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The Nation: Israel Lobby Defeats Freeman Appointment
Israel Lobby Defeats Freeman Appointment
posted by Robert Dreyfuss on 03/10/2009 @ 6:31pm
The withdrawal of Chas Freeman as chairman of the National Intelligence Council, following two weeks of vituperative attacks on him by the amen chorus of the U.S. Zionist lobby is a black mark on the Obama administration.
As I wrote two weeks ago, when the campaign against Freeman began, if Barack Obama can't stand up to the likes of Marty Peretz, Jonathan Chait, Steve Rosen, and other snarky critics, and if the White House can't defend a critical intelligence pick when that person is savaged by Republican sharks smelling blood in the water, then how can we expect Obama to stand up to Bibi Netanyahu and his even more radical ally, Avigdor Lieberman, when they confront Obama over Middle East policy?
It's sad, and worrying.
Expect gloating in the pages of The New Republic, National Review, The Weekly Standard, at Fox News, in the corridors at the American Enterprise Institute and AIPAC, and in the right-wing and neocon blogs.
Joining in on the trashing of Freeman were the (let's face it) hard-line Jews of the Democratic Congress, including Senator Charles Schumer of New York, Rep. Steve Israel (yes, he is actually named "Israel") of New York, and of course, that former Democrat, Joe Lieberman -- all of whom crowded into the amen corner with AIPAC. .......(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/dreyfuss/416170/israel_l...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5229945
As is typical, they substitute the word "Israel" when they would prefer to use the word "Jew," but regardless of their attempts to provide cover, it's still overtly obvious.
Delphinus
1. Sad and worrying is correct.
Thanks for the link.
cali
3. this is so discouraging and so wrong.
tritsofme
11. If making smart ass comments and implications about "hardline JOOOS"
One of whom's name happens to be Israel, is what passes for reasoned debate these days, then I'm perfectly happy sitting on the sidelines.
dionysus
Response to Reply #11
21. but they *are* hardline jews... i see no reason we have to have AIPAC puppets weigh in on this shit.
but it's not surprising you'd throw in with those douchebags.
but hey, anything to be a model DLC prick, right?
PA Democrat
6. Very sad and very wrong.
It's no wonder that a large part of the Muslim world does not consider the US an evenhanded broker in the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.
TahitiNut
Response to Reply #6
9. The US stopped being an even-handed broker nearly 30 years ago.
Another blessing from Saint Ronnie. 
So America wasn't a stronger ally with Israel than with the Arab countries until 1980. Who knew?
laststeamtrain
7. Yep. A great victory for the far right.
Major suck.
Tierra_y_Libertad
14. The Israeli tail is wagging the American dog...as usual.
disndat
30. Don't forget, Bush wouldn't have been able to carry out his heinous deeds in Iraq and the MidEast without AIPAC and its Amen corner.
burythehatchet
36. These "Democrats" are traitors to this country and belong in jail as co-conspirators with the other AIPAC spies. This is ******* unreal.
harun
38. Pathetic appeasment.
If enough see it, thread should grow in size. Primitives can't pass up the opportunity at a good Jew bashing.
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