9-11 (remember this guy is funded by the Saudis ... he sounds like OBL).

Yes, his anti-Israel views were reprehensible, especially for someone who would be in charge of things like the National Intelligence estimate. One only has to look into his history of ludicrous statements on a number of issues, including Israel, to see how terrible this guy and his possible appointment was.

This episode does raise other troubling issues, most notably this:

What does this say about the politics and judgement of one Dennis Blair, Obama's Director of National Intelligence, who made this idiotic appointment (presumably w/ Obama's knowledge) ??


Goodbye and Good Riddance "Chas" !