Freeman withdraws.

[ErinBerin84]

(I replaced the Politico link, because they suck.)

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/10/freeman-out/

Freeman's out

A statement from ODNI just now:

Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair announced today that Ambassador Charles W. Freeman Jr. has requested that his selection to be Chairman of the National Intelligence Council not proceed. Director Blair accepted Ambassador Freeman’s decision with regret.

[babylonsister]

1. Here, from TP: and btw, this sucks big time...

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/10/freeman-out/

Chas Freeman pulls his appointment.

A new statement from Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair’s office:

Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair announced today that Ambassador Charles W. Freeman Jr. has requested that his selection to be Chairman of the National Intelligence Council not proceed. Director Blair accepted Ambassador Freeman’s decision with regret.

Freeman’s appointment was met by strong right-wing outrage, provoking a “fierce behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign to torpedo the appointment.” The Wonk Room’s Matt Duss noted that Freeman voiced “some inconvenient truths about the Israel-Palestine conflict, and represent a challenge to the treasured neoconservative myth that US and Israeli interests are identical.” Today, Blair defended Freeman’s appointment under questioning from Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT).

[ErinBerin84]

thanks

Ha, I dislike Politico so much that I stole your link. Hope you don't mind. Yeah, this sucks.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Sucks really badly.

[TheCoxwain]

3. Fuck .. I hate this ...

[CAcyclist]

4. OT - Isn't there supposed to be an "s" in your name? nt

[TheCoxwain]

6. Yes .. the correct spelling is Coxswain ...

[bluestateguy]

5. I'm very pro-Israel, but I had no issue with him

We should embrace a diversity of ideas in the Administration, and it's not like the guy was calling for Israel to be wiped off of the map.

[TheCoxwain]

7. I honestly thought this move would give us credibility with all the middle east actors and greater

leverage ..

But all the chicken hawks had different ideas

[FLAprogressive]

8. Chuckles Schumer / Holy Joe Lieberman / AIPAC is responsible for this

probably DiFi too.....

[JFKfanforever]

9. Shhhh.... No one is supposed to notice this news bip.

This withdrawal of nomination is supposed to be invisible and
immaterial, lost in a plethora of distracting news items such
as today's market dead cat bounce and the ongoing
<<<yawn>>> Rush Limbaugh bru-ha-ha.

Charles Freeman is a voice that should not be silenced. Wake
up Mr President! Find a way to include Ambassador Freeman in
your inner circle of advisors. You need a counterpoint opinion
to the Neocons and the FRB/Wall Street derivatives fraudsters
who currently surround you. 

[laststeamtrain]

10. Same: 1; Change: 0. Disgustingly gutless. n/t

[Karenina]

11. On whose part? IYHO?

:shrug:

[scarletwoman]

12. This pisses me off more than I can even say.

FUCK the neocons! FUCK AIPAC! FUCK the right wing Zionists who twist and manipulate MY government to their ends! FUCK Schumer -- fuck him twice for foisting Mukasey off on us during the bush years. And FUCK Joe Lieberman now and forever without end, amen.

GAAAAHHHHHHH! :mad:

sw