Freeman speaks out on his exit
[...]I have concluded that the barrage of libelous distortions of my record would not cease upon my entry into office. The effort to smear me and to destroy my credibility would instead continue. I do not believe the National Intelligence Council could function effectively while its chair was under constant attack by unscrupulous people with a passionate attachment to the views of a political faction in a foreign country. …
The libels on me and their easily traceable email trails show conclusively that there is a powerful lobby determined to prevent any view other than its own from being aired, still less to factor in American understanding of trends and events in the Middle East. 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. The aim of this Lobby is control of the policy process through the exercise of a veto over the appointment of people who dispute the wisdom of its views, the substitution of political correctness for analysis, and the exclusion of any and all options for decision by Americans and our government other than those that it favors.
There is a special irony in having been accused of improper regard for the opinions of foreign governments and societies by a group so clearly intent on enforcing adherence to the policies of a foreign government – in this case, the government of Israel. I believe that the inability of the American public to discuss, or the government to consider, any option for US policies in the Middle East opposed by the ruling faction in Israeli politics has allowed that faction to adopt and sustain policies that ultimately threaten the existence of the state of Israel. It is not permitted for anyone in the United States to say so. This is not just a tragedy for Israelis and their neighbors in the Middle East; it is doing widening damage to the national security of the United States.


March 12th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
There is no question in my mind , that the Pro-Israel stance taken by America has hurt our relationship with the middle east.
The fact that it is ok to take issue with any nation -exept Isreal- (you are labeled anti semitic), proves it is time for Isreal to stop being a cry baby. How can 1% of the worlds population, overlook that the other 99% also had/has hurts.
March 12th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Anyway way you look at it, they are allowed to get away with libel without repercussions. And if you do say something about it, more libel follows (and your livelihood may be affected). Fear and self-censorship is the relationship that the gentiles have with the Zionists. That’s our place. Tow the line or suffer the consequences.
March 13th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
That is nonsense. In Sweden it is the Opposite, The Israelis are the Evil and the Palestinians can do nothing wrong. Look around the world “Americans”, the media in the US is not the vocal of all the world, stop spreading prejudice… “Fear and self-censorship is the relationship that the gentiles have with the Zionists. That’s our place. Tow the line or suffer the consequences.” Move to Europe then, instead of the land of the free and the Brave.